1:35 Huh? "Smile at the camera"? What camera? Ahhhh, everything's so warm and cozy.... (Note: Watching this it's hard to believe that there was a time when Carrie Fisher wasn't "That Crazy Old Lady" yet. Also note that I fuckin _love_ Carrie Fisher!)
Check your illusions at the door. "The Star Wars Holiday Special" is genius. Oh, sure, it'll cost you your immortal soul to watch, but it's genius. It's like the apple Adam and Eve famously snacked upon--a myth-destroying wake-up call. Once you see this, you'll never look at "Star Wars" the same way.🇺🇸
Principal photography was done in the LA area in the summer, and the Wookiee actors got overheated in those hairy, synthetic suits and body stockings. They could only stay on-set and performing for about 10 mins; in between their costume heads were removed and they were administered oxygen! This whole piece of dreck was the result of a struggle of wills between successively-fired teams of writers and the producer; all involved seem to continue to pass the buck to this day.
The most enjoyable part was looking for ordinary earth technology featured in this cheap set, like the tape recorders, earth-like plastic garbage can, or the scientific calculator being used as a control panel for the communicator screen. They must have scoured every Goodwill store in LA to get it.
don't know about you guys but the little furrball has more acting skills than the dude that interpreted the character for Anakin Skywalker in episode I
Simon Christensen You got that right. George Lucas even said this was a piece of shit. It was a product he was personally ashamed of. That's coming from the guy who created Jar-Jar. He also said, if he had time and a sledgehammer, he would destroy every copy of this special.
I'm watching this out of curiosity, because I was under the impression that Lucas had gotten many ideas for the prequels to the novels and comics that came out 8-9 years prior, from both Timothy Zahn's books Heir To The Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command, as well as Dark Horse Comics 6 issue Dark Empire series. Kashyyyk, once known by Lucas as 'Endor' as the name for the Wookie homeworld only to be changed, isn't mentioned in episodes 4-6. Wikipedia mentions that Chewie's homeworld makes a appearance in the Star Wars Holiday Special, but is it called 'Kashyyyk'? This special was made well before Zahn and Dark Horse Comics plotted their tales of the Star Wars universe, so I wonder- did Lucas create the world of Kashyyyk? As for Coruscant, the first time I had ever heard of the Old Republic/Galactic Empire/New Republic world was in 'Heir To The Empire (published in 1991). Well, with 'that' being said....here is to bearing this horrid holiday special to find out my questions....
+Markus Allen To add, I am moved to state this fact- When Star Wars first hit theaters back in 1977, many like myself were completely mesmerized by the story Lucas created, so much so, that 'anything' and 'everything' that had the name 'Star Wars' linked to it was excepted as part of the 'Lucas' Star Wars universe. Many liked this, or that they excepted it graciously, only to pick it apart years later. The prequels are no different, but at first (and I speak only for myself), when 'The Phantom Menace' came out, many 'loved' that movie.
Wow. Up until I saw this holiday special, I thought that perhaps the worst TV shows of the 1970s were the "Brady Bunch Hour" or perhaps "Pink Lady and Jeff", but "The Star Wars Holiday Special" is at least as bad...possibly worse😅
ALL STAR WARS MOVIES/SHORT FILMS RANKED 8. Attack of the Clones 7. Phantom Menace 6. Revenge of the Sith 5. The Force Awakens 4. Return of the Jedi 3. Empire Strikes Back 2. A New Hope 1. Star Wars Holiday Special
+T8HPO Mark Hammil was in an accident shortly before and his face looked like shit. That's why they applied the heavy makeup. You can actually see the scars in episode V and VI.
+Conor Obsequey Well it depends on who you ask - some people say his face was completely ruined, others say that he basically had a broken nose and a few scars. But they were DEFINITELY hiding SOMETHING under the HUGE amount of makeup in this special
In Guantanamo, they forced prisoners to watch this.
+dookdawg214 That explains the exceptionally high rate of suicide.
I'm just thinking...those people expecting the Hulk were probably pissed off.
And 'Wonder Woman!!!'
the incredible hulk will not be presented this evening! hahaha, so weird, so funny! def watching this before the premiere of sw7 tonight!
You know something is bad when even George Lucas, the guy who created and loves Jar Jar, is ashamed by it
1:35 Huh? "Smile at the camera"? What camera? Ahhhh, everything's so warm and cozy....
(Note: Watching this it's hard to believe that there was a time when Carrie Fisher wasn't "That Crazy Old Lady" yet. Also note that I fuckin _love_ Carrie Fisher!)
I wonder if they're going to bring Chewbacca's son back for Star Wars VIII !
At that moment, when the makers of this watched revenge of the sith, in the battle of droids and the wookies. They knew, that they fucked up
Don't worry, you know how Han and Chewie are. They could have been caught in a asteroid storm, vaporized by the Empire, who knows?
Check your illusions at the door. "The Star Wars Holiday Special" is genius. Oh, sure, it'll cost you your immortal soul to watch, but it's genius. It's like the apple Adam and Eve famously snacked upon--a myth-destroying wake-up call. Once you see this, you'll never look at "Star Wars" the same way.🇺🇸
Principal photography was done in the LA area in the summer, and the Wookiee actors got overheated in those hairy, synthetic suits and body stockings. They could only stay on-set and performing for about 10 mins; in between their costume heads were removed and they were administered oxygen! This whole piece of dreck was the result of a struggle of wills between successively-fired teams of writers and the producer; all involved seem to continue to pass the buck to this day.
Can't understand why didn't put up a sitcom based on Chewbacca's family!
Tiziano Pastore Actually I would watch it. Drunk of course
I'm pretty sure they destroyed those other wookie costumes right after production,lol.
