It's funny. For a while I've been looking for this particular Star Wars related clip and last night I discovered it was right there under my nose the whole time. (It was hidden on the Return of the Ewok DVD I had acquired a while ago.) Anyway, I'm pleased to say it maybe even surpassed my expectations and is at least as good as the Holiday Special (at a fraction of the running time) and possibly even better.
Let me break down some of the many reasons why:
- Inspired casting. Donnie and Marie as Luke and Leia was a bit obvious, but how about Kris Kristofferson as Han Solo? Red Foxx as Obi Wan? Paul Lynde as whoever the character was Peter Cushing played in the first Star Wars movie. You heard me. PAUL LYNDE.
- Han Solo sings Sly & the Family Stone's "I Wanna Take You Higher." Unless Lucas digitally added that to a "special edition," I don't recall that happening in any of the movies.
- Singing and dancing stormtroopers. Mel Brooks, eat your heart out.
- Vader has a batallion of ice skating girls for no apparent reason.
- This is more curious than greatness, but apparently Han flys an Apolo rocket and Vader pilots the Millenium Falcon. Huh?
- I think this script would have been rejected by the makers of the "Turkish" Star Wars for not making any sense.
Trust me, there's more. Check it for yourself (for as long as YouTube allows this to live):
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Part 2:
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The first time I saw this I almost lost my mind. I freaked out and emailed the link to like 20 people, who were like, "Uh...Ok."
Oh yeah, Kris Kristofferson as Han Solo. Sweet.
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