Just when you thought things couldnt get any worse, check out the donnie and marie star wars special. Celebrating 41 years of the star wars holiday special 41 years ago, the star wars holiday special aired on november 17, 1978and it never aired again. Say the words the star wars holiday special around a group of geeks, and youll most likely be met with guttural groans and a lot of glares. Song main titlerebel blockade runner from star wars. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 full cast. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. Look back to your mandalorian roots with this retexture, depicting the original boba fett as he appeared in the star wars. That horrible star wars holiday special mental floss.
It is the 40th anniversary version and it differs in that it features an all new introduction and opening credits with new holiday theme song that you will only find in this version. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Thats one of those things that happened, and i just have to live. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. Plot a course through the maelstrom of holiday shopping with a navigational chart to rival l337. The empire strikes back minimal art style star wars.
Directed by steve binder, it was the first star wars spinoff film, set between the events of the original film and the empire strikes back 1980. Now, i realize you dont need me to tell you that this twohour nightmare almost as long as a new hope. Your sleeping bag gets wet and your shoes get wet and your food gets wet and theres a stream running through the middle of your tent. Directed by steve binder, it was the first star wars spinoff film, set between the events of the original film and the empire strikes back. Making a 5usd donation is an option now that the mp3 commentary is not sold. Accompanied by huge hype, the show was broadcast on friday, november 17, 1978 at. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the.
In an interview with maxim magazine in may 2002, maxim asked the question, any plans for a special edition of the holiday special. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened. The holiday special does not represent my vision for star wars. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special is technically in the star wars canon, which means that the events depicted are part of the greater continuity that includes the other films, novels, comic books, video games, etc. Watch the star wars holiday special on its 40th anniversary polygon. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. Its time to pick out gifts for the star wars fans you know and love, and has mapped out some of the best deals and suretobe beloved items for every member of the family. For the malla and itchy sounds, burtt recorded at the olympic game farm in.
Star wars the holiday special enhanced edition tm arrives on bluray. Star wars holidaychristmas special 40th anniversary. The star wars holiday special aired exactly one time in 1978. Over the years, as star wars morphed from film to franchise, much has been written about its regrettable holiday special. The bulk of the holiday special is still fully intact. Luke skywalker and han solo battle imperial forces to help chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the wookiee planetin time for life day.
George lucas and now disney certainly doesnt want you to see this, but this holiday season, celebrate life day with lumpy and bea arthur. This is a free editenhancement, if you bought this edit from someone you have to go kick them in the nuts and get your money back this was also adys suggestion in the pop up video section listing all the changed of anh. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by. That said, even those who have long since reached that level of geek enlightenment may be easily broken by the star wars holiday special. Lumpys stuffed bantha from the special can also be seen in the game. In the storyline that ties the special together, following the events of the original film, chewbacc. Ben burtt created the wookiee family sounds, of which a full hour were required. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. The holiday special wasnt intended to put down star wars, it was intended to capitalize on the success of star wars and to support the franchise by keeping in the public eye. This is a new version of the broadcast from whio in dayton ohion. It features the best picture and sound quality i have seen of this 70s treasure. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
And parodies like hardware wars certainly werent meant as insults, but as affectionate tributes. Completely hilarious and beyond bad it makes you feel like you are on intense drugs. The star wars streaming series the mandalorian 2019 features a gunfighter who uses a weapon very similar to the one used by fett in the special. Starring jason alexander, lydia hearst, keith david, train, and dj. The original special aired as a two hour production on cbs and then went to video.
By the time the star wars holiday special was ready to air, lucas had removed his name from the credits. The star wars holiday special is a twohour cbs special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. This was the year of the now universally reviled star wars. Holiday special minimal art style version 2 star wars. A new hopescore artist london voices, london symphony orchestra, john williams, the new london childrens choir. The star wars holiday special everything you never. And now, to mark its 40th anniversary, theres even a play about.
But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. The greatest star trek series youre not watching full episode. The events of the holiday special are referenced in some of the eu books.
Holiday special jan 01, 2020 i recently spoke about how, in my opinion at least, attack of the clones is the worst theatrically released star wars of all time. Battlefront 2015 special thanks to legovideosrock for helping to bring this project to life. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. Rlm chicago comic con george lucas hunts down and destroys the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special full length feature film. This holiday season, youll find toys, clothes, books, practical accessories, and more. And nothing kicks off a memorable life day quite so much as watching the legendary star wars holiday special receive a fully deserved rifftrax parody treatment. Most star wars fans are at least peripherally aware of the star wars holiday special, but almost no one has seen it because it was never released. Too funny for words and actually better than the original, depending on how you look at it.
Note, the star wars holiday special rifftrax was originally available as an mp3 commentary for 3. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. Credits are the powerhouse of the galaxy, and boba fett understands this. Love it or hate it, this bluray is destined to become the definitive version of the star wars holiday special. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece. Have you ever seen the awful star wars holiday special. Stephanie stromer in the star wars holiday special 1978 the star wars holiday special 1978 mark hamill in the star wars holiday. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. The famously bad star wars holiday special is as influential as it is. The full movie of the no longer canon star wars christmas. The film is basically a series of events, wrapped around a boring story about chewbaccas family awaiting his return home for an unexplained holiday called life day. Just as rat rat is about to take the ring from bb8, snoke drops a force missile on the droid.
Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. Its where you think its going to be campy but it rains and rains and rains. The special went on to win an emmy, and yes, the raisins showed up at the end to sing the temptations version. Holiday special, a star warsthemed tv event that aired only once on cbs.
Long, long ago 40 years, to be precise the star wars holiday special brought george lucass far, far away galaxy out of movie theaters and into living rooms for the very first time. Fox news mentions the holiday specials 25th anniversary. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in later films. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. Rare 1978 once only christmas tv special star wars spin off that george lucas wishes was destroyed by the force. Premiering november 17, 1978, the star wars holiday special was seen by million viewers, a significant but not overly impressive audience for the threenetwork television landscape of. It never aired again, and it was never officially released, because it is one of the worst shows in the history of american television. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. No, that distinction belongs to the star wars holiday special, which aired just once on cbs the night of friday, nov. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. First, star wars is ed by lfl and you have to own a copy of the films in order to own a copy of this edit. For acomba, the star wars holiday special was a long time ago and far, far away, but it does remind him of the old saying about success having many parents and failure being an orphan.
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