Thank you for uploading this! Cheers and may the holiday light day be with you.
Thank you for putting this on the internet.
You're welcome. This was my "life day" present
The most enjoyable part was looking for ordinary earth technology featured in this cheap set, like the tape recorders, earth-like plastic garbage can, or the scientific calculator being used as a control panel for the communicator screen. They must have scoured every Goodwill store in LA to get it.
Sometime between destroying the death star and this Luke learned the Wookie language.
Whenever I heard how bad this thing was, I had no idea. Well, now I have to see it through.
I've always said that Jar Jar was the worst thing to happen to Star Wars. I take it back. I take it all back. I'm sorry Jar Jar.
Holy shit i have to watch this before the force awakens
don't know about you guys but the little furrball has more acting skills than the dude that interpreted the character for Anakin Skywalker in episode I
Somewhere in a mind far, far, away.
Actually it was on TV once but it was so awful that George Lucas said to delete all copies of it and never show it again
keep this here....the world needs to know this atrocity...soo that history never repeats....oooppps JAR JAR
Holy crap !!! ...should have never made it out of the archives !
Pittrek, for the love of all that is holy, remove this ABOMINATION!!! :P
Why should I? Fox will do it for me, they already started :)
Because it's so bad, nobody should ever watch it :P
Simon Christensen
I'd say it's so horrible that it's actually great :)
pittrek81 The only good/funny thing is the RiffTrax commentated version
Simon Christensen
You got that right. George Lucas even said this was a piece of shit. It was a product he was personally ashamed of. That's coming from the guy who created Jar-Jar. He also said, if he had time and a sledgehammer, he would destroy every copy of this special.
My God, the horror...the horror...
So is this canon?...still better than the prequels though.
Nope. The holiday special is so awful that it's not even considered canon.
People building transportation to serve people.
I'm watching this out of curiosity, because I was under the impression that Lucas had gotten many ideas for the prequels to the novels and comics that came out 8-9 years prior, from both Timothy Zahn's books Heir To The Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command, as well as Dark Horse Comics 6 issue Dark Empire series. Kashyyyk, once known by Lucas as 'Endor' as the name for the Wookie homeworld only to be changed, isn't mentioned in episodes 4-6. Wikipedia mentions that Chewie's homeworld makes a appearance in the Star Wars Holiday Special, but is it called 'Kashyyyk'? This special was made well before Zahn and Dark Horse Comics plotted their tales of the Star Wars universe, so I wonder- did Lucas create the world of Kashyyyk? As for Coruscant, the first time I had ever heard of the Old Republic/Galactic Empire/New Republic world was in 'Heir To The Empire (published in 1991). Well, with 'that' being said....here is to bearing this horrid holiday special to find out my questions....
+Markus Allen To add, I am moved to state this fact- When Star Wars first hit theaters back in 1977, many like myself were completely mesmerized by the story Lucas created, so much so, that 'anything' and 'everything' that had the name 'Star Wars' linked to it was excepted as part of the 'Lucas' Star Wars universe. Many liked this, or that they excepted it graciously, only to pick it apart years later. The prequels are no different, but at first (and I speak only for myself), when 'The Phantom Menace' came out, many 'loved' that movie.
Shut up
Kenny Baker as R2D2
Chewie has a family
omg now i know why lukas want this forget
just wow
Holy shiieeet!!!
Happy non denominational life day to everyone!
where is my unsee bottom?!
Wow. Up until I saw this holiday special, I thought that perhaps the worst TV shows of the 1970s were the "Brady Bunch Hour" or perhaps "Pink Lady and Jeff", but "The Star Wars Holiday Special" is at least as bad...possibly worse😅
I don't understand my life anymore
ALL STAR WARS MOVIES/SHORT FILMS RANKED
8. Attack of the Clones
7. Phantom Menace
6. Revenge of the Sith
5. The Force Awakens
4. Return of the Jedi
3. Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
1. Star Wars Holiday Special
Thank you so much for posting this. this. is. awesome. pause. not.
omfg wtf is this!~
+Cmontferrat Somebody's acid trip
+pittrek81 More like a hangover
😆
:D
is this canon?
FUCK NO
Nah fam
why does mark hammil look so different to ep4? ... i know bout the car crash
+e0n2006 Really bad makeup.
i feel sad
Luke looks like Justin beiber what's up with is hair
+Jim Goebel or a Ken Doll with the plastic smile...
+T8HPO Mark Hammil was in an accident shortly before and his face looked like shit. That's why they applied the heavy makeup. You can actually see the scars in episode V and VI.
+Conor Obsequey Well it depends on who you ask - some people say his face was completely ruined, others say that he basically had a broken nose and a few scars. But they were DEFINITELY hiding SOMETHING under the HUGE amount of makeup in this special
TrekkieChannel In the Empire Strikes Back his face does look a lot different than it did in A New Hope and even more different in Return of the Jedi
Oh man, I swear this just gets worse every time I watch it. What the hell were they smoking when this idea was pitched?
Please put wokkie subtitles
There were never subtitles for that scene.
I would have rather watched the Incredible Hulk
same
The first ten minutes (minus the intro) has not one single english word in it. This is actually painful to watch.
Watching 4 minutes of this, I was in the fetal position, with a huge snot bubble, crying like a baby. ABOMINATION!!!!
This is an insult to all Star Wars fans. They should find any copies of this an burn it.
Luke is wearing a disturbing amount of makeup.
It's because Mark Hamill was in a car crash that required an extensive amount of facial reconstructive surgery shortly before filming this.
this crap is the proof that George Lucas never actually loved S.W. as fans did
This sucks