SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

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SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
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Genre	TV Special/Documentary
Written by	Richard Schickel
Directed by	Robert Guenette
Starring	Mark Hamill (host)
Composer	John Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert Guenette Richard Schickel
Editor	Peter Wood
Running time	48 min
Production company	Lucasfilm
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22)
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SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back is a television documentary special which originally aired on CBS on September 22, 1980.^[1] Hosted by actor Mark Hamill, it is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the special effects (SP FX) in the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, which was released that year. The special was written by Richard Schickel and directed by Robert Guenette, who had both previously worked on the 1977 special The Making of Star Wars.