Nov 17, 2017 november 17, 1978 is a date that a lot of scifi fans would like to forget ever existed. Is olafs frozen adventure the new star wars holiday special. For it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. It used to be really difficult to watch the star wars holiday special, but thanks to youtube, its readily available. As you can probably surmise from the title, this has nothing to do with wrestling. Unbearable to watch, its just amazing how atrocious star wars can be in the wrong hands. The secret history of christmas in the stars, the bonkers star wars holiday album costarring. Not officially, anywayif you look hard enough you can find the infamous special that. Also features the first screen appearance of boba fett.
The infamous missing link of the star wars world aired only a single time on the 17th november 1978. Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special. Probably the highest quality copy that will ever be available to the public. In my own innovative fashion, ive upscaled the first couple of. The force awakens, it might be time to watch what is considered by some including star wars creator george lucas as the worst star wars film ever, the made for tv star wars holiday special. Anthony daniels in the star wars holiday special 1978.
Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. How to watch the star wars holiday special free on roku. Having now seen it i have begun to wonder if it wouldnt have best been served as the booby prize. At the time, most of the christmas special physical copies were destroyed by george lucas. Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the main cast and providing lucas and brand star wars. Although cbs hailed it as a twohour visual and audio delight, the madefortv mess was anything but. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the.
Your sleeping bag gets wet and your shoes get wet and your food gets wet and theres a stream running through the middle of your tent. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. The star wars holiday special 1978 animated cartoon special. Watch the star wars holiday special on its 40th anniversary polygon. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. 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 welcome to the dark side wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. Chewbacca and han solo visit the planet to celebrate the wookiee holiday life day with his family, which includes his wife. Nov 16, 2018 the star wars holiday special can be found on youtube. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. But hed like to forget about the first time he brought star wars to television. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Online video sites such as youtube have also hosted clips of the special. Luke skywalker and han solo battle imperial forces to help chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the wookiee planetin time for life. Worse than you could ever imagine, the star wars holiday special lives up to its reputation. Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever.
The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by george lucas. In depth information about the star wars holiday special, produced by nelvana limited, 20th century fox, lucasfilm ltd. A star wars podcast, and the galactic senate are talking the star wars holiday special this month on jackass one, darth jahcass is joined by the entire what the force crew. Aired only once on cbs in november 1978, this little nugget of star wars lore is the one thing george lucas prefers to be buried and forgotten.
The star wars holiday special is a complete trip from start to finish. No, that distinction belongs to the star wars holiday special, which aired just once on cbs the night of friday, nov. Excluding commercials, the program ran about 90 minutes. This complete 1hr 56min version was a one off special shown on cbs tv in 1978. Watch the star wars holiday special on its 40th anniversary.
Its where you think its going to be campy but it rains and rains and rains. The star wars holiday special complete movie update. Dec 18, 2019 for christmas 1977, kids got an empty box instead of star wars figures. Star wars christmas album christmas in the stars, bells, bells, bells and more. The star wars holiday special w oscar montoya from. Download the star wars holiday special swhs 1978 480p rifftrax 2ch v2 torrent or any other torrent from video tv shows direct download via magnet link. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday. I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. Now the star wars holiday special even lives on youtube for all to watch. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the 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. To watch this awful gem all you need is the youtube channel app on your roku.
Just when you thought things couldnt get any worse, check out the donnie and marie star wars special. Panned frozen short heads to abc after being dropped from coco the only redeeming quality of the 1978 star wars christmas special over time has been the introduction of boba fett, but. An impressive handmade restoration by an editing team called editdroid. Star wars holiday special dvd super rare for sale online. 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. Star wars holiday special, 1978 10 worst things ever. The whole senate is here to talk the star wars holiday special 40 years later. A star wars story and christmas right around the corner, chewbacca performs a rendition of the song silent night. 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 1978 remastered youtube. Star wars christmas album is a record album produced in 1980 by rso records. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. Native 4k scan of the original 1977 star wars almost complete. Have you ever seen the awful star wars holiday special. With all the hype of this weekends box office record breaker star wars. And now, thanks to youtube user djameyson, you and your family can relive. Video of the star wars holiday special for fans of star wars. Aired only once on cbs in november 1978, this little nugget of star wars.
It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet. Harrison ford, anthony daniels, carrie fisher, mark hamill, kenny baker, and peter mayhew in the star wars holiday special 1978. You can expect disney to release a new star wars movie every year from now. Due to some issues, the music at the end of the presentation has been edited out by youtube. The star wars holiday special is basically a tragedy set to film.
On friday, november 17th, 1978, the star wars holiday special aired once on cbs, and then never again. 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. Anthony daniels and carrie fisher in the star wars holiday special 1978 anthony daniels and carrie fisher in the star wars holiday special 1978. Im pretty sure that even the most hardcore star wars fan hates this piece of shit.
A veteran of the comedy wars who has since written material for 16 oscar. All i want is star wars for christmas 1978 video abc news. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. The occasion was something called the star wars holiday special, which aired on cbs only once, on nov. But 40 years later, the bad idea to end all bad ideas remains the star wars holiday special, a tv movievarietyshow hybrid that pairs the cast of the worlds most popular scifi film with. Dec 15, 2017 no, that distinction belongs to the star wars holiday special, which aired just once on cbs the night of friday, nov. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. But none are as notorious as the infamous star wars holiday special. The christmas season is full of regrettable television specials. This footage is taken from a vhs digitization of the original 1978 infamous christmas holiday special of the star wars franchise.
It starred the entire original cast of star wars except for alec guinness. Dec 17, 2015 the christmas season is full of regrettable television specials. The star wars holiday special 1978 dvd twistedanger. Native 4k scan of the original 1977 star wars almost complete 4k77 fan creations at 99% for the entire film 174258 frames and 94% on the last reel of film 30207 frames. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. So when star wars creator george lucas presented the idea of a star wars holiday special to cbs producers, someone probably should have stopped that sleigh.
Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. All the original cast appear in this show with some. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to. The star wars holiday special star wars video fanpop. Topics star wars, christmas, 1978, boba fett, cartoon. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. Countdown to christmas star wars holiday special 1978. Heir to the empire, or the 2005 movie the revenge of the sith. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only.
It features recordings of star wars themed christmas songs and stories about a droid factory where the robots make toys yearround for s. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. Not long ago i attended a party give by my star wars group and as a prize in the trivia contest i received among other things a vhs copy of the star wars holiday special. In the summer of 1978, bruce vilanch had a bad feeling about the star wars television special hed been hired to write. Jun 19, 2017 1978 star wars holiday special commercials all 19 minutes of them. The star wars holiday special swhs 1978 480p rifftrax. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special.
Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. The troubled history of the star wars holiday special. This holiday special is so terrible that once it aired, george lucas made sure it could never broadcast again. Remembering the infamously bad star wars holiday special.
The main storyline of the film transpires on the wookiee home planet of kashyyyk. The star wars holiday special 1978 star wars holiday special is a 2hour long television special that aired on cbs on november 17, 1978. Jan 29, 2016 star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy. The star wars holiday special everything you never. Dec 01, 2015 its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the main cast and providing lucas and brand star wars. The star wars holiday special is a brilliant disaster.