History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 3D CGI animated theatrical film that is set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Canon]] and takes place during the three-year time period between the theatrical films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' in addition to being the introduction of [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the installment]] (which later aired its first episode after this on October 3, 2008) and produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to the installment as a whole, the pilot movie premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15, 2008 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The pilot movie earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign for the pilot movie included toys, fast food, and comic books.

The pilot movie marks the debut of Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi Padawan learner of Anakin Skywalker. By order of production, the pilot movie also features the debuts of Captain Rex, a clone captain captain serving under Anakin, and Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

* HollywoodTactics: The first battle scene of the pilot movie has the Clones Troopers run out of their hiding space into the beam spam, one of them actually runs up to a Battle Droid and tries to punch it out with his fist. It doesn't work.

* BattleInterruptingShout: At the end of the pilot movie, Dooku warns Anakin that once his Separatist droids kill Rotta, they'll drag Ahsoka before Jabba, who will punish her for murdering the Huttlet. Anakin, scared for Ahsoka's life, rushes to Jabba's palace, and misses Ahsoka's fight with the [=MagnaGuards=]. When he's brought before Jabba, they each believe the other has killed their loved one. As Jabba's henchmen prepare to attack Anakin, while he has Jabba at lightsaber-point, Ahsoka arrives with Rotta on her arms, and stops them by shouting at them. Subverted when Jabba orders his men to execute the Jedi, and is stopped only by Padme's call, which reveals Ziro's and Dooku's plot.

* JustInTime: Ahsoka arrives just in time to save Anakin from Jabba. Subverted, as he decides to kill them anyway, then DoubleSubverted as Padme's transmission saves them both.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated theatrical film that is set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Canon]] and takes place during the three-year time period between the theatrical films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' in addition to being the introduction of [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the installment]] (which later aired its first episode after this on October 3, 2008) and produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to the installment as a whole, the pilot movie premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15, 2008 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The pilot movie earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign for the pilot movie included toys, fast food, and comic books.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated theatrical film that is set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Canon]] and takes place during the three-year time period between the theatrical films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' in addition to being the introduction of [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the installment]] (which later aired its first episode on television on October 3, 2008) and produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to the installment as a whole, the pilot movie premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15, 2008 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The pilot movie earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign for the pilot movie included toys, fast food, and comic books.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated theatrical film that is set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Canon]] and takes place during the three-year time period between the theatrical films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' in addition to beginning [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the subsequent TV series of the same name]] (which debuted on television on October 3, 2008) produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to the installment as a whole, the pilot film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15, 2008 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The pilot movie earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign for the pilot movie included toys, fast food, and comic books.

The pilot movie marks the debut of Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi Padawan learner of Anakin Skywalker. By order of production, the pilot movie also features the first appearances Captain Rex, a clone captain captain serving under Anakin, and Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

* BattleInterruptingShout: At the end of the pilot movie, Dooku warns Anakin that once his droids kill Rotta, they'll drag Ahsoka before Jabba, who will punish her for murdering the Huttlet. Anakin, scared for Ahsoka's life, rushes to Jabba's palace, and misses Ahsoka's fight with the [=MagnaGuards=]. When he's brought before Jabba, they each believe the other has killed their loved one. As Jabba's henchmen prepare to attack Anakin, while he has Jabba at lightsaber-point, Ahsoka arrives with Rotta on her arms, and stops them by shouting at them. Subverted when Jabba orders his men to execute the Jedi, and is stopped only by Padme's call, which reveals Ziro's and Dooku's plot.

* ByWallThatIsHoley: Anakin gets surrounded by droids, and to make things difficult he has to be careful not to activate even more as he cuts them down. Ahsoka saves him by pulling a wall down on the droids that had a hole in it just above Anakin's position.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Rotta, the young son of one of the biggest gangsters in the galaxy, is a sweet little guy.

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: When Ziro explains to Count Dooku that Padme has been snooping around, Dooku suggests that he "have her meet with an accident with extreme prejudice" if she continues to be a problem.

* NewMeat: When Ahsoka first meets Captain Rex, she wonders if, as a Jedi, she is automatically his ranking superior. Rex explains that, in his book, experience outranks everything. Throughout ''The Clone Wars'', there are frequent introductions of clones who have not previously served on the front lines, and they try to deal with gaining real-world experience on top of their training.

* NoirEpisode: Noir ''act'', really. At the end of the pilot movie, Padme goes to meet with Ziro the Hutt. His lair, a den of crime and vice, is in a dingy nightclub playing classic jazz straight out of a 1940's FilmNoir.

