So as an early christmas gift to all of the indie film hustlers and star wars fans out there i decide to give a home to the infamous 1978 star wars holiday special on indie film hustle i have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. A veteran of the comedy wars who has since written material for 16 oscar. So as an early christmas gift to all of the indie film hustlers and star wars fans out there i decide to give a home to the infamous 1978 star wars holiday special on indie film hustle. Its where you think its going to be campy but it rains and rains and rains. No, that distinction belongs to the star wars holiday special, which aired just once on cbs the night of friday, nov.
First off, yep, i and no one else who is a star wars fan who has seen this will ever disagree it is complete and total crap. The star wars holiday special opens with fords han solo and chewbacca en route to chewbaccas home planet of kashyyyk to celebrate the bullshit holiday of life day with chewbaccas family. Quite possibly the worst movie of any kind, ever done, yet, i am thrilled to own it. The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. Nov 07, 2014 the star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to come from 1978 today, in case you hadnt heard, marks the 36th anniversary of the star wars holiday special airing on cbs. In concert, notes with a laugh that the star wars universe includes the horrible holiday special that nobody talks about.
The occasion was something called the star wars holiday special, which aired on cbs only once, on nov. George lucas was convinced to approve the project in order to maintain interest in the franchise until the empire strikes backs 1980 release but the special itself is a confusing mess. As chewbacca and han are known rebel agents, they are. Directed by steve binder, it was the first star wars spinoff film, set between. That awful star wars holiday special premiered 40 years ago this week. Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. I think the family of chewbacca is celebrating life day name a more generic holiday name then life day and some soldiers appear at they door and some other shit happens and then it ends with chewbacca reunites with his wookiee family. The star wars holiday special, a 2hour tv show that aired on cbs, was intended to give fans something to bridge the gap between the summer 1977 release of a new hope and the 1980 bow of the empire strikes back.
The star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to come. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. In 1984 and 1985, two liveaction films featuring the ewoks were televised in the united states and released theatrically in europe. Broadcast once and only once on november 17, 1978, on cbs the star wars holiday special has never received an official video or dvd release. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1978 freigegeben. Although cbs hailed it as a twohour visual and audio delight, the. Despite george lucas avowed loathing of the project, however, bootlegs are traded avidly by star wars fans eager to see the first appearance of bounty hunter boba fett in an 11minute animated. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened.
Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8. Here is the full star wars holiday special spinoff film. Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. The star wars holiday special 1978 the movie database. The droid was performed entirely by a radiocontrolled unit, operated by mick garris lucass receptionist. On friday, november 17th, 1978, the star wars holiday special aired once on cbs, and then never again.
The first spinoff film produced was the star wars holiday special 1978. The style of the film is just like the original star wars movies from the 70s, for. The worst thing you can do to a cult movie is try to hide it. The star wars holiday special complete movie update. The star wars holiday special 1978 the movie database tmdb. Boba fett cartoon the star wars holiday special, 1978 bluray 1080p 20160422t06. It stars the series first film s main cast while introducing the character.
The star wars holiday special 1978 full movie download. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 on imdb. Chewie and han solo are trying to get to the planet where chewies family. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. Remembering the infamously bad star wars holiday special. Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the. The star wars holiday special got past george lucas in 1978. Celebrating 41 years of the star wars holiday special 41 years ago, the star wars holiday special aired on november 17, 1978 and it never aired again. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. The events of the holiday special are referenced in some of the eu books. The famously bad star wars holiday special is as influential as it is bizarre. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars.
Episode v the empire strikes back 1980 was still being written, and release was scheduled for summer 1980. Dec 22, 2019 the first star wars spin off film, the star wars holiday special in 1978, was legendarily awful, featuring an array of chewbacca wookie relatives and art carney, of all people. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to. At an australian scifi convention a few years after it aired, lucas said, if i. The bizarre 1978 star wars holiday special that george lucas wants you to forget last weekend, an unstoppable force took the world by storm. Dec 27, 2016 the movie opens with an introduction of the cast we all know and love, including the comical casting of r2d2 as r2d2, but with a few new characters such as. 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. Mickey morton as malla and peter mayhew as chewbacca in 1978s cbs. The next time you want to complain about the prequels, stop to remember this monstrosity.
The star wars holiday special 1978 david acomba, steve. The holiday special isnt just a bad star wars movie, it isnt just a bad movie full. It was written of this special that im not convinced the special wasnt ultimately written and directed by a. Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. When star wars was released in theaters on may 25th, 1977 no one could have predicted the colossal media franchise it would become. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. But unlike those shows, the holiday special featured the original film s cast. He is saddened by what they have done to his treasured toy, and tries to put. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by. A cantina scene features many of the costumesmasks from the original film and are credited to stuart freeborn and rick baker. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials.
