1980 Articles
All blog posts and pages concerning 1980.
Watch Black Angel – the lost Empire Strikes Back short
As viewers sat down to watch ‘Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back’ in 1980, they were shown a short film. It was so mysterious and dark that many never forgot it. Its name was Black Angel.
TV Coverage and Specials
A special of The Risk Business on the production of TESB, a John Williams special as well as episodes of the Muppet Show and Sesame Street and more…
1980 – Vintage Magazines
Magazine and official magazine publications in view-able and downloadable PDF format. Back in 1980 these magazines were the only source of information.
Unseen rare images from Carrie Fishers personal collection
Amazing unseen images from Carrie Fishers personal collection that we offered through the Debbie Reynolds auction from Profiles in History (2014)
1980 Lucasfilm Publicity images
A gallery of 1980 publicity images originally released by Lucasfilm Ltd.
The Risk Business
This episode of the BBC program “The Risk Business” was broadcast on April 9, 1980. This episode deals with Michael Rodd investigating the future of the British film industry and the fact that profits for British based films made with British expertise end up in American hands. This program has a lot of cool behind…