The Star Wars Holiday Special: It’s So Bad It’s Funny (Review)

[@garrettgomes7176]

11:00, 5:45, 12:23, 13:38, 14:39, 16:47 These segments all made me crack a freaking rib! Morgan really showing his funny side with this video! Amazing job as always and thanks for sharing with your patrons a few days early! I’m proud to support you every month!

[@MovieFlame]

Thanks for the support, so glad you enjoyed the video! I had a bit of fun with this one as you can tell😂

[@1XXL1]

Yeah, I laughed a lot while watching this video too! :D

[@strykr5962]

Agreed

[@RedPandaGirl002]

@@MovieFlame Hey, could you a video telling the life story of *George Lucas* maybe??? Because I know you did one of *JK Rowling* so just maybe thought you could do one of *George Lucas*

[@ytuser_3122]

@@RedPandaGirl002 I’d love to see him do that, along with The Life Of Stan Lee. Along with Life Of vids for Cobra Kai Season 4 on characters like Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, and Mr. Miyagi.

[@tykamen5588]

Fun fact: Lucas gave Carrie Fisher a copy of the special as a gift for recording the commentary for the DVD release of a new hope she even claimed that she played it at parties just so people can get out of her house. that's how bad this special was

[@Person-wz6iy]

May the Force be with her.

[@Person-wz6iy]

The reason why Luke looked different was because Mark Hamill was in a car crash shortly after the release of A New Hope. With him receiving serious facial reconstruction.

[@Bostonterrierslol]

That makes way too much sense

[@MovieFlame]

Well shit, now I feel like a dick lol

[@ytuser_3122]

@@MovieFlame It’s also why the Wampa attacking Luke’s face and kidnapping him was added in The Empire Strikes Back.

[@masterofenergy027]

@@ytuser_3122 wrong, Mark's injuries pretty much healed by the time they started filming Empire, the scars were made from makeup

[@joshuahecht6866]

@@MovieFlame It’s okay You didn’t know I think you owe mark hamill an apology after the insult you did to him

[@BleachFan9891]

It’s honestly a miracle this didn’t outright kill the Star Wars franchise the moment it aired

[@not2shab72]

@@vikkran401 Huh??? The original Star Wars was the Highest Grossing Film, Domestically and Worldwide EVER at the time. It also was nominated for a ton of Oscars including Best Picture (The only SW film to be nominated since). So I'm pretty sure people knew what SW was before ESB was released.. This is not to mention the massive toy sales along with that. My understanding as to why this special didn't have much of a negative effect was because people saw it for what it was: a cash grab and moved on with their lives. But still anticipated the sequel to the original. And also one accurate point you did mention was that there was no internet. So it was only through word of mouth people knew of this who hadn't seen the original airing.

[@ashhabimran239]

If the Internet was a thing back then, it probably would've killed the franchise

[@GooseTheDumbassCat]

@Not2Shab do you understand humour?

[@AnInkStick]

Honestly, considering what would come in the later years I think that would’ve been a blessing in disguise

[@Neil_Campbell9271]

The sequels did that

[@mindyschocolate]

I died laughing. It was so terrible. I love how even Mark Hamill roasts it. That makeup on him though 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@ytuser_3122]

The sad thing was after filming Star Wars (that’s the original title for A New Hope) Mark Hamill had gotten in a serious car crash that made him get serious facial reconstruction. And why Luke getting attacked by the Wampa in The Empire Strikes Back, as an in canon explanation for Mark Hamill’s facial reconstruction.

[@ada3110]

As far as I know Carry Fisher had a copy and would threaten party guests that she would show it to them, if they refused to leave... don't know if it's true, I read it on some website...