The reason i had to put that theatrically released qualifier in there, is because of the holiday special, because it absolutely blitzes clones when it comes to how low it sinks. The 100 dumbest events in television history, ranked the holiday special at number one, calling it the worst two hours of television ever. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Dec 20, 2016 the star wars holiday special is a 1978 american musical science fiction television film set in the star wars galaxy. On that night was the one and only public exhibition of possibly the single worst, most painful and most horrifying entertainments ever created in the long, trashy, undignified history of the boob tube. To me, its a prized piece in my star wars collection. Coming hot off the heels of the blockbuster smash star wars.
The star wars holiday special has been ranked 17685 times, wins 20. According to mark hamill, george lucas devised this oneoff television special to keep the unexpected success of the original 1977 release fresh in fans minds and keep the merchandise selling in shops, concerned that the star wars brand would. In the summer of 1978, bruce vilanch had a bad feeling about the star wars television special hed been hired to write. Rough draft, completed in 74, solo is described as a greenskinned alien with no nose and giant gills. First of all you know that sound wookiees makes, then get used to it because. With the holiday season in full swing, and star wars. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. 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. Rudolph the red nose reindeer, the grinch who stole christmas and its the great pumpkin charlie brown are just a few examples that one can count on for reliving nostalgia and embracing the season each year but not every television special sticks the landing, which brings us to the star wars holiday special. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by george lucas.
The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 trivia imdb. Dec 15, 2016 but not every television special sticks the landing, which brings us to the star wars holiday special, which originally aired on november 17, 1978. The holiday special isnt just a bad star wars movie, it isnt just a bad movie full stop, it basically isnt a movie at all. Chewbaccas wife, malla, his father, itchy, and his son, lumpy along with a few special guest stars. Dec 01, 2015 an advertisement for star wars holiday special. It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet.
On friday, november 17th, 1978, the star wars holiday special aired once on cbs. The star wars holiday special everything you never. The events of the holiday special are referenced in. Carrie fisher on the set of the star wars holiday special.
Anthony daniels, in a documentary promoting the worldwide tour of star wars. A day that will live in infamy, at least for star wars fans. The star wars film series centers around three sets of trilogies, which are collectively referred to as the skywalker saga. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Not officially, anywayif you look hard enough you can find the infamous special that. In a bid to escape some star destroyers, han solo and chewbaccas ship goes into hyperspace, leaving chewbaccas family to worry about when, or if.
A good quality version of a classic put together from a few of different sources. 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. The star wars holiday special 1978 internet archive. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 full cast. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. Just when you thought things couldnt get any worse, check out the donnie and marie star wars special. To be honest a lot of it was rehashed anyway, you can only do so many articles on the then just finished revenge of the sith and the 35 years.
The main storyline of the film transpires on the wookiee home planet of kashyyyk. Shepard smith, a news anchor for the fox news channel, referred to it as a 70s train wreck, combining the worst of star wars with the utter worst of variety television. Chewbacca and han solo visit the planet to celebrate the wookiee holiday life day with his family, which includes his wife malla, his son lumpy, and his father itchy. But neither suffered the complete excommunication bestowed on cbs 1978 the star wars holiday special. Mark hamill wants trump to pardon notorious star wars. The star wars holiday special is a twohour cbs special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. Thirtyfive years ago tonight, november 17, 1978, was one of the most infamous days in the history of television. The only time they appeared together in the same film. Luke skywalker and han solo battle imperial forces to help chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the wookiee planetin time for life day, their most important day of the year. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs.
They were produced nonchronologically, with episodes ivvi the original trilogy being released between 1977 and 1983, episodes iiii the prequel trilogy being released between 1999 and 2005, and episodes viiix the sequel trilogy, being released between. Star wars holiday special was so bad, george lucas wont. When it comes to holiday celebrations, tv holiday specials are a mainstay for many. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon.
It is lifeday, a holiday that is celebrated on chewbaccas home planet kashyyyk. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. The star wars holiday special 1978 directed by steve. 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. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit movie 74849 luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial force. You might as well put the holiday special in a time capsule and send it off into space so the aliens can see what the fuck we spend our time arguing about. Although cbs hailed it as a twohour visual and audio delight, the madefortv mess was anything but. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Harrison ford, as han solo of star wars fame chats with carrie fisher nov. I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. Dec 14, 2017 but unlike those shows, the holiday special featured the original film s cast.