Several star wars television series have also been released. The star wars holiday special was broadcast on tv in 1978 as a fineprint stipulation to the fiddle contest that george lucas lost to the devil. The visuals might look shaky now, but for 1978, this was. The star wars holiday special 1978 1h 37min adventure, family, musical tv movie 17 november 1978. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. Star wars holiday special rohrende wookieeweihnachten. And that was giving the okay for the the star wars holiday special.
Special 2dvdhq 40th anniversary at the best online prices at ebay. This oftenoverlooked holiday special explored chewbaccas wife and family. Chewie and han solo are trying to get to the planet where chewies family. Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. Jon favreau is interested in directing a new star wars. The original trilogy, the first two installments in the prequel trilogy, and the first installment in the sequel trilogy have also aired on network television. Im talking about 1978 s notorious star wars holiday special, the two madefortv ewok movies, the two shortlived animated star wars cartoons from the 80s, and the actually brilliant but. Star wars movie series in chronological order by countronin created 30 may 2017 updated 6 months ago public i averaged the ratings of the titles that are actually out. Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial forces to. The infamous 1978 star wars holiday special is one of the most bizarre and divisive installments of the longrunning scifi franchise, being considered one of the best worst attempts at expanding.
The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Way back in 1978, george lucas made what many believe to be the biggest mistake when it comes to the star wars franchise outside of the prequel trilogy. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the. The most disturbing moments of the star wars holiday special duration. The most disturbing moments of the star wars holiday special. Princess leias life day song youtube harrison ford denies existence of star wars holiday special in conan duration. The retro star wars holiday special from 1978 is a polarizing. Episode 9 the star wars holiday special finale duration. How to watch star wars movies in chronological and. Harrison ford made an appearance on the february 8, 2006, episode of late.
Star wars episode 38 is a movie completely spoofing the original trilogy of star wars with jokes and slapstick humor in almost every scene. The star wars holiday special everything you never. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. The star wars holiday special 1978 full movie download. In 1984 and 1985, two liveaction films featuring the ewoks were televised in the united states and released theatrically in europe. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. The star wars holiday special was a magazine article published in star wars insider 23 that took a look at 1978 s infamous tv special of the same name. All the original star wars members made an appearance from carrie fisher and harrison ford to mark hamill. It was also broadcast on the canadian television network ctv from 7. Star wars holiday special 1978 episode v the empire strikes back 1980 episode vi return of the jedi 1983 the ewok adventure 1984. Actresscomedienne bea arthur was born bernice frankel on may, 1922 in new york city to a jewish family.
Holiday special 1978 its life day on kashyyyk and han has to get chewbacca home with the empire close behind. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. Jon favreau wants another star wars holiday special. It is lifeday, a holiday that is celebrated on chewbaccas home planet kashyyyk. Jon favreau wants to make a new star wars holiday special. Then came a pair of madefortv movies and two saturday morning cartoons on abc in the mid1980s. Put the star wars holiday special and the ewoks movies on.
Harrison ford, as han solo of star wars fame chats with carrie fisher nov. The star wars holiday special article wookieepedia. Shame it had to be a straighttotv movie, wouldve loved to see it on the big screen. I also deleted some of my comment responses just updated june 5, 2018 to put a note on revelations that. Clone wars season 7 2020 forthcoming the mandalorian season 2 2020 theres no right or wrong way to really watch the saga. Cbs aired the star wars holiday special in november 1978. The trailer for the 1978 television classic, 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. Fett appears as a mysterious figure who saves luke skywalker, chewbacca, c3po and r2d2 from a giant monster, only to be revealed. Han solo celebrates life day with the family in this television special from 1978. November 17, 1978 is a date that a lot of scifi fans would like to forget ever existed.
Star wars on network television television obscurities. However, one difference between the two is that the star wars holiday special had an airtime of two hours, including commericals, while it is implied by comic book guy that the cosmic. Favreau is busy putting the final touches on season one of the highlyanticipated star wars series the. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. Even if youre someone who thinks the 1978 star wars holiday special is delightfully bonkers, you gotta admit that. The special, as well as comic book guys negative commentary throughout, was a reference to the 1978 star wars holiday special and its similarly poor reception. Featuring most of the new hope cast, several celebrity guest, and a.
Theres kitsch, theres camp, and then theres whatever is happening here. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. 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. Kashyyyk, home of chewbacca, is readying for the life day celebration and chewbacca is trying to make it home to join the festivities. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by. The 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special. With the holiday season in full swing, and star wars. Long, long ago 40 years, to be precise the star wars holiday special brought george lucass far, far away galaxy out of movie theaters and into living rooms for the very first time.
If hitler forced aliens to put on a variety show at gunpoint, youd feel more comfortable watching it. Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials travis moss. For the uninitiated, the infamous star wars holiday special of 1978 featuredand this is not a jokebea arthur working as a bartender in an alien cantina, a truly shocking amount of musical. The character of boba fett made his first public appearance at the san anselmo country fair parade on 24 september 1978. 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.
The first spinoff film produced was the star wars holiday special 1978. Life day was mentioned in the first episode of the mandalorian. For it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. 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. Jon favreau on his plans for a star wars holiday special. A good quality version of a classic put together from a few of different sources. The tv special celebrating the wookiee holiday life day aired on cbs in 1978.
Sadly, theres no sign of the infamous star wars holiday special from 1978. I averaged the ratings of the titles that are actually out. Star wars holiday special was so bad, george lucas wont. It was written by jon bradley snyder this article is a stub about a magazine. The character debuted on television two months later in an animated segment produced by nelvana for the star wars holiday special.