THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Documentary A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE Premiering at SXSW

The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) has released its 2023 lineup and one of the highlighted fun things on the agenda is documentary A disturbance in the force. The doctor will dive into the notorious Star Wars Holiday Specialaired on TV in 1978, it was then seemingly written off the planet as fans were largely so unhappy with it.

This paper will delve into how and why it was done, then talk about its consequences. Here is the synopsis:

In 1977, “Star Wars” became a cultural phenomenon that single-handedly revitalized a stagnant film industry and forever changed the way movies were sold, made, and marketed. Movies would never be the same again.

A year later, not even television.

In 1978, CBS aired the two-hour “Star Wars Holiday Special” during Thanksgiving week and it was watched by 13 million people. It never aired.

While some fans of the franchise are privy to this dark secret, these bizarre two hours of television still remain relatively unknown to the general public. In a nutshell, we will answer how and why the “Holiday Special” was made.

It looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun for fans, including those who remember the special and those who never got a chance to see it. The document is directed by Jeremy Coon And Steve Kozakand you can expect to see Seth Green, Weird Al Yankovic, Taran Killam, Gilbert Gottfried, Bonnie Burton, Paul Scheer, Bruce Vilanch, Lenny Ripps, Donny Osmond, And Miki Hermann it helps tell the story.

We will let you know as soon as possible A disturbance in the force it is released at the end of the festival.