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Star Wars Holiday Special: exists George Lucas: *Execute Order 66*

[@bradley8575]

George Lucas:OK Disney and Kennedy please don’t show this or even talk about this Holiday Special Disney and Lucas film:Uh yeah this doesn’t exist Also Disney and Lucasfilm: shows the Boba Fett sequence on Disney Plus

[@miragupta2660]

Hehe

[@BleachFan9891]

It will be done my lord

[@purityy]

“And then you see them walking through space which isn’t physically possible” Had me dying 😂

[@andrewlance3898]

4:20: The reason they had Mark Hamill in that much make up was because he was in a car accident five months after A New Hope that broke his nose and both cheekbones. He was still recovering when they filmed the Holiday Special, and he was also on heavy painkillers during filming

[@AnInkStick]

He certainly looks pretty doped up, I mean you’d have to be to get through this

[@tylerseese2407]

9:20: He said “ Malla, you get in the kitchen and help me” according to IMDB

[@Positivekitten]

Carrie Fisher did have a beautiful voice. Since both of her parents were famous singers (Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, for anyone who didn’t happen to know), it isn’t surprising. Her mom had hoped she would become a singer, but she wasn’t interested in singing professionally.

[@myrnalaboy2840]

This was the biggest mistake Fox had ever made. I am glad George Lucas disowned the special because it's much worse than a dumpster fire.

[@LightingbladeShen]

the reason Luke looks so different, is cause of Mark Hamil suffered a car accident which fractured his nose and left cheekbone. It's also the reason why between ANH and ESB Luke looks so different

[@inspector_beyond]

Didnt he suffered the accudent between ESB and ROTJ? Because ESB Luke looks quite similar to ANH. The reason why he looks so weird is because of the tan and eyeliner.

[@genius42995]

No it happened before Empire and the added the Whompa scene to give him an in movie universe excuse for the scars

[@MJCam1130]

My dad joked that the animated cartoon with Boba Fett in the middle of the holiday special was better than the movie itself.

[@Hendricus56]

I honestly prefer the Lego Holiday Special over the original Holiday Special

[@az1202]

Agreed

[@bradley8575]

Obviously by far Even the Sequel trilogy is much better than this.

[@ada3110]

Change my mind, but the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special is waaaaay better than the sequels, at least the character development in it. Rey actually struggles and shows weaknesses, and she learns from her mistakes and grows on it. She has a better character development in it than in three full length movies. And Rose is far more likeable too. In that 45 minutes Lego short film, which is basically a parody the characters get better development (in Reys case: Actually a personality with weaknesses), are more likable and the overall story is kinda more fun. 10/10 in my opinion, that is what those characters should have gotten and how they should have been treated.

[@KitTkat-oq7dk]

The lego one was not that bad honestly plus more Vader

[@axtagran7504]

I loved the Lego holiday special, way more than my 5 least favourite Star Wars movies (I’m looking at you episodes 1-3)

[@ytuser_3122]

May The Force Be With You, you honestly did not need to hurt yourself that badly for us! God, I hope you’re doing better after this…

[@TheREALSimagination]

It's fine, we all know the Force can heal. Hard to believe that actually came in handy, huh.

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

"May The Force be with you" should be taken literally when watching this sh*t

[@filmtvshowflame1513]

LSTW:THS is my favorite Lego Star Wars movie

[@Positivekitten]

I was a Star Wars fan since it first came out (I’m an old fart)! I was 12 when this special aired and I wanted to love it. I couldn’t understand why it was so disappointing. My 12 year old brain was just thinking “No!! It’s Star Wars! It can’t suck! Why does it suck???”

[@WalnutAnimations]

I can’t imagine your utter disappointment

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

9:18 “battle all your communication and help me” I think.

[@1XXL1]

There haven't been some Star Wars content in a long time! I'm glad that you made this video :D

[@isaacstevenson2960]

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but they apparently made a movie even more bizarre and confusing than the animated titanic movies. I didn’t think it was possible but they found a way

[@andrewlance3898]

The 70s were a magical time

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Well, it’s still better than The Interview

[@Hello-dt9fq]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bradley8575]

This Special Is better than the Jaws Sequels in My Opinion LOL 😂

[@Boggywompuhs]

KI-IM!!

[@SWESB5]

Sandan said “Mala your communications are open”

[@УрошКалиниченко]

0:27 I mean... There was also the novelisation of "Splinter of the mind's eye," but I guess the books pretty obscure unless you happened to read it • -•

[@AnInkStick]

9:20 it sound like he was saying, “now you’re coming because you didn’t help me.” But he sounded like he was channeling colm Wilkinson.

[@TheKrilicious]

9:20 "HARRY DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE!!!!!"

[@ernekecamacho4604]

Nobody: Morgan in the middle of October: I'm going to watch a holiday movie!

