A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Steve Kozak, "A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened"
English | ISBN: 1493075276 | 2023 | 288 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
English | ISBN: 1493075276 | 2023 | 288 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
Bea Arthur as the owner of the Mos Eisley Cantina. Long scenes entirely of Wookies bleating at each other, without subtitles. Harvey Korman, in drag, as a four-armed Space Julia Child. Six minutes of Jefferson Starship performing for Art Carney and a bored Imperial Guard. Mark Hamill, fresh from his near-fatal motorcycle accident, slathered in pancake makeup. A salacious holographic burlesque from Diahann Carroll.
Even by the standards of the 1970s, even compared to Jar-Jar Binks, the legendary 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special is a peerlessly cringeworthy pop-culture artifact. George Lucas, who completely disowned the production, reportedly has said, “If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it.” Just how on earth did this thing ever see the light of day?
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