Star Wars Holiday Special Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to the Star Wars Holiday Special!

Star Wars is one of the most beloved franchises in the world. But between the first and second movie, when nobody really knew what it was going to be-- they tried to capitalize on the success of A New Hope while working on Empire Strikes Back. That attempt took the form of the Star Wars Holiday Special, a made-for-TV movie that’s set in the Star Wars universe and featured Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Chewbacca’s family. Okay, MOSTLY Chewbacca’s family actually.

The special raises a ton of questions- like why isn’t Luke blinking? Why does Chewbacca’s family have so many screens? How are they accessing live feeds of private establishments? Why did do the bad guys watch a full Jefferson Starship music video? Why is Bea Arthur here and why is she singing? What’s up with that weird virtual reality fantasy lady? And most importantly WHAT IS GOING ON?!

To answer all these questions and more, step inside the pitch meeting that led to the Star Wars Holiday Special!

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[Didi]

"Princess Leia sings?"
"Why not? She might become a Disney Princess one day."

[grannys]

"he's like a little chewbacca if he wanted to eat your bone marrow"

[jasonph]

I am 51- I eagerly watched this on television back then.
I still recall vividly the horror of it all and the conversation at school the next day with my equally perplexed and disgusted friends.

[daedalus]

This is what I like to show to all those Star Wars fans who claim that you're not a true fan if you don't like everything Star Wars.

[petitio_principii]

The most perfect installment of the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas never felt he needed to retouch it.

[davidroosa]

Little known fact: the Geneva convention makes it a war crime to show this movie to POWs

[tshoemake]

Fun fact george Lucas once said that if he has the time and a hammer he would hunt down every copy of the star wars holiday special and smash it.

[nassmatic]

Whenever Carrie Fisher wanted her guests to leave her home after hosting a party, she would show the Star Wars Holiday Special. It worked every time. RIP Carrie Fisher.

[thebrickdoc]

When you realize that Ryan actually had to watch the movie to make this pitch meeting

[discotequilasunset]

“Mom can we watch Star Wars?”

“We have Star Wars at home”

Star Wars at home:

[kingcosworth]

In Weird Al Yankovic's song 'White and Nerdy' The bootleg video he buys in the alley and gets super excited about is a VHS copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special.

[houstisiomcfinasto]

I can imagine nothing Harrison Ford hates more than that he was in this.

[bobbobson]

"If I had the time and a hammer, I would track down every copy of the Holiday Special and smash it."

George clearly didn't anticipate the internet.

[themanflake]

"People are finally gonna get their answers."
"What, what do you mean?"
"Well Star Wars was great, but the whole time I was asking, 'What are Chewbacca's Father's Fantasies?'"

Oh I died🤣

[SirAthiro]

"How come you didn't repeat the word "entertaining "?"

"Anyways..."

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[asdfxxp]

This was the TV special that ended my childhood. Learning that Santa wasn't real was a cakewalk compared to this.

[DodaGarcia]

The "how come you didn't repeat the word 'entertaining'?" kills me every time

[stefanjoeres]

To quote Nicolas Cage: “Oh No, My Eyes.“

[dudester]

"And then the little wookie is going to watch a full tutorial for a thing that doesn't exist."
"I suppose that may as well happen."
"It will."