[@rodenconsolacion1655]

I hope that movieflame could review lego Star Wars the holiday special

[@sifilore]

Today is my dad's birthday, he was 19 when the 1st Star Wars came out.

[@SirToaster9330]

11:13 he looks like the godfather XD

[@maxmiller5619]

I'm 37 years old and was SW obsessed as a kid....heck, I still am. So I'd heard the murmurs of this. I was in a local Pittsburgh SW club and my one good friend owned a copy. So I said, heck, if I'm gonna be a diehard fan....I best see it. And he looked at me, concerned, and goes "Are you sure?" And I went "Lets do this...." Words cannot explain it. As incredible a job as you did, it really must be seen to be truly understood JUST how bad it is. At a point my friend went to the bathroom and I'm not joking when I say I secretly fast forwarded just to get it over sooner. It is the television equal to being waterboarded. Some highlights though would be Carrie Fisher CLEARLY coked out of her mind, Mark Hamill caked in so much makeup because of his recent car accident that he looks like a Ken doll, the fact that I'm pretty sure Grandpa Wookiee's present was legit pornography, that Bea freaking Arthur owns the cantina, and the only legit good thing to come from it....the Boba cartoon. And HOW insane is it that fan favorite Boba Fett was introduced....IN THIS!

[@zbh9268]

Disappearing blockades are a thing in Star Wars for some reason. -Holiday Special -Phantom Menace -Probably more that I can't think of at the moment

[@cowboys8897]

The blockade disappeared in the phantom menace because the trade federation already had complete control over the planet and ports, there was no need for it

[@SuziiKelebek]

Maybe the cooking lady is related to Stitch or something. Because he can get two extra arms appear out of nowhere. That's the only logical explanation I've got. And the fact that Boba Fetts first appearance was here, was something I totally forgot! I guess I have blacked out a lot from this holiday special haha! 😂

[@dennisdudley4419]

It was the 70s, I think that the producers were thinking that since it was a made for TV special, they figured everyone watching it was going to be sitting around thier living rooms getting stoned, (Hell,the people who made it were probably stoned!), and probably thought that no one would notice! It was still better than the sequels.

[@pepijn23]

The make up on Mark Hamil’s face was actually because he was in terrible car accident not long after the first movie came out which destroyed his face pretty badly. In fact, the Wampa attack scene in Episode 5 was added to explain the scars Luke has later in the movie.

[@masterofenergy027]

The scars were makeup, the scars mostly healed by the time Empire started production

[@franklinjones793]

Morgan, let's just assume that this was all just a weird dream Chewbacca had while sleeping in the Millennium Falcon six days before The Empire Strikes Back

[@alexanderpearson-heard410]

I can't imagine how hard it must have been reviewing one of the most atrocious movies of all time you are easily among the top 5 most dedicated youtubers of all time and I think the only other movie to have made you so mad that you wanted to just bang your head on a desk until your brain stops working was The Last Airbender movie

[@matthewluna8636]

What about the Percy Jackson movies?

[@alexanderpearson-heard410]

@@matthewluna8636 Sorry forgot

[@Ghoulofidiocy2917]

WELCOME , Ladies and Gentlemen to the worst movie/play ever competetion-Our competitors are- The Last Airbender The Cursed Child Percy Jackson Movies Star Wars Holiday Remakes(or somethin i forgor)

[@sidr8920]

By far the star wars holiday special was the worst.

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

Even Morgan didn't need a nap after watching Percy Jackson movies. That says something

[@SirToaster9330]

Title: *exists* Fans: *war flashbacks*

[@oxcare5]

From what I've heard, Leia's actor only agreed to be a part of the Special if she could sing, which is why Leia sings in the special.

[@bradley8575]

Star Wars is better than Harry potter Harry Potter boring Star Wars is more fun Star Wars has more better movies sure the potter movies are more consistent but Star Wars has better movies also Star Wars has better TV Shows and Video Games Harry Potter has no tv show and has barly any video games Star Wars has better Comics although I admit that Harry potter has better Books Novel books

[@Sparta05-f4m]

And then Harrison Ford looks like he was questioning his choice to be in the special while Carrie Fisher was singing.

[@bradcarver8127]

@bradley Tell us how you really feel.

