The Star Wars Holiday Special
“A galactic odyssey against oppression.”
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Chewbacca's family waits for Life Day while a television variety show keeps interrupting the galaxy. Celebrity sketches, musical detours and long stretches of Wookiee domesticity make this an extraordinary franchise curiosity. The animated segment is the refuge; the rest is a demanding communal endurance event.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 8.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 7/10
- Dialogue
- 9/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“Life Day has been delayed by a variety-show emergency.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 80
Synopsis and movie facts
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!
- Released
- 1978
- Directed by
- Steve Binder
- Running time
- 97 min
Starring
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- James Earl Jones as Darth Vader (voice)
- Bea Arthur as Ackmena
- Art Carney as Saun Dann
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), directed by Steve Binder. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
Badmovies.org strongly dislikes the variety-show structure and prolonged Wookiee material, identifying the animated section as the principal worthwhile segment. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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