A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

2023/03/11 • Released • English

Documentary
6.2
1h 31m

A long time ago, in a part of the galaxy that George Lucas would like us to forget...

Overview

In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it aired only once. George Lucas tried to bury it and an infamous camp legend was born. This documentary unravels the mysteries behind the most bizarre Star Wars spin-offs of all time.

Director : Jeremy Coon

Casts
Seth Green

Seth Green

Self

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Self

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

Self

Taran Killam

Taran Killam

Self

"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Self

Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

Self

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

Self

Donny Osmond

Donny Osmond

Self

Miki Herman

Self

Jonathan W. Rinzler

Self

Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Self

Jason Lenzi

Self

Steve Binder

Steve Binder

Self

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Self

Craig Miller

Self

Leonard Ripps

Self

Brian Ward

Self

Peter Sears

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Kyle Newman

Kyle Newman

Self

Matthew Robbins

Matthew Robbins

Self

Marc Pevers

Self

Anthony Caleca

Self

Larry Heider

Self

Bob Mackie

Bob Mackie

Self

Beverly Abdurahmen

Self

Scott Kirkwood

Self

Steve Schuster

Self

Gus Lopez

Self

Steve Sansweet

Steve Sansweet

Self

Rolland Smith

Self

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self (archive footage)

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Self (archive footage)

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

Self (archive footage)

Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels

Self (archive footage)

Bea Arthur

Bea Arthur

Self (archive footage)

Art Carney

Art Carney

Self (archive footage)

David Acomba

David Acomba

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Mitzie Welch

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Ken Welch

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Clive A. Smith

Clive A. Smith

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Self (archive footage)

Dave Filoni

Dave Filoni

Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Burton

Bonnie Burton

Self

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Self (archive footage)

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