Comments | crashtestbunny: Star Wars Christmas Special

crashtestbunny

Star Wars Christmas Special - 1979

Dec 19, 2005 12:28

A friend of mine got a DVD copy of the Star Wars Christmas Special from 1979 and has promised to make 2 copies for me (one of them will be headed your way Cuke). This is the special where Chewbaca tries to make it back home for Life Day on his Wookie planet. I have not yet seen it, but we are going to try and arrange a big screen showing using the ( Read more... )

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jameskpolk December 19 2005, 21:45:56 UTC

Lumpy!

crashtestbunny December 20 2005, 08:01:04 UTC

I'm not sure if that is his son's actual name, but it wouldn't suprise me. Since you guys couldn't do the Lucas film you wanted to for twisted flicks, you should do the christmas special. Although, it'd be hard to be funnier than the original.

domzook December 19 2005, 22:38:16 UTC

Trust me, you will not be dissappointed. We got this a couple xmases ago, and leave it on the background when we entertain for the holidays. Something is UP with Itchy and Diahann Carroll.

jimmyjr December 20 2005, 01:08:19 UTC

Art Carney, Bea Arthur and Harvey Korman!
How they ended up with such B Rate celebrities when Star Wars was such a hot property at the time is beyond me.

crashtestbunny December 20 2005, 07:59:20 UTC

I have no idea. I can't wait to hear Bea Arthur sing.

cukebrian December 20 2005, 05:15:24 UTC

thanks for thinking of me. I've seen it, but having a good dvd would be great. It's really, really horrible. If you're doing the screening, I suggest having something ready as a palate cleanser. I've heard Lucas has just disavowed the whole thing, he wishes it would go away.

crashtestbunny December 20 2005, 07:58:02 UTC

You were the first person that came to mind when I heard about this.
Harrison Ford was in it I heard. I'd love to get a still photo from the special and send it to him to sign.

bdonornot December 20 2005, 07:48:19 UTC

The Star Wars Holiday Special is a national treasure.

crashtestbunny December 20 2005, 07:55:12 UTC

Totally. The thing I am most looking forward to are the commercials.

cukebrian December 20 2005, 19:25:30 UTC

Yes, commercials. I have a bootleg vhs tape somewhere of about 100 old Star Wars commercials... they're great and cheesy. Especially the underoos ones.

Here are two links for the SW holiday special if you want trivia/info:

http://www.tvparty.com/70starwars.html
http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com

Here's a lucas quote, "If I had the time and a hammer, I would track down every copy of that program and smash it." I love that.

Bruce Vilanch was a writer on the special.