Documentary on the making of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, a legendarily bad TV holiday special released just one year...
Documentary on the making of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, a legendarily bad TV holiday special released just one year after A New Hope.
In 1977, Star Wars became a cultural phenomenon that single-handedly revitalised a stagnant film industry, and forever changed how films were sold, made, and marketed. Movies would never be the same again. A year later, neither would television. In 1978, CBS aired the two-hour Star Wars Holiday Special during the week of Thanksgiving and was watched by 13 million people. It never re-aired and is considered one of the worst shows to ever air on TV. While some fans of the franchise are aware of this dark secret, this bizarre two hours of television still remains relatively unknown among the general public. Simply put, we will answer how and why did the "Holiday Special" get made.
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100 %45 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
78 %55 reviewsAudience score rating
"A celebration of Star Wars and its history, even in its weirdest forms."
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Collider
Collider"A charming reminder of when franchise junk could be authentically, idiosyncratically terrible."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"When it isn’t poking fun at moments of iconic trash, it offers an insightful exploration of the production and context of the special."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"More affectionate than disparaging."
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Variety
Variety"Insightful."
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- Runtime
- 85
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
