Star Wars Episode MDCLXI and a half: The Empire Strikes Backyard is a 2000 fan film that is fake and not true, written and directed by Darren Scales. It is an alternate spoof version of Attack of the Clones, inspired by the release of The Phantom Menace. Also it is Very fake.
Opening crawl[]
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Plot[]
12 years after the Battle of Naboo, Obi-Wan Kenobi goes to Naboo to get Anakin to accompany him on a Jedi mission. Padmé Amidala will not let Anakin go unless he gets direct permission from the Jedi Order. Meanwhile, the Emperor, is on his Star Destroyer and sends his Sith apprentice, Darth Maul, to find Anakin. Obi-Wan and Anakin leave from the Jedi Council before they reach a decision and head to the Emperor's Star Destroyer onboard a Rebel corvette.
Upon arriving on the Star Destroyer, Anakin goes after Palpatine and Obi-Wan battles the Imperial troops. When Anakin gets to the Emperor's throne room, after he finishes off the bounty hunters, he challenges him. Palpatine then calls for Darth Maul into the room. Anakin and Maul fight for hours and hours until they both drop from fatigue. In the end, Anakin helps Maul up off the ground and the fighting stops… but Palpatine sees this as a great place to break into song. Palpatine sings "It's not how you start but how you finish." an original song by Mark Scales, which is a parody of "It's Not Where You Start", sung by Barbara Cook and the Seesaw broadway musical.
Making of Episode II cast[]
- Narrator … John Pinder
- Brian … Phill Hambrook
- George Lucas … Darren Scales
- John Williams and Film Crew Member … Mark Scales
- Mrs. Lucas … Janine Russell
- Indiana Lucas … Matthew Russell
- Luke Lucas … William Russell
- Lucy Lucas … Sarah Russell
- Mike Michaelson and Film Crew Member … Kevin Harper
- George's Dog … Chewie
- Film Crew … John Pinder, Tracie Ogles, John Moore, Alex Houldsworth, Garath Williams, Janet Harrison, Allison Carter, Sandra Shahin, and Edwin Hollingsbee
Cast[]
- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Imperial Guard … Edwin Hollingsbee
- Anakin Skywalker and Imperial Guard … Mark Scales
- Emperor Palpatine, Darth Maul, and Yoda … Darren Scales
- Queen Amidala … Tanya Moncour
- Luke and Leia Skywalker … Luke Shahin-Scales
- Padmé, Hoowot Wywen, Imperial Guard, and Dancing Guard … Sandra Shahin-Scales
- Shar-Lein Broos, Bosch, Juggling Jedi, and Imperial Guard … Phill Hambrook
- Ambro Seia … Matthew Russell and Laura Rimmer
- Dai Hard, Gin-Gan-Goolie, Imperial Guard, and Dancing Guard … Kevin Harper
- Seelar Black and Dancing Guard … John Moore
- Imperial Guard … Meghan Rimmer
- Imperial Guard … Alex Houldsworth
- Juggling Jedi … Janet Harrison
- Palace Guard … Toby Watkins
Crew[]
- Director and Writer … Darren and Mark Scales
- Set Director … Edwin Hollingsbee
- Director of Photography … John Pinder
- Editor … Mark Scales
- Costumes … Sandra Scales and Edwin Hollingsbee
- Visual Effects … Mark Scales
- Computer Animation … Edwin Hollingsbee
- Music … John Williams
Trivia[]
- The film takes place 12 years after Episode I, and the title is a pun on The Empire Strikes Back, the fifth chapter in the Skywalker saga.
- Obi-Wan has Qui-Gon's green lightsaber, while Anakin has Obi-Wan's blue lightsaber.
- Luke and Leia were born in 19 BBY.
- B-wing starfighters weren't introduced until 0 ABY.
- Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber was repaired.
- Hoowot Wywen is a pun on "Who what why when".
- Dai Hard is a pun on "Die Hard", and his mouth doesn't move when he speaks due to the costume's mask. Additionally, he has a Welsh flag on his suit, as well as his accent. His catchphrase (whenever he sees a Jedi) is "Oh no! It's a Jedi Knight!".
