movie
1978 · United States, Canada
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, Canada
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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!
- holiday
- talk show
- tree house
- hologram
- musical
- space
- space opera
- based on movie
- vignette
- variety show
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia Organa
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
- Anthony Daniels — C-3PO
- James Earl Jones — Darth Vader (voice)
- Bea Arthur — Ackmena
- Art Carney — Saun Dann
- Paul Kantner — Holographic Band Member
- Diahann Carroll — Mermeia
- David Freiberg — Holographic Band Singer
- Marty Balin — Holographic Band Singer
- Craig Chaquico — Holographic Band Member
- John Barbata — Holographic Band Member
- Harvey Korman — Chef Gormaanda / Amorphian Instructor / Krelman
- Directed
- Steve Binder
- Written
- Mitzie Welch, Leonard Ripps, Pat Proft, Rod Warren, Bruce Vilanch
Production
- Rating
- 3.4 / 10 · 522 ratings
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox Television, Smith-Hemion Productions, Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation, Lucasfilm Ltd., Nelvana
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