Excluding commercials, the program ran about 90 minutes. 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. 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. Find great deals on ebay for star wars holiday special dvd and star wars holiday special vhs. Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. The star wars holiday special 1978 trailer the star wars holiday special 1978 c written by sanjarin friday. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. The official site for star wars, featuring the latest on star wars. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 trivia imdb. Unbearable to watch, its just amazing how atrocious star wars can be in the wrong hands.
And as the christmas season is upon us, christophe haubursin and mac schneider of vox created a video to explain how the star wars holiday special, which was released back in 1978, has. The star wars holiday special 1978 animated cartoon special. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. The star wars holiday special is a twohour cbs special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. Star wars the holiday special enhanced edition tm arrives on bluray.
Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. But unlike those shows, the holiday special featured the original films cast. The troubled history of the star wars holiday special. Audiences will have to decide for themselves how much liquor they need before they can cast eyes upon this 1978. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. The star wars holiday special 1978 tv movie trivia. 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. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special 1978 trailer the star wars holiday special 1978 c written by admin monday, november 12, 2018 add comment edit. In depth information about the star wars holiday special, produced by nelvana limited, 20th century fox, lucasfilm ltd. Star wars holiday special was one of the media and drama good articles, but it has been removed from the list. 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. Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special.
Age of the rampant 2014 film completo box office ita. 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. Download the star wars holiday special 1978 torrent ita. Dansk deutsch espanol esperanto francais italiano nederlands. 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. Tra maggio e settembre 1978 furono realizzate quattro bozze del copione. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. If theres any doubt that revenge of the sith is indeed the last star wars picture, lucasfilms longdelayed and neverawaited release of the infamous star wars holiday special on dvd should lay them to rest. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. The 1978 star wars holiday special explained hypebeast. Worse than you could ever imagine, the star wars holiday special lives up to its reputation. 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. Tonight at the bryantlake bowl, the star wars holiday special will be screened. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials.
The star wars holiday special 1978 the movie database. Lholiday special e uno speciale televisivo su star wars, diretto da steve binder nel 1978, con mark hamill, harrison ford, carrie fisher, e tutti. The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Star wars holiday special completo inedito in italia. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. En this service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers information about movies around the world text and poster for tv and internet users. The star wars holiday special 1978 tv adventure, family, musical, scifi 1 h 37 min mark hamill, harrison ford, carrie fisher, anthony daniels directors. Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. The rise of skywalker and the mandalorian, as well as star wars series, video games, books, and more. It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet.
The original cast of star wars 1977 do return for what can only be called glorified cameos, and. 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. While the 1978 star wars holiday special seems to have the makings for a fun and relaxed star wars romp, its anything but. David hofstede, author of what were they thinking the 100 dumbest events in television history, ranked the holiday special at number one, calling it the worst two hours of television ever. The famously bad star wars holiday special is as influential as it is bizarre. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials travis moss. Here is the full star wars holiday special spinoff film. The star wars holiday special 1978 star wars holiday special is a 2hour long television special that aired on cbs on november 17, 1978. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 full cast.
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 everything you never. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened. The star wars holiday special complete movie update. 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. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the.
Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Star wars holiday special e una raccolta di sketch da. 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. 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. According to carrie fisher, george lucas gave her a copy of the special as a gift for recording the dvd commentary for star wars.
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