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

1h 31min

Documentary

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.

Production Companies

Jeremy Coon Productions

September Club

Cast

Seth Green

Seth Green

Self
Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Self
Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

Self
Taran Killam

Taran Killam

Self
'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self
Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

Self
Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

Self
Donny Osmond

Donny Osmond

Self
Miki Herman

Miki Herman

Self
Jonathan W. Rinzler

Jonathan W. Rinzler

Self
Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Self
Jason Lenzi

Jason Lenzi

Self
Steve Binder

Steve Binder

Self
Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Self
Craig Miller

Craig Miller

Self
Leonard Ripps

Leonard Ripps

Self
Brian Ward

Brian Ward

Self
Peter Sears

Peter Sears

Self
Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self
Kyle Newman

Kyle Newman

Self
Matthew Robbins

Matthew Robbins

Self
Marc Pevers

Marc Pevers

Self
Anthony Caleca

Anthony Caleca

Self
Larry Heider

Larry Heider

Self
Bob Mackie

Bob Mackie

Self
Beverly Abdurahmen

Beverly Abdurahmen

Self
Scott Kirkwood

Scott Kirkwood

Self
Steve Schuster

Steve Schuster

Self
Gus Lopez

Gus Lopez

Self
Steve Sansweet

Steve Sansweet

Self
Rolland Smith

Rolland Smith

Self
George Lucas

George Lucas

Self (archive footage)
Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Self (archive footage)
Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

Self (archive footage)
Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

Self (archive footage)
Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels

Self (archive footage)
Bea Arthur

Bea Arthur

Self (archive footage)
Art Carney

Art Carney

Self (archive footage)
David Acomba

David Acomba

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Mitzie Welch

Mitzie Welch

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Ken Welch

Ken Welch

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Clive A. Smith

Clive A. Smith

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Self (archive footage)
Dave Filoni

Dave Filoni

Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Burton

Bonnie Burton

Self
Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Self (archive footage)

Release date

11th Mar 2023

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English