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“A Disturbance in the Force,” a comical behind-the-scenes documentary about the ill-fated 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special,” will arrive from a galaxy far, far away in December. After its ...
The Star Wars Holiday Special [a] is an American television special originally broadcast by CBS on November 17, 1978. It is set in the universe of the sci-fi -based Star Wars media franchise. Directed by Steve Binder , it was the first Star Wars spin-off film, set between the events of the original film and the yet-to-be-released sequel The ...
But the Star Wars faithful were immediately left with a bad feeling about the Holiday Special, which aired on CBS once — and only once — on the evening of Nov. 17, 1978. It remains a traumatic ...
A Disturbance in the Force is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak. The film documents how the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special was created for CBS and aired only once on November 17, 1978.
The documentary features interviews and insights from celebrity fans, including musician Weird Al Yankovic, director Kevin Smith and actor Seth Green.
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But he was not enough for the special to avoid negative reviews upon airing. December 10 – Superman premieres at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. , and has a European Royal Charity Premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square in London three days later in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, Duke of York .
November 17 – The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS; this is its first and only airing. November 18 – Mass murder/suicide of 909 Americans in Jonestown, Guyana under the direction of Jim Jones. November 19 – The first U.S. Take Back the Night march occurs in San Francisco.