Have A Nice Life... Day
On May 25th, 1977 George Lucus let us into one of the most unforgettable and influential cinematic fantasy worlds we would ever witness. Star Wars heralded Lucas as a genius, and it would have stayed that way if a year-and-a-half-later he hadn't unleashed one of the most unforgettable pieces of crap of all time, The Star Wars Holiday Special (Howard The Duck and the Star Wars "prequels" would follow).
This epic (and I do mean epic, it clocks in at 2 hours, but this version condenses the juicy bits down to 5 minutes) tells the story of Chewbacca and his struggles to get back home to... I don't know, Wookieland... to celebrate the holidays with his wife Malla, son "Lumpy", and father "Itchy". A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away from Festivus, there was Life Day, and to hear Princess Leia sing the triumphant Life Day anthem is to know that God is with us during this warm and Ewok-fuzzy time of year.
The Star Wars Holiday Special aired only once, on November 17th, 1978, before some exec brought George to his senses and convinced him that to leave it out there could mean certain ruin for his Sci-Fi franchise. Pirate copies have been out there on the internet for years (at a high price). Now through the power of YouTube it is has been restored to its full glory.
So enjoy George's Folly, starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford (did he ever look more awkward - wait... I forgot about Hollywood Homicide), Art Carney, Harvey Korman (you heard me), Beatrice Arthur (I said, you head me), and... AND... The Jefferson Starship:
On May 25th, 1977 George Lucus let us into one of the most unforgettable and influential cinematic fantasy worlds we would ever witness. Star Wars heralded Lucas as a genius, and it would have stayed that way if a year-and-a-half-later he hadn't unleashed one of the most unforgettable pieces of crap of all time, The Star Wars Holiday Special (Howard The Duck and the Star Wars "prequels" would follow).
This epic (and I do mean epic, it clocks in at 2 hours, but this version condenses the juicy bits down to 5 minutes) tells the story of Chewbacca and his struggles to get back home to... I don't know, Wookieland... to celebrate the holidays with his wife Malla, son "Lumpy", and father "Itchy". A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away from Festivus, there was Life Day, and to hear Princess Leia sing the triumphant Life Day anthem is to know that God is with us during this warm and Ewok-fuzzy time of year.
The Star Wars Holiday Special aired only once, on November 17th, 1978, before some exec brought George to his senses and convinced him that to leave it out there could mean certain ruin for his Sci-Fi franchise. Pirate copies have been out there on the internet for years (at a high price). Now through the power of YouTube it is has been restored to its full glory.
So enjoy George's Folly, starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford (did he ever look more awkward - wait... I forgot about Hollywood Homicide), Art Carney, Harvey Korman (you heard me), Beatrice Arthur (I said, you head me), and... AND... The Jefferson Starship:
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