article_snippet: The Empire Strikes Back.
article_snippet: the second Star Wars film was released in 1980 and was a box office smash around the world.
article_snippet: This was followed up by the third film in the trilogy, 1983's Return of the Jedi.
article_snippet: Armed with laser cannons and the famed 'hyperdrive' technology, the second Star Wars film featured in the first movie A New Hope and went on to become a regular setting throughout the original Star Wars series.