The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
Is this really as bad as you've heard? Yeah. It might be worse. If you haven't had the pleasure, this is a variety show featuring a surprising number of cast members from the movie. Most of the established characters get a scene or two, although Chewbacca has a larger role. It's his family celebrating "Life Day," after all, and he's trying to get past an imperial blockade to get home in time. Of course the real stars are Chewbacca's family, who are given extended scenes in which they go about their lives, talking and arguing without translation. When they bother to call humans, we find out - again and again - that they're worried Chewie won't make it back. Around this riveting frame story, we get a number of short "comedic" bits, as well as some "musical" numbers (yes, those quotation marks are called for). A few of the musical acts aren't awful - Jefferson Starship's number is fine. The there's the Di