A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

"A long time ago, in a part of the galaxy that George Lucas would like us to forget..."

In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it aired only once. George Lucas tried to bury it and an infamous camp legend was born. This documentary unravels the mysteries behind the most bizarre Star Wars spin-offs of all time.

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Into the Wild

Into the Wild

2007

Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

2013

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

2004

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

2017

Frozen II

Frozen II

2019

Fight Club

Fight Club

1999

Lady Bird

Lady Bird

2017

Tenet

Tenet

2020

Poor Things

Poor Things

2023

Heat

Heat

1995

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

2018

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

2019

Boyhood

Boyhood

2014

American Beauty

American Beauty

1999

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009

Charade

Charade

1963

The Social Network

The Social Network

2010

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016