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Carrie Fisher's heavily annotated, leather-bound fifth draft scripted from Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. This script was a personal copy used by Fisher, who played the part of Princess Leia in one of the biggest sequels of all time. The fifth-draft screenplay is dated February 20, 1979 by Leigh Brackett, the original writer, and Lawrence Kasdan (written on the title page as "Larry Kasdan") who wrote the final version. This working copy of the script features extensive handwritten notes from Fisher, predominantly dialog mark-up and character notes and questions.

The complete script is over 150 pages, bound together in a green leather-wrapped spring-clip script cover. More than one-third of the pages have some level of notes, markings, or cross-out applied. Approximately 45 pages have a note of significance, and in some cases extensive mark-up and re-writes. Fisher worked as a "script doctor" throughout her career in Hollywood and while she was not formally credited in such a role on Empire, it is clear in reviewing this script that she did make some key contributions to dialog in the film.

Much of the markup centers around the relationship between Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia. Among the most memorable pieces of dialog that appear as hand-written notes in the script are lines such as Han Solo's "Never tell me the odds," and "C'mon admit it, sometimes you think I'm alright." Memorable pieces of dialog were penned by Fisher for other characters as well, such as Lando's "There's still a chance to save Han. They're on the east platform." Not all of Fisher's suggestions wound up in the film, and her unused thoughts are frequently as fascinating as the more well-known lines. When Luke emerges from the Bacta chamber, Fisher had written dialog for Leia: "I really can't believe you're alive. The chances for survival were… well I can't tell you [how] worried I was."

The script mark-up is done in both pencil and ink, with some notes in a script writing style and others in block letters. Both styles of handwriting show distinct characteristics found in other examples of Fisher's handwriting. The script cover and interior pages are in excellent condition, with occasional wear from Fisher's use. The script is a significant piece of Star Wars history and illustrates the intelligence of Carrie Fisher as a performer. Dimensions: 12.5" x 10" x 2" (32 cm x 25 cm x 5 cm)

Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000