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