A galactic odyssey against oppression.
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!
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) is a adventure, science fiction, family and tv movie film directed by Steve Binder, released on November 17, 1978 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Peter Mayhew, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. Viewers rate it 3.4 out of 10 across 522 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for The Star Wars Holiday Special.
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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
Paul Kantner
as Holographic Band Member
Diahann Carroll
as Mermeia
David Freiberg
as Holographic Band Singer
Marty Balin
as Holographic Band Singer
Directed by Steve Binder, written by Leonard Ripps, Mitzie Welch and Bruce Vilanch, produced by Joe Layton, Jeff Starsh and Ken Welch.
Average viewer score of 3.4/10 from 522 ratings.
I recently spoke about how, in my opinion at least, _Attack of the Clones_ is the worst theatrically released _Star Wars_ of all time. The reason I had to put that "theatrically released" qualifier in there, is because of _The Holiday Special_, because it absolutely **blitzes** _Clones_ when it comes to how low it sinks. _The Holiday Special_ isn't just a bad _Star Wars_ movie, it isn't just a bad movie full stop,…
Reviewed on January 1, 2020
What were they even thinking? Astonishingly bad, and not even in a humorous way either. After watching and, all in all, enjoying the main films from the <em>'Star Wars'</em> franchise, I thought I'd check out the many spin-off films. <em>'The Star Wars Holiday Special'</em> makes for quite the start! I had heard bits and pieces about this down the years and those bits and pieces were usually pretty derogatory and…
Reviewed on February 6, 2021
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The main cast of The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) includes Peter Mayhew, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Anthony Daniels. The film was directed by Steve Binder. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Star Wars Holiday Special was released on November 17, 1978 and runs for 1h 37m.
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) holds an average rating of 3.4 out of 10 from 522 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, science fiction and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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