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Star Wars: Holiday Special

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25% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 20% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings

Critics Reviews

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Mar 25, 2020
Yes, it features Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, but nobody who saw this kitschy TV abomination back in 1978 was surprised that George Lucas wanted it erased from human memory. Go to Full Review
Gail Williams The Hollywood Reporter Oct 3, 2015
If the prospect of a two-hour Star Wars Holiday Special conjured up visions of "May the force be with you" repeated ad nauseam in your head, this show on CBS was a welcome surprise. Go to Full Review
Daniel Kraus Salon.com Aug 13, 2008
Yes, it was that unprecedented. Yes, it was that bad. Go to Full Review
Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn Aug 28, 2022
F
A complete miscalculation on what will interest and entertain the consumer, there isn't a single reason why one should give the film the time of day and truly it does deserve to be lost how it has been. Go to Full Review
Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex Dec 25, 2019
.5/4
You will curse god for this show's mere existence. Go to Full Review
Shaun Munro Flickering Myth Dec 21, 2019
2/5
The Star Wars Holiday Special is a work of such baffling insanity that every Star Wars fan deserves to watch it once - but probably only once. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Rey S Apr 6, 2019 The Only Thing star wars has done Terrible Worst Of The Star Wars Franchise
Luke L Apr 5, 2019 At least it was better then the last jedi
Harry R Mar 9, 2019 I agree with George Lucas. Wipe this filth of the face of the earth!
Ron R Feb 27, 2019 I cannot wait till the mystery science theater guy get a hold of this one....
Hermione S Feb 26, 2019 Know what's sad? This had better character development than any of the new Star Wars films... and it sucked ass. Giving it 4 full stars because it's not The Last Jedi. And, it actually predicted the future with Itchy's VR Wookiee porn! George Lucas is such a visionary! Happy Life Day, everyone! =) See more
Abraham G Dec 28, 2018 Watched while getting drunk and it still wasn't enough to make this 90 minutes of Wookie noises worth it. People complain about the new movies, they haven't seen this. It's always been meh at best See more
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Cast & Crew

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Steven D. Binder

Director

Mark Hamill

Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford

Han Solo

Carrie Fisher

Princess Leia

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO

Peter Mayhew

Chewbacca

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Movie Info

Director
Steven D. Binder
Release Date (TV)
Nov 17, 1978
Runtime
1h 37m
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