[citation needed]. [53] It aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ 2 on Christmas Day 1979.[54]. "[12] After the original film's success, its cast made a few appearances on TV variety shows. In the end, because of work on promoting Star Wars and working on the next film, we realized we had no time. It was also broadcast on the Canadian television network CTV from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time,[2] in New Zealand on TVNZ, and in Australia on the Seven Network. Ackmena announces last call, and upon being ignored, sings a farewell song. These include songs and comedy routines by such 1970s talents as Jefferson Starship, Diahann Carroll, Art Carney, Harvey Korman and Bea Arthur, and a circus-style acrobatics routine including uneven bars and juggling. They leave, but one stormtrooper stays behind and realizes that they were tricked. Saun quickly responds that the trooper stole supplies and deserted. He tells her through a carefully worded message that Han and Chewbacca are on their way and should be arriving soon. So we just left it to them and just had the occasional meetings with them, provided them with access to props and the actors, and that was it. [40] [4] Wookiees walk into a bright star and arrive at the Tree of Life, where many are gathered, including C-3PO and R2-D2. [19][20] Lucas requested that the visual style be inspired by Moebius. He was replaced by Steve Binder, whose only contact with Lucasfilm was a "Wookiee bible" detailing how the species should look and behave. [29] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. The program includes footage from the 1977 film and a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana featuring the bounty hunter Boba Fett. The high point of the special is generally considered to be the animated segment known as "The Faithful Wookiee",[17] which is the first official Star Wars cartoon. (31.3%) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (28.4%), among others. A new expose on the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special reveals that Han Solo was once married to a wookie, but George Lucas thought it was too controversial to show. An animated sequel set after the events of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, titled the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, will be released on Disney+ in November 2020. The comedy troupe RiffTrax, which is composed of Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumni, has released a satirical running commentary on the special. Once they get into the Imperial-occupied city, Fett instructs Chewie to stay behind—so he can contact Darth Vader. Jon Favreau continues his fascination with the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special in The Mandalorian. This page was last edited on 25 October 2020, at 09:49. The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV Movie 1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scenes take place in space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and a Star Destroyer; segments also take place in a few other locales, such as the Mos Eisley cantina from the original film. We also pay a visit to the Cantina and meet all the monsters again. Despite the unpopularity of the special, Lucasfilm maintained its status as part of the continuity, placing it halfway between Episodes IV and V.[58] From 1978 to 2014, most elements of Holiday Special fell under the S-canon, a secondary level of canon superseded by other licensed works. [4] CBS hired experienced variety show writers and producers,[4] including writer Bruce Vilanch, who was concerned about the decision to center the special on a species who grunt in a fictional language without subtitles. [citation needed] It was shown on Swedish SVT on May 31, 1979 as Stjärnornas krig - och fred (literally "Star Wars - and Peace", a pun on the Swedish title of the first film). After being introduced by the special, the character Boba Fett and the planet Kashyyyk have gone on to play integral roles in the franchise, making their first film appearances in The Empire Strikes Back and Revenge of the Sith, respectively. I can't even remember who the group was, but they were variety TV guys. It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans as bootleg copies, and it has also been uploaded to content-sharing websites. [14], Though Lucas is uncredited, it was his idea to build the narrative around Chewbacca's family. All the acts were loosely linked together with material which involves the Wookiees' preparation for Life Day on Kashyyyk, Han and Chewie's attempt to bypass the Imperial blockade and make it to Chewie's family, and the Imperial garrison's search for rebels. To do so, he first must watch the manual for the device, being presented by a malfunctioning, incompetent robot (also played by Korman). Solo Brings Chewbacca's Wife Into Official Star Wars Canon? Only the episodic films and animated series beginning with The Clone Wars were declared to be part of the new canon. He also performs two solo routines: one as Chef Gormaanda, a four-armed parody of Julia Child (the four arms allow her to work much faster than Malla can keep up with) and one as a malfunctioning Amorphian android named Dromboid in an instruction video watched by Lumpy. In 2004, the official Star Wars site confirmed that documentary filmmaker Kevin Burns was allowed access to the original print for use in his Empire of Dreams documentary; however, the segment using footage from the holiday special was ultimately left out of the final cut. When the music finishes, the head officer orders the search to continue. The Chuck Wendig novel Aftermath: Empire's End reveals that Chewbacca's son from the Star Wars Holiday Special is now part of the official canon. [3] Shepard Smith, a news anchor for the Fox News Channel, referred to it as a "'70s train wreck, combining the worst of Star Wars with the utter worst of variety television. [2] Jerry Buck, in a November 1978 review for the Associated Press, called the program "bubble gum for the brain". It aired in France on January 1, 1979, on TF1, in a shortened 72-minute version, dubbed in French. The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American television special set in the universe of the Star Wars science-fiction media franchise. In the storyline that ties the special together, following the events of the original film, Chewbacca and Han Solo attempt to visit the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate "Life Day". As they search, Saun and the others attempt to distract them with food and Malla's music video box (which features a video by Jefferson Starship). His segments are also largely played for laughs and at one point includes a scene alluding to his character Ed Norton from The Honeymooners, where an Imperial officer demands that he "get on with it" while Carney dallies with a prop, thus introducing the Jefferson Starship performance. 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"[41] In 2018, Mark Hamill admitted to not having seen the entire special. A press kit was released prior to the special to promote its airing. Hoping to find the Millennium Falcon, his wife, Malla, runs a computer scan for starships in the area but is unsuccessful. [2] Online video sites such as YouTube have also hosted clips of the special. 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