A trailer has arrived for a new documentary titled A Disturbance In The Force, which is all about the making of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, which first aired on US channel CBS back in 1978.
The film is getting a premiere quite soon at the Texas film festival SXSW.
The synopsis is as follows: In 1977, “Star Wars’ became a cultural phenomenon that single-handedly revitalized a stagnant film industry, and forever changed how films were sold, made, and marketed. Movies would never be the same again.
A year later, neither would television. In 1978, CBS aired the two-hour ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ during the week of Thanksgiving and was watched by 13 million people. It never re-aired.
While some fans of the franchise are aware of this dark secret, this bizarre two hours of television still remains relatively unknown among the general public. Simply put, we will answer how and why did the ‘Holiday Special’ get made.”
Looks like the doc contains tons of talking heads with the likes of Al Yankovic, Kevin Smith, Seth Green and more.
You can watch the teaser below and get more info on the film over at the official website here. The festival premiere is 11th March.
