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...

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.

Documentary

Seth Green

(Self)

Kevin Smith

(Self)

Paul Scheer

(Self)

Taran Killam

(Self)

"Weird Al" Yankovic

(Self)

Bruce Vilanch

(Self)

Gilbert Gottfried

(Self)

Donny Osmond

(Self)

Miki Herman

(Self)

Jonathan W. Rinzler

(Self)

Mick Garris

(Self)

Jason Lenzi

(Self)

Steve Binder

(Self)

Patton Oswalt

(Self)

Craig Miller

(Self)

Leonard Ripps

(Self)

Brian Ward

(Self)

Peter Sears

(Self)

Bobcat Goldthwait

(Self)

Kyle Newman

(Self)

Matthew Robbins

(Self)

Marc Pevers

(Self)

Anthony Caleca

(Self)

Larry Heider

(Self)

Bob Mackie

(Self)

Beverly Abdurahmen

(Self)

Scott Kirkwood

(Self)

Steve Schuster

(Self)

Gus Lopez

(Self)

Steve Sansweet

(Self)

Rolland Smith

(Self)

George Lucas

(Self (archive footage))

Mark Hamill

(Self (archive footage))

Carrie Fisher

(Self (archive footage))

Peter Mayhew

(Self (archive footage))

Anthony Daniels

(Self (archive footage))

Bea Arthur

(Self (archive footage))

Art Carney

(Self (archive footage))

David Acomba

(Self (voice) (archive footage))

Mitzie Welch

(Self (voice) (archive footage))

Ken Welch

(Self (voice) (archive footage))

Clive A. Smith

(Self (voice) (archive footage))

Jon Favreau

(Self (archive footage))

Dave Filoni

(Self (archive footage))

Bonnie Burton

(Self)

Harrison Ford

(Self (archive footage))