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The Star Wars Holiday Special

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

1978-11-17 Fantasy 1hr 37m

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!

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The Star Wars Holiday Special

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Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!

  • Released
    1978-11-17
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $1,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family, TV Movie
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    2.2
  • Production
    20th Century Fox Television, Smith-Hemion Productions, Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation, Lucasfilm Ltd., Nelvana

Crew

Steve Binder
Director
Pat Proft
Writer
Joe Layton
Producer
Keywords:
holiday talk show musical space drunk space opera variety show

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Cast

Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca
Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia Organa
Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford
Han Solo
Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones
Darth Vader (voice)
Bea Arthur

Bea Arthur
Ackmena
Art Carney

Art Carney
Saun Dann
Paul Kantner

Paul Kantner
Holographic Band Member
Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll
Mermeia
David Freiberg

David Freiberg
Holographic Band Singer
Marty Balin

Marty Balin
Holographic Band Singer
Craig Chaquico

Craig Chaquico
Holographic Band Member
John Barbata

John Barbata
Holographic Band Member
Harvey Korman

Harvey Korman
Chef Gormaanda / Amorphian Instructor / Krelman
Mickey Morton

Mickey Morton
Malla
Paul Gale

Paul Gale
Itchy
Patty Maloney

Patty Maloney
Lumpy
Jack Rader

Jack Rader
Imperial Guard Officer
Stephanie Stromer

Stephanie Stromer
The Great Zorbak (Holographic Gymnast)
Michael Potter

Michael Potter
Imperial Guard Officer
Wazzan Troupe

Wazzan Troupe
Holographic Tumblers
Yûichi Sugiyama

Yûichi Sugiyama
Ringleader
Claude Woolman

Claude Woolman
Imperial Officer (wallscreen)
Lev Mailer

Lev Mailer
Imperial Guard #1
David Prowse

David Prowse
Darth Vader
Don Francks

Don Francks
Boba Fett (uncredited voice)
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Ann Hay

Mary Ann Hay
Dancer (uncredited)
Linda Hoxit

Linda Hoxit
Teenage 'Wookie' (uncredited)

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Reviews for The Star Wars Holiday Special
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A Review by Ruuz 1

Written by Ruuz on 2020-01-01

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 r... read more

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 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. _The Holiday Special_ isn't just a bad _Star Wars_ movie, it isn't just a bad movie full stop, it basically isn't a movie at all. _Final rating:½ - So bad it’s offensive. I may never fully recover._

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A Review by r96sk 1

Written by r96sk on 2021-02-06

What were they even thinking? Astonishingly bad, and not even in a humorous way either. After watching and, all in all, enjoying the main... read more

What were they even thinking? Astonishingly bad, and not even in a humorous way either. After watching and, all in all, enjoying the main films from the <em>'Star Wars'</em> franchise, I thought I'd check out the many spin-off films. <em>'The Star Wars Holiday Special'</em> makes for quite the start! I had heard bits and pieces about this down the years and those bits and pieces were usually pretty derogatory and now I can see why; it's far worse than I was anticipating though. The worst thing is that it doesn't even try to be silly and stupid, if actually attempts to be sincere and meaningful. It's utterly dire, from start to finish. No idea how they roped Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher into this, you gotta especially feel for Fisher given that end scene... wow. I wish it was 'so bad it's good' so it could've been ironically fun to watch, but it's the furthest thing from that.

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A Review by Gimly

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 reason I had to put that "theatrically released" qualifier in there, is because of _The Holiday Speci...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Ruuz 1

Written by Ruuz on 2020-01-01

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 reason I had to put that "theatrically released" qualifier in...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 1

Written by r96sk on 2021-02-06

What were they even thinking? Astonishingly bad, and not even in a humorous way either. After watching and, all in all, enjoying the main films from the <em>'Star Wars'</em> franchise, I thought I'...

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