** InUniverse example: After the helpful droid thanks the Jedi for freeing him from battle droids and points out where the baby Hutt is being held, he disappears from the narrative. When he reappears a few scenes later, his role now revealed, Ahsoka actually comments that she had been wondering where the droid had gone to.

The pilot movie marks the debut of several new major characters such as Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi Padawan learner of Anakin Skywalker; Captain Rex, a clone captain captain serving under Anakin; and (production-wise) Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

** Ahsoka Tano is introduced to be new Jedi Padawan under Anakin.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated theatrical film that is set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Canon]] during the three-year time period between the theatrical films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and began [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the subsequent TV series of the same name]] (which debuted on television on October 3, 2008) produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to the installment as a whole, the pilot film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15, 2008 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The pilot movie earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign for the pilot movie included toys, fast food, and comic books.

* {{Gasshole}}: In the non-canon novelization, Rex noticed that Ahsoka was watching intently a rodent they have disturbed between the rubble on Christophsis. Remembering that togrutas are predatory in nature, he asked her not to snack on it while he was watching. Ahsoka replied that she hates rodents, because they make her gassy.

* HollywoodTactics: The first battle scene of the pilot movie has the Clones Troopers run out of their hiding space into the beam spam, one of them actually running up to a droid, and trying to punch it out with his fist. It doesn't work.

The pilot movie marks the debut of several new major characters such as Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi apprentice of Anakin Skywalker; Captain Rex, a clone captain captain serving under Anakin; and Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated theatrical film that takes place within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Canon]] and began [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the subsequent TV series of the same name]] (which debuted on television on October 3, 2008) produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The PilotMovie is set during the three-year time period between the films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to the installment as a whole, the pilot film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15, 2008 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The pilot movie earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign for the pilot movie included toys, fast food, and comic books.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated film that takes place within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe and began [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the subsequent TV series of the same name]] produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The film is set during the three-year time period between the films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to both this pilot film and the TV series, the pilot film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ''The Clone Wars'' served as the PilotMovie for the television series of the same name, which debuted on October 3, 2008. The film earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign included toys, fast food, and comic books.

* TheDragon: Asajj Ventress, to Count Dooku.

* EvilUncle: Ziro the Hutt tried to have his nephew Jabba, and Jabba's son Rotta murdered, so he could take over Jabba's "businesses" and position.

* FrameUp: Dooku framed the Jedi in front of Jabba for the kidnapping of his son, Rotta.

* {{Gasshole}}: In the novelization, Rex noticed that Ahsoka was watching intently a rodent they have disturbed between the rubble on Christophsis. Remembering that togrutas are predatory in nature, he asked her not to snack on it while he was watching. Ahsoka replied that she hates rodents, because they make her gassy.

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''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated film that takes place within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, leading into [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the TV series of the same name]] produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The film is set during the three-year time period between the films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to both this pilot film and the TV series, the pilot film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ''The Clone Wars'' served as the PilotMovie for the television series of the same name, which debuted on October 3, 2008. The film earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign included toys, fast food, and comic books.

The pilot movie marks the debut of several new major characters such as Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi apprentice of Anakin Skywalker; Rex, a clone trooper captain serving under Anakin; and Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

!!Tropes:

* InfantImmortality: Even though the plot of the pilot movie involves around an infant Hutt being kidnapped and possibly being hurt, no harm befalls him.

* HollywoodTactics: The first battle scene of the movie has the clones run out of their hiding space into the beam spam, one of them actually running up to a droid, and trying to punch it out with his fist. It doesn't work.

* NewMeat: When Ahsoka first meets Captain Rex, she wonders if, as a Jedi, she is automatically his ranking superior. Rex explains that, in his book, experience outranks everything. Throughout the series there are frequent introductions of clones who have not previously served on the front lines, and they try to deal with gaining real-world experience on top of their training.

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong?: After capturing the monastery, and they begin to search for Rotta, Ahsoka points out that the hard part is over. Anakin replied with "[[YouJustHadToSayIt I wish you didn't say that]]", and indeed a few minutes later things became complicated.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated film that takes place within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, leading into [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the TV series of the same name]] produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The film is set during the three-year time period between the films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to both this film and the TV series, the film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ''The Clone Wars'' served as the PilotMovie for the television series of the same name, which debuted on October 3, 2008. The film earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign included toys, fast food, and comic books.

