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- Release Date: 1978
- Runtime: 97 min
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
- Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels ... see all
- Director: Steve Binder, David Acomba
- Plot: It is Lifeday, a holiday that is celebrated on Chewbacca's home planet Kashyyyk. Chewie and Han Solo are trying to get to the planet where Chewie's family is waiting for... Read more
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| May 15, 2005The Flick Filosopher
Lucas smiles benignly on fan films, apparently, as long as no one is making any money off them --.... ... Full Review
| Nov 17, 1978Hartford Courant
So a 'Star Wars Holiday Special' made perfect sense.
Most are touching tales of adolescent wonder and disappointment.
Lucas "could be working on a special edition right now in which Bea Arthur actually shoots Greedo first in the cantina scene.
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Beloved actress Bea Arthur died this weekend, and while most people remember her for her roles in Maude and Golden Girls , I remember her best as Ackmena, the cantina bartender from The Star Wars Holiday Special . ... Full Article
The Verdict: The Star Wars Holiday Special Turns 30 and Now You Too Can Smell Like Antonio Banderas
film.com –
2008-12-15
The L.A. Times talks to some of the people responsible for 1978's notoriously bad Star Wars Holiday Special. Bea Arthur , Chewbacca's kids, and musical numbers? ... Full Article
On Nov. 17, 1978, the "Star Wars" universe was rocked by a disturbance in the Force more calamitous than the destruction of Alderon, more catastrophic than the Clone Wars, and more devastating than the introduction of Jar Jar Binks. ... Full Article
Enjoying the Star Wars Holiday Special...With Rifftrax from the Guys Who Brought You MST3K
associatedcontent.com –
2007-12-23
The Star Wars Holiday Special has been written about well by Mark Rollins . Yes, it is true: the Star Wars Holiday Special may well be the worst two-hour holiday extravaganza ever displayed on American television, and I'm including A... ... Full Article
The Star Wars Holiday Special
ropeofsilicon.com –
2004-12-17
IFILM.com is presenting a bit of nostalgia that just might make you hurl, but it is fun to watch nonetheless. Back in 1978 George Lucas let the Star Wars mahem go to his head as he put together "The Star... ... Full Article
Bootleg Files 011: "The Star Wars Holiday Special" (the legendary catastrophe that put the Lucas characters into the worst TV variety program imaginable). Last seen: Only televised broadcast on November 17, 1978, although unauthorized screenings from bootleg videos have taken... ... Full Article