Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. 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. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials travis moss. The star wars holiday special 1978 download full hd youtube.
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. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. A good quality version of a classic put together from a few of different sources. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by george lucas. 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. The star wars holiday special 1978 dvd twistedanger. In depth information about the star wars holiday special, produced by nelvana limited, 20th century fox, lucasfilm ltd. 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. This footage is taken from a vhs digitization of the original 1978 infamous christmas holiday special of the star wars franchise. The infamous 1978 star wars themed holiday special, aired only once and never officially released ever again, in the highestquality currently available. 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. It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet. Excluding commercials, the program ran about 90 minutes. Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial forces to.
Originally aired on cbs in 1978, a year after the smash hit star wars, this holiday special is so notoriously bad that george lucas, the creator of the star wars saga, publicly disowned it and it has never been rebroadcast on tv nor has it been released on home video save for the animated segment featuring and introducing. The star wars holiday special, as noted above, was originally aired by cbs on the fell evening of friday, november 17, 1978 coincidentally, the day before the jonestown massacre, in the usa. Han tries to reunite chewie with his family for the wookie celebration of life day. It starred the entire original cast of star wars except for alec guinness. 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. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. And how it accidentally shaped the star wars universe. Its just wookiees gurgling and growling at each other. For other uses of star wars, see star wars the star wars holiday special was a 1978 american television special set in the star wars galaxy which was one of the first official star wars spinoffs.
Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. When it comes to holiday celebrations, tv holiday specials are a mainstay for many. 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. The star wars holiday special 1978 david acomba, steve. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. 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. Here is a segment from the infamous star wars holiday special featuring carrie fisher as princess leia singing an ode to life day the star wars universes answer to christmas. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday. I have no idea what theyre saying because there arent any subtitles on the screen. Up until around 1980, it was rebroadcast to a handful of scandinavian countries as well as australia, and possibly other countries, and it has not been rebroadcast since.
The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. This video explains the story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. At intervals, lumpy contacts some of the star wars cast by videophone. You can watch the entire show in all its glory here. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. The star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to. The 100 dumbest events in television history, ranked the holiday special at number one, calling it the worst two hours of television ever. I only continued watching because the movie had to get better. 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 holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday. Remember, this is the winter of 1978 when carrie fisher was.
Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. 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. Attack of the clones star wars little golden book download. The star wars holiday special aka a very wookiee christmas was a tv special featuring most of the characters from the original movie, three member of chewbaccas family, and three comic tv actors harvey korman, bea arthur, and art carney, which aired only once on cbs, on november 17, 1978. 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.
The star wars holiday special everything you never. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Star wars holiday special was one of the media and drama good articles, but it has been removed from the list. I want the rebels located and identified if it means searching every household in the system. But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping.
The star wars holiday special 1978 star wars holiday special is a 2hour long television special that aired on cbs on november 17, 1978. Due to some issues, the music at the end of the presentation has been edited out by youtube. Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the. The star wars holiday special with subtitles part 1 youtube.
The star wars holiday special 1978 animated cartoon special. The star wars holiday special 1978 the movie database. 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. 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. The 1978 star wars holiday special explained hypebeast. The star wars holiday special 1978 full movie download. In 1978, the star wars holiday special aired for the first and last time due to abundant wookiee dialogue carelessly left without subtitles. To celebrate the christmas season and the last jedi landing in theaters this week, christophe haubursin and mac schneider of vox created a video where they explain the 1978 star wars holiday special and explore how it accidentally helped shape the star wars universe a long time ago in living rooms across the us, a bizarre 98minute star warsthemed variety show aired on cbs to an. 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 not good at all insider. The events of the holiday special are referenced in some of the eu books. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. 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 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.
Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. The star wars holiday special filme 1978 adorocinema. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. Anthony daniels and carrie fisher in the star wars holiday special 1978. 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. In the summer of 1978, bruce vilanch had a bad feeling about the star wars television special hed been hired to write. Star wars the holiday special enhanced edition tm arrives on bluray. Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial force. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened. The first 30 minutes is the wookie family talking with no subtitles. The star wars holiday special is a brilliant disaster.
Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special. In my own innovative fashion, ive upscaled the first couple of. 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. 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. Tonight at the bryantlake bowl, the star wars holiday special will be screened. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. The star wars holiday special aired back in 1978, two years after the original star wars film became the biggest blockbuster of all time. 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. Peter mayhew celebrity profile check out the latest peter mayhew photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford.
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