[@eb09-onfn]

What’s worse? a.) Star Wars Holiday Special b.) Percy Jackson and the Olympians movies c.) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

[@bradley8575]

Don’t forget the Jaws Sequels or the Hobbit Trilogy.

[@John-xr9ry]

@@bradley8575, hobbit trilogy is a masterpiece compared to this

[@Person-wz6iy]

@@John-xr9ry Yez, better then the Horse Crap that is the Rings of Power.

[@Verdi771]

@@John-xr9rythe Hobbit Trilogy actually had good parts.

[@Eryn-bf6qb]

So, it’s basically the cursed child of Star Wars?!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lonepotato7529]

the one dislike is a GM enthusiast

[@seanrogers9129]

I'm glad to see you talk about Star Wars again as well as Avatar,Morgan. I am just as much of a fan of Star Wars as you are. Keep up the good work! You make awesome videos!

[@ryanangelastro504]

When you said Avatar, do you mean the one with the blue Na’vi, or The Last Airbender?

[@alexsanderivan6511]

6:18 so, according to KZbin subtitles... "malou you're coming to christian hope then"

[@gottagift]

I think it was a year later When Apocalypse Now was released. In the movie, Marlon Brando was secretly watching this televised special when he said the unforgettable line "The Horror, The Horror."

[@impalaman9707]

At one point when he mentioned the word "identification"---STATION IDENTIFICATION appeared on the screen!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tylerseese2407]

Recently they made a LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special which is much better. I'm really looking forward to the release of The Book of Boba Fett on December 29.

[@axtagran7504]

I loved the Lego holiday special

[@christinamcduffie4955]

Animated Han looks like Butthead!

[@SirToaster9330]

Can you do a video on the similarites and differences between Star Wars and Harry Potter, and maybe do a reaction to a Harry Potter vs Luke rap battle?

[@wrymehexin3885]

STOP IT you're killing me, I'm dying here the hilarity will be the end of me.

[@Aex89]

This was so bad that vader appeared in a single scene and sidious never even appeared lmao

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

It was in Carrie Fisher's Contract that if She didn't Sing, She wouldn't do the Special.+ She had The ONLY Legit Version, and Used it To Clear her House after a Party.

[@SpiderJerk2000]

Hey Movieflame, will you ever review Zack Snyder's Justice League?

[@nealenthenerd399]

15:50 who asked for this? It was Carrie Fisher herself. She also saw how bad this was going to be she even made sure to keep a copy of the holiday special herself. Also I believe that George Lucas claimed he had very little to do with this film but many of the cast and crew disagree with that. Considering how controlling about his films he was in the prequels and his constant need to “perfect” his movies with new releases it’s likely he had quite a bit to do with this but wants to save face.

[@KaminoKatie]

The only thing that Lucas was involved in the holiday special is the concept of life day

[@officialmonarchmusic]

It's the opposite. He left it up to others, and they messed it up worse than he could have possibly imagined. Not to mention he was incredibly involved in the Empire Strikes Back at the time, going through several drafts. I can't imagine he could have been very involved

[@emperor_msk]

I tried watching that holiday special till I couldn't take it anymore after just 15 minutes. Found a copy from KZbin, I guess Disney doesn't have the balls to claim this s*it

[@bullymaguire1190]

Luke Skywalker trying to get the bieber cut

[@Person-wz6iy]

16:26 Maybe it's The Wellspring of Life from The Clone Wars!

[@l8studios_]

You forgot the guy pouring liquid into his head

[@tylerseese2407]

The person who played Lumpy, Patty Maloney, was in a show in the 80s called the Far Out Space Nuts 🥜 which was a really good show. I recommend it if you haven’t seen it

[@LeeEverett1]

While I really appreciate your Harry Potter content, I definitely love it when you cover Star Wars and other lore. Can you do more?

[@SriKanth-kc2nt]

Please Make a Video on Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley Romance Each Book vs Each Movie

[@cecilaufey]

it might have been fun for little 4 year old kids back in the 1990s when it came on the news or something, but oh boy it was terrible.

[@jennawade12]

Life of anakin Skywalker

[@c456ex9]

5:45 When you took the Dr Octavius from spiderverse to literary.

