‘A Disturbance In The Force’ – A Documentary Of The Star Wars Holiday Special [Review]

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away a Holiday Special like none other failed miserably and still to this day makes everyone ask WTF is going on. Of course I am talking about the Star Wars Holiday Special that was releases on November 17, 1978. While this may have been one of the worse Star Wars related shows ever released, it 45 years later still intriges many fans as they put themselves through hell watching it over and over again. Also for those like myself, that keep watching this Holiday Special we can now get a deeper look into the story of Chewbacca and his family thanks to Jeremy Coon and his documentary A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE.

A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE

In 1978, George Lucas was talked into cashing in on the Star Wars craze by producing a holiday variety TV special.  What could possibly go wrong?

ANSWER: Everything…

From the filmmakers behind NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and RAIDERS!: THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE comes A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE, the documentary about the infamous STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE THE REVIEW

A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE is a documentary from director Jeremy Coon (Napoleon Dynamite) and Steve Kozak. These two thought it would be a good idea to dig into the Star Wars Holiday Special and you know what, I’m glad they did. This documentary takes us to a time before Star Wars existed and was pushed to be the greatest movie ever before it even hit the screen. Well they were right Star Was was released and it did not disappoint.

Then we are taken to a time when George Lucas was working on the next installment of his Star Wars story and was convinced to release a Star Wars variety show. Well little did he know this show, the Holiday Special, would be one of worst Star Wars related releases. We Also learn that the Holiday Special we got wasn’t exactly the one Lucas had in mind. But Because of his work on Empire he left a lot of dissions in other peoples hands. I wont spoil to much more so you can enjoy what this documentary has to offer.

A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE also features interviews from stars like Seth Green, Weird Al Yankovic, Paul Scheer, Taran Killam, Patton Oswalt, Donny Osmond, Gilbert Gottfried, Bonnie Burton, Bruce Vilanch, and Steve Binder.

My Final Thoughts

Weather if you are a fan or someone who despies the Holiday Special you will want to watch A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE. You will laugh and go WTF throughout the whole documentary. Coon and team covers it all from the uncomfortable Wookie watching… well you know; to what the best part of the show and that was the introduction to Boba Fett. Now I will warn you this isn’t a high budget documentary but it doesn’t need to be. This show is just an enjoyment to watch.

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