The Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back line, "No, I am your father," has been quoted, parodied, and referenced countless times over the past four decades. It's one of the most misquoted lines in history as well. But it's also a plot twist that shook Hollywood, and it made these movies stand out in popular culture, not just as blockbusters but as great stories. Can you imagine if that line never happened? Let's dive in. Mark Hamill Explains the Alternate Ending of 'Empire Strikes Back'According to the video with Mark Hamill, the original script had a very different reveal at the end of the movie. In this version, Darth Vader would have told Luke, "You don't know the truth. Obi-Wan killed your father." This would have painted the wise and noble Obi-Wan Kenobi as the villain of the story, a truly shocking twist that would have subverted audience expectations.The kind mentor that we loved would have been cast in doubt, and it would have caused an internal battle inside Luke that we had to wait a few years for the sequel to see. Mark Hamill admitted that he thought this was a "spectacular" idea.So why didn't it happen? Director Irvin Kershner and producer George Lucas had a bigger secret in store, which wound up being that Vader was Luke's father. And to prevent the real twist from leaking, they kept it a closely guarded secret, with only a handful of people aware of the true storyline.That's why the line in...
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