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

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 91 min
  • Premiere: 2023. March 11.

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.

Discover

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)

Harrison Ford

Self (archive footage)

Camera

Tim Irwin

Director of Photography

Quinn Hester

Director of Photography

Directing

Jeremy Coon

Director

Steve Kozak

Director

Editing

Jeremy Coon

Editor

Production

Jeremy Coon

Producer

Steve Kozak

Producer

Scott Kirkwood

Co-Producer

Kyle Newman

Producer

Adam F. Goldberg

Executive Producer

Sound

Nate Hoffman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

China Khoral

Sound Effects Editor

Camera

Tim Irwin

Director of Photography

Quinn Hester

Director of Photography

Directing

Jeremy Coon

Director

Steve Kozak

Director

Editing

Jeremy Coon

Editor

Production

Jeremy Coon

Producer

Steve Kozak

Producer

Scott Kirkwood

Co-Producer

Kyle Newman

Producer

Adam F. Goldberg

Executive Producer

Sound

Nate Hoffman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

China Khoral

Sound Effects Editor