"Premakes" The Empire Strikes Back (1950)

What if Star Wars was a 50s 3-D Movie?

Let's turn back the clock, shall we? Back to a distant time in an alternate universe far, far away... The 50s! It was a simpler age of 3-D movies, and robots named Robby, Gort, and Tobor. A hidden gem of this period in cinema is a little film called "The Empire Strikes Back", the second chapter in a planned three-part epic science fiction trilogy. While the preceding and succeeding episodes were never actually produced due to budgetary constraints, "Empire" shines as an example of 1950s 3-D space opera. The re-release of this trailer coincides with the 60th anniversary of this amazing film.

But, seriously folks... ever since I started cutting these premakes, I have had constant requests for a retro version of Star Wars. This is a little thank you gift for everyone who has been watching my work.

Here is the recipe for the trailer:
Flash Gordon (Deadline at Noon, Conquers the Universe), The Phantom Planet, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Invasion of the Animal People, Man Beast, Lunar Walker, Golden Bat (Ogon Batto), The Mysterians, Captain Midnight, First Spaceship on Venus, The Flying Saucer, The Fighting Devil Dogs, The Outer Limits (Second Chance, Soldier, I Robot, The Sixth Finger), Things to Come, Space Patrol, Atragon, Terror in the Midnight Sun, Forbidden Planet, Rocketship X-M, Latitude Zero, Space Flight, Metropolis, The Jetsons, Devil Girl From Mars, Tobor the Great, The Alligator People, The Return of the Fly, Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, Starman (Attack from Space), Marvel Super Heroes (Iron Man), The Cyclops, The Sea Hawk, Kings Row, Mahler Symphony No. 6, Gustav Hoists The Planets (Mars), and The Empire Strikes Back Radio Drama

The following trailer is fake, independent, and not for profit. It is not endorsed or connected to Lucasfilm or 20th Century Fox. It was made as a purely technical exercise, and as a reflective deconstruction of elements in modern cinema.

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[Jason Winn]

"Excellent job! This is what ESB would've looked like had it been made in the 50's! Mighty fine job!"

[xfunccarter2011]

Yes... But then he started to take the Star Wars movies ssssoooo seriously, and ruined it all.

[The Zar]

You meant sequels, the difference is a prequel is set place before another movie, & a sequel is set set place after another movie, but a prequel doesn't always have to be made before another movie, & a sequel doesn't always to have be made be made after a movie, plus the original ones were made in the 80's the only one made in the 1970s is episode4, & yes they were rubbish.

[The Zar]

I know it is from the 1950s, but somethings were in color.

[The Zar]

The only problem is that it is black-&-white.

[stevenproductions22]

This would be a good movie for the 50s

[MrCrustyLips]

shut the fuck up

[StethoscopeConundrum]

God damnit, now I wish I could see this movie.

[fastcars1965ful]

no star wars it was fake

[ajuk1]

No one got the joke.

[dega]

............what?