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The Star Wars Holiday Special

  • TV Movie
  • 19781978
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
2.1/10
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The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
On this IMDbrief and with some help from C-3PO himself, Anthony Daniels, we download the weird and wild history of the two Star Wars Holiday Specials.
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Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of e... Read allChewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment.Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment.

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15K
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POPULARITY
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407
  • Directors
    • Steve Binder
    • David Acomba(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Rod Warren
    • Bruce Vilanch
    • Pat Proft
  • Stars
    • Mickey Morton
    • Patty Maloney
    • Paul Gale
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Steve Binder
    • David Acomba(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Rod Warren
    • Bruce Vilanch
    • Pat Proft
  • Stars
    • Mickey Morton
    • Patty Maloney
    • Paul Gale
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    • 328User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" History Download
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    Mark Hamill in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
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    Bea Arthur in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    Carrie Fisher in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    Anthony Daniels and Carrie Fisher in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    Carrie Fisher in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    Carrie Fisher in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    Harvey Korman in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
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    Top cast

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    Mickey Morton
    • Malla
    Patty Maloney
    Patty Maloney
    • Lumpy
    Paul Gale
    Paul Gale
    • Itchy
    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Luke Skywalker
    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Han Solo
    Carrie Fisher
    Carrie Fisher
    • Princess Leia Organa
    Anthony Daniels
    Anthony Daniels
    • C-3PO
    Peter Mayhew
    Peter Mayhew
    • Chewbacca
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Darth Vader
    • (voice)
    Bea Arthur
    Bea Arthur
    • Ackmena
    • (as Beatrice Arthur)
    Art Carney
    Art Carney
    • Saun Dann
    Diahann Carroll
    Diahann Carroll
    • Mermeia Holographic Wow
    Marty Balin
    Marty Balin
    • Holographic Band Singer
    • (as The Jefferson Starship)
    Craig Chaquico
    Craig Chaquico
    • Holographic Band Member
    • (as The Jefferson Starship)
    David Freiberg
    David Freiberg
    • Holographic Band Singer
    • (as The Jefferson Starship)
    Paul Kantner
    Paul Kantner
    • Holographic Band Member
    • (as The Jefferson Starship)
    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • Krelman…
    Jack Rader
    Jack Rader
    • Imperial Guard Officer
    • Directors
      • Steve Binder
      • David Acomba(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Rod Warren
      • Bruce Vilanch
      • Pat Proft
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Carrie Fisher, George Lucas gave her a copy of the special as a gift for recording the DVD commentary for Tähtien sota (1977). She claimed that she played it at parties when she wanted her guests to leave.
    • Goofs
      In the original film, the Millennium Falcon's flight deck had room for five people to be in the same shot together, a back panel of flashing lights, and a distinctive round blue VDU display high above Chewbacca's left shoulder. The flight deck is much smaller in this show, and the backdrop is obviously just a painted wall. The television special was filmed, on video tape, on a soundstage in Burbank, Hollywood, while the original Millennium Falcon set footage was filmed on 35mm film at Elstree film studios in England.
    • Quotes

      Chef Gormaanda: Stir, whip, stir, whip, whip, whip, stir, beat.

    • Crazy credits
      R2-D2 as R2-D2
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Harrison Ford/Amy Adams/KT Tunstall (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Wars Themes
      by John Williams

    User reviews328

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    'special' like in 'special education'
    Well, I certainly had been warned. Every single review I read on the internet told me not to watch this, as it might damage the fondness I had for Star Wars. That even I, as a fan of both Star Wars and crappy movies, would not enjoy it and waste 2 hours of my life.

    Well, Its all true, of course. But in this post-Jar Jar Binks world the 'Star Wars' feeling had already been severely cheapened by mister George Lucas himself, so I just had to find it, it was my new holy grail.

    Now I have finally found it, downloaded it and watched it. Took me a whole day as well, because it's hard to watch more than 5 minutes at a time. It felt like a week though, especially the mind-numbing wookie-homelife parts. The commercial breaks, which were supposed to be the good parts, were not included.

    The famous Boba Fett introducing animation looks nice, but it's hardly a story, more like the first segment of a longer piece. The rest is just awful, just like everyone who has laid eyes on this crap had already told me.

    But by all means, watch it, and marvel at it's utter awfulness.
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    • Oct 31, 2003

    FAQ2

    • Why on Earth did George Lucas make this?
    • Are the events depicted in this program canon?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Star Wars Holiday Special
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 2, The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Smith-Hemion Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Lucasfilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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