The Star Wars Holiday Special

Summary

The Star Wars Holiday Special is a television film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,516 views/month, #7 of 3,555).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Star Wars Holiday Special's instance of is recorded as television film^[3].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special was directed by Steve Binder^[4].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special was directed by David Acomba^[5].
• Pat Proft wrote the screenplay for The Star Wars Holiday Special^[6].
• Bruce Vilanch wrote the screenplay for The Star Wars Holiday Special^[7].
• Rod Warren wrote the screenplay for The Star Wars Holiday Special^[8].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special's composer is recorded as Ian Fraser^[9].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special's genre is science fiction film^[10].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special's genre is science fiction comedy^[11].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special's genre is musical film^[12].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special's genre is adventure film^[13].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special's genre is Christmas film^[14].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special followed Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope^[15].
• The Star Wars Holiday Special was followed by Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back^[16].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Mark Hamill^[17].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Harrison Ford^[18].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Carrie Fisher^[19].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Anthony Daniels^[20].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Peter Mayhew^[21].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Kenny Baker^[22].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was James Earl Jones^[23].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Don Francks^[24].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Bea Arthur^[25].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Art Carney^[26].
• A cast member of The Star Wars Holiday Special was Diahann Carroll^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Soundtrack^[28]

• Community tags: star wars^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1bd550da-eac5-4886-b0cd-6ce3718477a8^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Steve Binder^[4] and David Acomba^[5]. Screenwriters include Pat Proft^[6], Bruce Vilanch^[7], and Rod Warren^[8]. Cast members include Mark Hamill^[17], Harrison Ford^[18], Carrie Fisher^[19], Anthony Daniels^[20], Peter Mayhew^[21], and Kenny Baker^[22].

Publication

The Star Wars Holiday Special was published on November 17, 1978^[31]. The original language of it was English^[32]. Genres include science fiction film^[10], science fiction comedy^[11], musical film^[12], adventure film^[13], and Christmas film^[14]. It was distributed by television broadcasting^[33].

Subject and Themes

The Star Wars Holiday Special's main subject is Life Day^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 3.4/10^[35] and 25%^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Star Wars Holiday Special followed Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope^[15]. It was followed by Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back^[16].

Why It Matters

The Star Wars Holiday Special ranks in the top 0.2% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,516 views/month, #7 of 3,555).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]