A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened (2023)

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.

Cast

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Seth Green
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Kevin Smith
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Mick Garris
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J Jason Lenzi
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Steve Binder
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Patton Oswalt
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C Craig Miller
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L Leonard Ripps
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B Brian Ward
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P Peter Sears
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Bobcat Goldthwait
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Kyle Newman
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Paul Scheer
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Matthew Robbins
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M Marc Pevers
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A Anthony Caleca
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L Larry Heider
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Bob Mackie
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B Beverly Abdurahmen
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S Scott Kirkwood
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S Steve Schuster
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G Gus Lopez
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Steve Sansweet
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Taran Killam
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R Rolland Smith
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George Lucas
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Mark Hamill
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Carrie Fisher
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Peter Mayhew
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Anthony Daniels
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Bea Arthur
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Art Carney
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David Acomba
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M Mitzie Welch
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
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K Ken Welch
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C Clive A. Smith
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Jon Favreau
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Dave Filoni
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Bonnie Burton
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Harrison Ford
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Bruce Vilanch
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Gilbert Gottfried
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Donny Osmond
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M Miki Herman
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J Jonathan W. Rinzler

Crew

Director
Jeremy Coon
Director
S Steve Kozak
Executive Producer
Adam F. Goldberg
Co-Producer
S Scott Kirkwood
Producer
Jeremy Coon
Producer
S Steve Kozak
Producer
Kyle Newman
Music
K Karl Preusser
Director of Photography
Quinn Hester
Director of Photography
T Tim Irwin
Editor
Jeremy Coon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
N Nate Hoffman
Sound Effects Editor
C China Khoral