Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary

Hi, Steve…have I heard from you previously? I run the website starwarsholidayspecial.com. If you have questions or need advice on anything, I’ll be happy to help out where I can.

Is there a reason you’re sticking strictly to Southern California people for this?

–SKot

Too bad I didn’t know about this just a little sooner - I was just in Hollywood over Memorial Day weekend and the following two days and could probably have spoken to you there.

I’m in Oregon. I’ll contact you privately to discuss contact details. (By the way, you may want edit your post to remove your phone number since this board is very public and may invite unwanted calls.)

–SKot

kozak2000 said:

I just started a documentary on the “Star Wars Holiday Special” and was looking for Southern California fans (and non-fans) that were specifically upset about it, or have strong opinions about its existence.

Why they need to be specifically upset about it? I mean, it is what it is and it’s not great, but it was a product of it’s time and you can appreciate as what it is, even though it’s awful. It still has some great things like the cartoon and to see the whole cast and props etc.

So is this a documentary about the Holiday Special, or just about how some people don’t like it?

Thought I might mention that this documentary grew legs and is having its world premiere at SXSW 2023 in Austin this Saturday. I actually connected with Steve via this thread and became a co-producer on the film, working with him mostly remotely over the next 5-6 years on this. It’s become the definitive documentary on the subject, with interviews conducted with nearly every living person who had anything to do with the Holiday Special, as well as a few who didn’t.

Here’s a link to the SXSW site for the film:

https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/films/2079025

–SKot

I’ll mention that this will be shown at the Seattle International Film Festival next Thursday and Friday for we Northwesterners.

Looking forward to it!

It is out now on blu-ray, DVD, and on digital.

https://disturbanceintheforce.com & https://twitter.com/SWHSDoc The trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZX80oTGQfM

‘A Disturbance in the Force‘ – The Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary Gets Positive Buzz After Its Release at SWNN

'A Disturbance in the Force, a documentary digging in to the behind-the-scenes story behind the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special will release on Blu-Ray and digital media on December 5th, Lucasfilm announced today via Variety, on the 45th anniversary of the special’s release.

Updated: On it’s release A Disturbance in the Force has had a successful premiere, achieving #1 in the documentary charts on both Apple and Amazon. It has also received positive critical reviews, with a 100% Critics Score on Rotten Tomatoes. The filmmakers shared a tweet thanking fans for the documentary’s success.

Documentary filmmakers Jeremy Coons and Steve Kozak announced their project back in 2020 and released the first trailer earlier this year to go along with its premiere at the South by South West film festival. The documentary has garnered positive reviews, which state the film isn’t just made with die-hard fans in mind but will amuse anyone who wants a peek at how arguably the worst piece of Star Wars content was made.

While the special itself was terrible, it has continued to inspire fans and creators to this day and has an increasing influence on current storytelling. Examples of this include Din Djarin’s phase-pulse rifle, which first appeared in the special wielded by an animated Boba Fett, and Life Day, which has been referenced in several Star Wars media, most recently in Young Jedi Adventures.

While it won’t make up for the absence of a big-screen Star Wars release the doc, complete with celebrity interviews, might help fill the void, or even make a fun stocking filler when it releases on December 5th.’

I never thought I’d want to buy anything to do with The Holiday Special, but this does look cool, and hope it continues to do really well.
 

This looks so cool, and great to see it doing really well in the Top 10s and charts.

I watched just the first 20 minutes the A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE | LIVE Interview with KYLE NEWMAN and ADAM F. GOLDBERG video at the The Holdo Maneuver Podcast, and so far, I am sold on this.

As the people in the video says, it is good to hear directly from some the people who worked on it and their stories, rather than just the internet myths and legends.