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- Using an abundance of newly filmed talking-heads interviews with the parties involved — and acres of archival footage including participants who clearly didn’t want to discuss the special — the documentary traces everything back to George Lucas’ desire for something that would sustain the high visibility of his budding franchise between the release of “Star Wars” (1977) and the completion of “The Empire Strikes Back.”
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Jan 18, 2024 · A Disturbance in the Force argues that The Star Wars Holiday Special was not the worst of Star Wars’ late-’70s TV appearances: That honor goes to a 1977 episode of Donny & Marie in...
- Katie Rife
Mar 11, 2023 · In order to understand the Holiday Special, A Disturbance in the Force places it in the correct pantheon of its peers: other weird 1970s random TV specials, like “Wayne Newton at SeaWorld”...
Dec 8, 2023 · Published: Dec 8, 2023 11:20 AM PST. Being a fan of Star Wars who is old enough to remember going to the prequels in theaters means that many of us existed at a time when the Star Wars...
Nov 16, 2023 · On a recent episode of Making Tracks we caught up with producer Kyle Newman to discuss the new documentary A Disturbance In The Force, which looks closely at The Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978.
Dec 7, 2023 · Now, a documentary titled “A Disturbance in the Force” pulls back the curtain on how the “Star Wars” franchise stooped to its all-time low and the special’s cult-following that came after. What is ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’ about? In short, it’s a weird “Star-Wars” based variety show.
- Margaret Darby
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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.
Dec 12, 2023 · Directors Steve Kozak and Jeremy Coon have brought us A Disturbance in the Force, a documentary that dives deep into the making of the Star Wars Holiday Special. This special aired only once in 1978 and has since gained near-mythical status among fans for its rarity and notorious reputation.
