The Star Wars Holiday Special

[drjones]

Has anybody seen the Holiday Special. I didn't even know about it until just recently. I heard it was so unbelievably bad, no one ever talks about it. I wonder if any of you know much about it. Was it a live action film, a cartoon, or both?

[Frizzo the Clown]

I have seen it. It really is unbelievably bad. In fact, its so bad, that even Lucas wishes it didn't exist. I think thats saying a lot. ;) It was mostly live action, but there was a cartoon in it.

[drjones]

LMAO!!! LUCAS DIDN'T LIKE IT?!?!

OMG, I have GOT to see this thing! Where can I find it?

[HeadHunter]

whats the full name so i can get a torrent for it :D

[Frizzo the Clown]

Well, no "official" copies exist, but I'm sure if you're resourceful enough, you can find it somewhere on the web. I can't say for sure where though.

[HeadHunter]

Well, no "official" copies exist, but I'm sure if you're resourceful enough, you can find it somewhere on the web. I can't say for sure where though.


Already found it :P

[bbf2]

LMAO!!! LUCAS DIDN'T LIKE IT?!?!

OMG, I have GOT to see this thing! Where can I find it?

Lucas isn't even ashamed of TPM, so that's saying something.

[Frizzo the Clown]

Already found it :P
Well, good for you, bastard. ;)

[Cloud Buster]

Not only does Lucas not like it, but I read a quote from him once saying that if he could, he would hunt down and destroy every last copy of the SW Holiday Special in existence.

[HeadHunter]

Well, good for you, bastard. ;)

download it from a torrent!

[insaneMoViEgoer]

LMAO!!! LUCAS DIDN'T LIKE IT?!?!

OMG, I have GOT to see this thing! Where can I find it?
i posted a link in the "Star Wars Opera" thread days ago.

[Jason Krueger]

the horror....the horror...the horror.

[Mat]

It's a shame the Seperatists didn't slaughter Chewbacca's family when they had the chance.

[drjones]

I just watched it. I want to throw up. Oh, that was awful.

Talk about low budget. When I found out it had Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, James Earl Jones, Peter Mayhew, etc. I thought "Well, it can't be TOO bad." They were absolutely right when they said what the story is about; Han and Chewie struggle against Imperial Forces to return to Chewie's family on Kashyyk for Life Day (a Wookie Holiday). The Imperial Forces keep them late. What they don't tell you is that rather than following the story of Han and Chewie, they follow the story of his family. Who in the right of mind makes a movie about waiting for an hour and a half?

Frizzo, did you see it when it aired on TV, or did you find it some other way?

[Miasma]

I watched this thing when it aired on TV, and then again more recently on the internet. It's so bad, it's really hard to sit through it all, I don't care if it says Star Wars in the title and has the original cast. Painful stuff.

[Ramplate]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/ramplate/zzzrdkill.gif

Now why haven't we seen these in the store?
Wookie-ookies (http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/text/wookiee-ookies.htm)

[drjones]

The only good part of this thing (besides when the end finally came around) was the inclusion of the Wilhelm Scream. Someone mentioned it in another one of these threads. I always noticed that a lot of movies included that cheesy scream, but I never knew it was the same recording.

[Ramplate]

I was gonna mention the Wilhelm Scream hehe, I guess I was still thinking "Stir, stir, stir, mix, whip...' and whatever the hell else Harvey was trying to waste time with lol

[drjones]

LMAO!!! That cooking show was the epitome of what made the thing so horrible!

[darthspielberg]

I am so glad I have not seen this...

[Chiakier]

I want to download this

[Sock-Man]

Does anyone else think the Boba Fett cartoon is actually kinda cool?

[darthspielberg]

i actually saw that part, I just can't remember it.

[Chiakier]

Not as kool as the ewok cartoon

[Sock-Man]

I have never seen the ewok cartoon. Shame.

[Chiakier]

And Droids is classic

[darthspielberg]

is it as good as the Droids cartoon. I loved that one.

[Chiakier]

Thats what I said

[Miasma]

I am so glad I have not seen this...


Yeah, but it included a scene of Soft Core Virtual Reality Wookiee Porn. (no, I am NOT kidding.)

[darthspielberg]

Thats what I said

sorry, I posted late.

[Chiakier]

lol

[Frizzo the Clown]

I just watched it. I want to throw up. Oh, that was awful.

Talk about low budget. When I found out it had Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, James Earl Jones, Peter Mayhew, etc. I thought "Well, it can't be TOO bad." They were absolutely right when they said what the story is about; Han and Chewie struggle against Imperial Forces to return to Chewie's family on Kashyyk for Life Day (a Wookie Holiday). The Imperial Forces keep them late. What they don't tell you is that rather than following the story of Han and Chewie, they follow the story of his family. Who in the right of mind makes a movie about waiting for an hour and a half?

Frizzo, did you see it when it aired on TV, or did you find it some other way?
Oh, I found it some other way. Yes, I was alive when it first aired, but I was only about 5 months old. So, even if my folks had watched it on TV, I certainly wouldn't have remembered it. Or perhaps I just blocked out that memory. ;) Maybe, being subjected to this piece of crap when I was so young, scarred me, and made me the man I am today. Its a possibility. ;)

[darthspielberg]

so watching Star Wars Holiday special in early childhood leads to being a crazy online clown mod?

