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

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

2023★ 6.0 · 91h 31mDocumentary

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.

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Harrison Ford
as Self (archive footage)

Patton Oswalt
as Self

Seth Green
as Self

Kevin Smith
as Self

Gilbert Gottfried
as Self

Taran Killam
as Self

Paul Scheer
as Self

Bobcat Goldthwait
as Self

'Weird Al' Yankovic
as Self

Bruce Vilanch
as Self

Mick Garris
as Self

Steve Binder
as Self

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Release date: 2023-03-11

Runtime: 1h 31m

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