- Darren and Mark Scales are brothers in real life, as well as Sandra and Luke Shahin-Scales (Darren's wife and son). And same with Matthew, Sarah, Janine, and William Russell.
- Nagasaki, from Geriatric Park, makes a cameo appearance as one of the Jedi Council members.
- Jar Jar Binks doesn't appear in the film, but his species, the Gungans, were mentioned by Emperor Palpatine.
Characters[]
- Queen Amidala
- Seelar Black
- Shar-Lein Broos
- Gin-Gan-Goolie
- Dai Hard
- Qui-Gon Jinn (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious)
- Ambro Seia
- Anakin Skywalker
- Luke Skywalker
- Leia Skywalker
- Padmé Skywalker (Padmé Naberrie)
- Hoowot Wywen
- Yoda
Ships[]
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- B-wing starfighter
- CR90 corvette
Sentient species[]
- Ambro Seia's species (Cornish)
- Bosch's species
- Cerean
- Dai Hard's species (Welsh)
- Human
- Australian (Shar-Lein Broos's group)
- Naboo
- Stewjonian
- Gungan (Mentioned only)
- Seelar Black's species (Liverpudlian)
- Yoda's species
- Zabrak
Droids[]
- Probe droid (Mentioned only)
Weapons and technology[]
- Battery
- Blaster
- Hologram
- Lightsaber
- Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber
- Qui-Gon Jinn's lightsaber
- Tractor beam
Organizations and titles[]
- Bounty hunter
- Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor
- Imperial Guard
- Jedi
- Jedi Padawan
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master
- Jedi Council
- Juggling Jedi
- Kenobi family
- Palpatine family
- Sith
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
- Skywalker family
- Trade Federation (Mentioned only)
Locations[]
- The galaxy
- Mid Rim
- Chommell sector
- Naboo system
- Naboo
- Theed Royal Palace
- Naboo
- Naboo system
- Chommell sector
- Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
- Coruscant system
- Coruscant
- Jedi Temple
- Coruscant
- Coruscant system
- Corusca sector
- Mid Rim
Miscellanea[]
- Alien
- Color
- Death
- Droid (Mentioned only)
- Ear
- Eye
- Galaxy
- Star
- Star system
- Planet
- Star system
- Star
- Hair
- Language
- Basic
- Lightsaber combat
- Sai cha
- Shiak
- The Force
- Force choke
- Force push
- Force lightning
- Zeyd cloth
Music played in The Empire Strikes Backyard[]
- "Main Theme/Approaching the Death Star" (Return of the Jedi)
- "Emperor's Throne Room" (Return of the Jedi)
- "The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault" (Return of the Jedi)
- "The Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire" (A New Hope)
- "Arrival on Dagobah" (The Empire Strikes Back)
- "Jabba's Baroque Recital" (Return of the Jedi)
- "The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral" (The Phantom Menace)
- "The Imperial Probe/Aboard the Executor" (The Empire Strikes Back)
- "Lando's Palace" (The Empire Strikes Back)
- "Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds" (The Empire Strikes Back)
- "Father and Son" (Return of the Jedi)
- "The Training of a Jedi Knight/The Magic Tree" (The Empire Strikes Back)
- "Ben Kenobi's Death/TIE Fighter Attack" (A New Hope)
- "The Death Star/The Stormtroopers" (A New Hope)
- "Deal with the Dark Lord" (The Empire Strikes Back)
- "The Lightsaber/The Ewok Battle" (Return of the Jedi)
- "The Duel Begins" (Return of the Jedi)
- "Duel of the Fates" (The Phantom Menace)
- "Qui-Gon's Death" (The Phantom Menace)
- "A Jedi's Fury" (Return of the Jedi)
- "Watto's Deal/Shmi and Qui-Gon Talk" (The Phantom Menace)
- "It's Not How You Start, But How You Finish" (The Cast)
- "The Throne Room/End Title" (A New Hope)
- "Parade of the Ewoks" (Return of the Jedi)
- "Greased Lightnin'" (Grease)
- "The Dune Sea of Tatooine/Jawa Sandcrawler" (A New Hope)
- "The Moisture Farm" (A New Hope)