* NoirEpisode: Noir ''act'', really. At the end of the movie, Padme goes to meet with Ziro the Hutt. His lair, a den of crime and vice, is in a dingy nightclub playing classic jazz straight out of a 1940's FilmNoir.

The pilot movie marks the debut of several new characters such as Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi apprentice of Anakin Skywalker; Rex, a clone trooper captain serving under Anakin; and Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

The movie marks the debut of several new characters such as Ahsoka Tano, the young Jedi apprentice of Anakin Skywalker; Rex, a clone trooper captain serving under Anakin; and Asajj Ventress, a Sith apprentice of Count Dooku.

* BattleInterruptingShout: At the end of the movie, Dooku warns Anakin that once his droids kill Rotta, they'll drag Ahsoka before Jabba, who will punish her for murdering the Huttlet. Anakin, scared for Ahsoka's life, rushes to Jabba's palace, and misses Ahsoka's fight with the [=MagnaGuards=]. When he's brought before Jabba, they each believe the other has killed their loved one. As Jabba's henchmen prepare to attack Anakin, while he has Jabba at lightsaber-point, Ahsoka arrives with Rotta on her arms, and stops them by shouting at them. Subverted when Jabba orders his men to execute the Jedi, and is stopped only by Padme's call, which reveals Ziro's and Dooku's plot.

* CoolStarship: ''The Twilight''. At least, that was what it was intended to be when it was introduced in the movie.

* InfantImmortality: Even though the plot of the movie involves around an infant Hutt being kidnapped and possibly being hurt, no harm befalls him.

* MerchandiseDriven: And how! The movie's DVD case even has advertisements for all the assorted Star Wars stuff you can buy.

** Early in the movie Mace Windu requests three Republic cruisers to help with the current situation and is never seen again, with no reference made to what the ships were for or where he is during this critical point in the war.

* BaldOfEvil: Asajj Ventress, Count Dooku's Sith apprentice, is hairless and one of the antagonists in the movie.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated film that takes place within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, leading into [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the TV series of the same name]] produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The film is set during the three-year time period between the films ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to both this film and the TV series, the film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ''The Clone Wars'' served as a PilotMovie for the television series of the same name, which debuted on October 3, 2008. The film earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign included toys, fast food, and comic books.

* SuperSenses: Ahsoka possesses extremely fine spacial-awareness, which she uses when she saves Anakin from a bunch of droids by bringing down a wall on them, while Anakin [[ByWallThatIsHoley was standing right under a hole]] on it.

* GreenAroundTheGills: Ahsoka noted that Rotta was so sick he turned every shades of green, except the one he was supposed to be.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 computer-animated film that takes place within the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, leading into [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the TV series of the same name]] produced by Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. The film is set during the three-year time period between the films ''Star Wars Episode II: Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Star Wars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Distributed by Creator/WarnerBros Pictures, which also holds the home media distribution rights to both this film and the TV series, the film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, while screening in wide-release on August 14, 2008 across Australia, and August 15 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ''The Clone Wars'' served as a PilotMovie for the television series of the same name, which debuted on October 3, 2008. The film earned over $14 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn over $60 million worldwide. A major marketing campaign included toys, fast food, and comic books.

* BattleInterruptingShout: At the end of the movie, Dooku warns Anakin that once his droids killed Rotta, they'd drag Ahsoka before Jabba to punish her for murdering the Huttlet. Anakin scared for Ahsoka's lives rushes to Jabba's palace, and misses Ahsoka's fight with the [=MagnaGuards=]. When he's brought before Jabba, they both believe the other has killed their loved ones. As Jabba's henchmen prepair to attack Anakin, while he has Jabba at lightsaber-point, Ahsoka arrives with Rotta on her arms, and stops them with shouting at them. Subverted however, as Jabba -after Ahsoka returned Rotta to him- orders his men to execute them both, and stopped only by Padme's call, which reveals Ziro's and Dooku's plot.

* BullyingTheDragon: Jabba tries to have Anakin executed on spot for allegedly abducting his son Rotta and only gets more angry as opposed to being afraid when Anakin points a lightsaber at his face. Even when his son is returned to him by Ahsoka, Jabba still wants them killed despite the fact that there are now two Jedi in the room.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: In spite of being involved with the affairs of a crime lord, Rotta seems to be good-natured.

* DecapitationPresentation: The heads of the bounty hunters Jabba hired to rescue his son are brought back to him to show their obvious failure at the rescue attempt.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jabba might be evil, but he clearly loves his infant son, Rotta.