The star wars holiday special 1978 animated cartoon special. The star wars holiday special is a brilliant disaster. In fact, one critic dubbed it the worst two hours of television ever. The star wars holiday special everything you never. 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. The force awakens trailer will be on itunes on friday. But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping.
For it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. 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. The events of the holiday special are referenced in some of the eu books. A new hopescore artist london voices, london symphony orchestra, john williams, the new london childrens choir. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. The film also includes a few musical numbers that dont feel like they belong but are expected to be in a christmas special. 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. The star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to come. 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. 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 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. In depth information about the star wars holiday special, produced by nelvana limited, 20th century fox, lucasfilm ltd.
If youve ever experienced the festive miracle that is the star wars holiday special from 1978, youll know that. Star wars minute po box 209 greedo square station new york, ny 1. Christmas cant begin til you hear chewbacca sing silent night. The infamous 1978 star wars themed holiday special, aired only once and never officially released ever again, in the highestquality currently available. The studio released a ridiculous list of every single title available on november 12th. 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. I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. Much of the album is sung and narrated by british actor anthony daniels, reprising his role as. 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. All expectations instantly evaporated during the first fifteen minutes, which consisted of chewbaccas family arguing in wookiee language without subtitles. 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. Here is the full star wars holiday special spinoff film.
The 1978 star wars holiday special explained hypebeast. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday special. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. How did this get made the star wars holiday special w matt. Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day.
Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. When they returned to the us, drummer john barbata left the band after a serious car accident. Consider it the triple play holiday special, an hour long jokes fest about the star wars holiday special. Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special.
The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american musical science fiction television film set in the star wars galaxy. The star wars holiday special complete movie update. Its lunacy to post an hour and a half long video on a blog that the. 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.
Dec 27, 2016 the style of the film is just like the original star wars movies from the 70s, for the most part. Wake up with 1978s star wars holiday special barstool sports. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. Are you a fan of holiday movies how about star wars one might think mashing those 2 things up would be magical and amazing. The star wars holiday special aired at 8pm on november 17, 1978. 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. Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. Im pretty sure that even the most hardcore star wars fan hates this piece of shit. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. 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. 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.
Dec 16, 2017 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. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece. Chewie and han solo are trying to get home to chewies family, so they can celebrate lifeday. The bounty hunter made his debut in the galaxy far, far away in an animated segment of 1978s the star wars holiday special, before solidifying his place as a fan favourite character with his appearances in the empire strikes back and return of the jedi. 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. The star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to. It features recordings of star wars themed christmas songs and stories about a droid factory where the robots make toys yearround for s.
Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the. Nov 17, 2017 november 17, 1978 is a date that a lot of scifi fans would like to forget ever existed. It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet. If youre a hardcore star wars fan watch it once as a rite of passage in my opinion. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. The first look at jj abrams new entry to the star wars saga will appear online as well as in theatres. The star wars holiday special 1978 the movie database. 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. They would be wrong if by the grace of god, you havent seen this special that aired in 1978 and follows chewbaccas family as they await his arrival to his home planet of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, let me go over some of the confusing. Star wars episode iv commander bast and vader holiday special twenty24.
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. But some mcu and star wars fans noticed certain glaring. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials travis moss. The most disturbing moments of the star wars holiday special duration.
This special will take you down know your role boulevard which is on the corner of jabroni drive and check you. 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. Dec 14, 2017 but unlike those shows, the holiday special featured the original films cast. Claus much of the album is sung and narrated by british actor anthony daniels, reprising his role as c3po from the star wars films. Dec 01, 2015 an advertisement for star wars holiday special.
Dec 16, 2014 are you a fan of holiday movies how about star wars one might think mashing those 2 things up would be magical and amazing. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. Han tries to reunite chewie with his family for the wookie celebration of life day. It stars the original films main cast, chewbaccas family, and introduces. And as a bonus, its way better than the star wars one. The star wars holiday special 1978 full movie download. 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. Disney decided to individually tweet out all of these titles on twitter, one at a time, in a massive thread, clogging up newsfeeds all over the world. It features recordings of star warsthemed christmas songs and stories about a droid factory where the robots make toys yearround for s. Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial forces. 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. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. Star wars christmas album is a record album produced in 1980 by rso records.
The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. Pour some sugar on me def leppard download pour some sugar on me on itunes. You can watch the entire show in all its glory here. The viewing for this movie was for sy movie showdown. Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. The star wars holiday special decorative vegetable. Jun 19, 2017 star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials travis moss.
Jan 02, 2018 the throne roomend title from star wars. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only. The star wars holiday special 1978 david acomba, steve. Phoenix has seen the star wars holiday special 20 something times. But as much as theyd like to erase it from their memory banks, trust me, there is no one on the planet that would like this date wiped from history more than george lucas. 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. You can download the original audio at andersens site here. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. 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. The star wars holiday special 1978 720p adventure family musical scifi. 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. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube.
A good quality version of a classic put together from a few of different sources. Success of this album led to jefferson starship being contracted to provide a song for the star wars holiday special. 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. Have a wookie christmas thanks to this hilarious bit of festive audio trickery. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. The style of the film is just like the original star wars movies from the 70s, for the most part. 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. November 17, 1978 is a date that a lot of scifi fans would like to forget ever existed. This would be the end of the 1970s lineup and several new members joined the band, as well as a new record producer. Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the.
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