[@JuanAcosta15X]

And I thought the Phineas and Ferb cross over was the weirdest thing related to Star Wars ever made.

[@tomskowski6239]

0:55 Zooming up on Carrie Fisher. Coincidence?

[@woodsbond]

I think luke looked different because shortly before it was filmed Mark Hamel got into a car accident or something like that, so his face was badly injured

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

6:34 they had improvements

[@gratical6233]

5:28 is actually just Mr. Tumble's mom cooking

[@Mark_o_Helm]

For years i only heard terrible things about the Christmas special. So when i experienced it for the first time myself, I found it hilarious. I laughed a lot and i loved the songs. 🤣🤣🤣 That scene with Bea Arthur and the creepy customer felt very real. 😱

[@christinamcduffie4955]

As HUGE of a Star Wars nerd as I am…I can thankfully say that I have never seen the Holiday Special 🤣🤣

[@tommylatham9868]

Luke looks weird because he just had facial reconstruction surgery. He smashed his face in a car wreck while filming corvette summer. That's also why they added the wampa attack in empire strikes back, to explain why he looked so different.

[@mindyschocolate]

I laughed at the clips from other reviewers, then went ahead and watched the whole damn thing. I did it. It took every bit of resolve, dedication, and booze, but I did it. Especially the growling Wookiee’s, wtf.

[@lcstars16]

Where are these arms coming from? 🤣

[@mrkaji8913]

i wish they adapted some of the comics or told what was going on in the middle of new hope and Empire strikes back

[@notsurewhattoput1234]

Dude the cooking show thing is so funny I kept laughing at it I love watching your Content man keep it up :)

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

And Merry Christmas Star Wars!!!!!

[@Gedi2211]

George Lucas allegedly said "If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that film and smash it." But he also said in a 2005 interview "The special from 1978 really didn't have much to do with us, you know. I can't remember what network it was on, but it was a thing that they did. We kind of let them do it. It was done by... I can't even remember who the group was, but they were variety TV guys. We let them use the characters and stuff and that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, but you learn from those experiences." Watching your review, I am laughing rather loudly, because of how bad the special is. The film is a pile of shit.

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

It would’ve been interesting to see what the Emperor would look like in this special

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

I think life day is some sort of dream that they have

[@chrismcnatt1602]

I've been celebrating Life Day ever since.

[@spacecuber3311]

Morgan with another blast video! Awesome content as always!

[@BadKarma714]

I loved the 70’s Star Wars holiday special I was a kid then since I am 48 now for back than it was awesome lol

[@bradley8575]

Wow somebody that likes this pseudo I like it too Obviously now it’s Bad but it’s Fun.

[@whatever9167]

I can't feel my head because of this film.

[@jamesbennett2291]

mark was in a car accent before they start film they put makeup on him to cover up the scars

[@lokishq]

It's been two years since I follow your work and I'm still asking myself if you ever saw The Lord of the Rings movies...

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

16:55 Well...her mom was a famous singer in the 50s

[@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588]

Because this is a 1970s TV film, the quality looks like it was filmed on a broken early 20th century camera

[@jnhgaming]

the robot tutorial has me DEADD😭😭

[@mro4ts457]

2:37 - oooofff GM got a nice burn there😂

[@aperson5215]

My guess The arms were coming from... Canada?

[@anishsingh2848]

best video idea for Halloween

[@gleadr6869]

Almost spit chili all over my desk watching this. Great video man, thank you for your sacrifice for watching that.

[@sidr8920]

This video made me laugh so hard that I started crying tears of laughter

[@brllntccdnt6442]

the algorithm presented me with this amazing special as I was coming down from an acid trip. I have never been as confused and I still think this can't be the same reality as before.

[@redefenstrate8463]

love all your vids very high quality keep up the good work :) also the cooking bit and your commantry made me laugh

[@axtagran7504]

Have you seen Star Wars resistance / the bad batch / visions ?

[@SirToaster9330]

4:21 is that even mark hamill

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

I was just a baby Moonbeam 87, it would be another 8 Years Before I Would Start Reviewing Films as a Hobby, Then another 30 Years When I turned it into a Job.

[@flamebro7517]

What would you guys start reading the cursed child or watching this

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

I bet Luke animated that short for chewii’s son