Watching an 80’s show about special effects from a laser disk 🤣🤣🤣 classic

I remember when CBS first aired this hour-long special in the fall of 1980.  Wonderful times to be in back in those heady-days of Star Wars.

Mark Hamill narrating the entire thing is my ASMR.

I recorded this on VHS when it came out in the 80s and I would listen to it at night to fall asleep.  Very cool to see it again after all these years!

These documentaries play with our memories as kids, and made us remember scenes and images that we thought were in the films but never were.

this clip made me feel like im in  2999 or something

Thanks for sharing this.  I always love seeing how the masters did this back in the optical/practical/film days!  Something has been lost in movie making today

Back in the day when special effects was a true art

1968 and still one of the most realistic.

Omg, I miss my laserdisc player.  This was a treat for many reasons.

This is pure gold. Was aired on my country national TV back in 1980, but never saw it.

Wow, this will be 40 years old in a few days.

Its so funny how special effects have evolved from then to now. I loved watching this when I was a kid. I still, to this day, look forward to getting and watching the bonus discs of all the Star Wars movies.

My copy of Empire Strikes Back as a kid was taped off TV and had this on the tape before it, so every time I watched Empire as a kid I watched this beforehand! Glad someone thought to upload it!

Love it..honestly ♥..Great choice to have him narrate it..Mark has a sweet voice which makes the documentary more enjoyable ♥

This is one of my favourite documentaries ! In fact, my favourite Documentary on Film-making, because it's not just documenting what special effects were made, but it's also shows the special effects being performed in the Film Studio and then how it is incorporated into all other elements of the Film.

😆 these original, pre modern and digitally enhanced clips are quite funny, and instantly dismiss over 40 years of my life and I'm a child again ♥️

I remember watchong this on network t.v. back 8n the 80s

This has always been my favorite documentary about the making of any of the Star Wars movies.

What a bloody awesome bloke Mark is 👍🏻🇦🇺