[Frizzo the Clown]

so watching Star Wars Holiday special in early childhood leads to being a crazy online clown mod?
Well, it seems to be entirely possible. ;)

[Chiakier]

I want to buy the ewoks one and the droids one ---classic. Maybe I ll get them when my student loan comes through again.

[Miasma]

Well, it seems to be entirely possible. ;)

Thank God I was already abut 4 years old when it aired, then!

[Jason Krueger]

what about seeing a freaky movie with a killer doll and not being able to watch it entirely till 10 years later.

[Jason Krueger]

I want to buy the ewoks one and the droids one ---classic. Maybe I ll get them when my student loan comes through again.

I use to have the droid one on vhs, but I gave it away to my cousin.

Isn't there a live action ewok movie?

[Ewok Droppings]

what about the Ewok Adventure movies that they aired on TV? I remember watching those as a kid and thinking "this sucks, but hey, it's star wars". Those were crappers too.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002YCUR0.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[drjones]

Does anyone else think the Boba Fett cartoon is actually kinda cool?No, but sadly it is the best part of the entire movie.

[Jason Krueger]

When I watched it, they didn't show a boba fett cartoon.

[darthspielberg]

awww, poor jason.

[Fanible]

http://i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7629

[Jason Krueger]

Are you trying to kill me?

[drjones]

Interesting trivia.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193524/trivia

[insaneMoViEgoer]

The song Carrie Fisher "sings" is based on the theme from Star Wars (1977).
i had no idea:P

[drjones]

I think it's pretty embarrasing that they made an entire movie with the original cast, and the only thing that is Star Wars canon is Boba Fett (who was likely already written into the ESB script by 1978).

[Cloud Buster]

http://i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7629

That's a cut down version. It doesn't have a good deal of it, including the cartoon.

[flukeman]

Not only does Lucas not like it, but I read a quote from him once saying that if he could, he would hunt down and destroy every last copy of the SW Holiday Special in existence.

Heh, he'll have to break into my house first :) I got a vhs copy off ebay for pretty cheap a couple of years ago. I can't begin to describe how bad it is....

[insaneMoViEgoer]

I think it's pretty embarrasing that they made an entire movie with the original cast, and the only thing that is Star Wars canon is Boba Fett (who was likely already written into the ESB script by 1978).
he's actually in ANH. in the jabba scene

[flukeman]

Not in 1977 he wasn't. There was no Jabba scene.

[drjones]

Was that in the original footage, or was it one added into the scene? I saw the clip once when it was just a fat man dressed in furs, but that was a long time ago. I don't remember Boba Fett being there, or not being there.

[flukeman]

The original footage had the fat Scottish guy in furs, and I believe he was going to be replaced later, but they never got around to it or it didn't work well. I have the scene in my "From SW to Jedi: The Making of Saga", I can check it out. I don't remember Boba being there though.

[Frizzo the Clown]

Was that in the original footage, or was it one added into the scene? I saw the clip once when it was just a fat man dressed in furs, but that was a long time ago. I don't remember Boba Fett being there, or not being there.
I don't think he was in the scene originally. I'm sure Boba was added after the fact. Especially since you see him essentially turn and mug for the camera.

[Fanible]

I believe Boba was added to the Jaba edit scene in A New Hope (the original footage of the guy in furs). He was in ROTJ in Jabba's palace as well, but they filmed additional footage of him flirting with the dancing girls for the SE.

[drjones]

That's what I thought.

[Ramplate]

Oh, I found it some other way. Yes, I was alive when it first aired, but I was only about 5 months old. So, even if my folks had watched it on TV, I certainly wouldn't have remembered it. Or perhaps I just blocked out that memory. ;) Maybe, being subjected to this piece of crap when I was so young, scarred me, and made me the man I am today. Its a possibility. ;)
Jeez Frizzo - you're just a pup!
I was 17 when this aired :D

I'm very suprised I did not see the name Alan Smithee in the credits :D

[drjones]

Ramplate, I just read your post about the Wookie-ookies. I'm definitly going to make those sometime. Prob next week (I've already got too many sweets in the apartment).

[Ramplate]

I didn't notice George Spelvin, Walter Plinge, or Frank Terry anywhere in the credits either - how about that for a miracle? ;)

Ramplate, I just read your post about the Wookie-ookies. I'm definitly going to make those sometime. Prob next week (I've already got too many sweets in the apartment).

Yeah they actually sound pretty good huh
too bad I'm a diabetic

[Frizzo the Clown]

Jeez Frizzo - you're just a pup!
I was 17 when this aired :D

I'm very suprised I did not see the name Alan Smithee in the credits :D
I may be a pup to you, but I'm one of the oldest people here. ;)

[neo5595]

can someone please post a link to the full version of this? I still havent seen yet.

[Cloud Buster]

can someone please post a link to the full version of this? I still havent seen yet.

Not sure if the complete version is actually floating about in cyberspace. I was so curious, a few months agp I finally paid $2 for a VHS from eBay. I'm working a several video projects right now, but maybe when I get some free time, I'll make a downloadable version of the whole thing.

[insaneMoViEgoer]

theres a torrent of it. if you want it just send me a PM and i'll give you a link to it.

[Ramplate]

here it is

Ooops I guess that one is broken
Well, it's on my computer heh heh