Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3701 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-01-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Limited Edition, Subtitled, 3D, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 48 minutes

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What better way to launch Family Guy's sixth season and commemorate Star Wars' 30th anniversary than with this double-length Very Special Episode, a full-scale, awesomely animated spoof that recasts George Lucas' saga with Family Guy's galaxy of characters: Chris (Seth Green) is Luke; Lois (Alex Borstein) is Princess Leia; Peter (Seth McFarlane) is Han Solo, but not, as expected, Jabba the Hut; Brian (Seth, again) is Chewbacca; Quagmire (and again, Seth) is C3PO; Cleveland is R2D2; Herbert, the creepy senior pedophile, is Obi-Wan (both voiced by Mike Henry); and, of course, Stewie (Seth, already) is Darth Vader ("My diapers have gone over to the dark side"). Poor Meg is reduced to a cameo as the hideous reptilian creature that haunts the garbage compactor. Blue Harvest is reverently faithful to A New Hope, while engaging in typical Family Guy pop-culture references (everything from those old Grey Poupon commercials to Doctor Who, Airplane, Dirty Dancing, and Deal or No Deal) and bizarre digressions (the iconic opening crawl detours into an appreciation of a "way naked" Angelina Jolie in Gia). Along for the wild ride are Judd Nelson, who contributes a voice cameo as John Bender for a Breakfast Club gag, Rush Limbaugh railing against futuristic affirmative action on Tatooine talk radio, and Beverly D'Angelo and Chevy Chase as the vacationing Griswolds observing the rebellion from their orbiting station wagon. A Star Wars spoof in 2007 isn't exactly uncharted territory. As Chris Griffin notes in this episode's final moments, Robot Chicken brilliantly did it months earlier (and let us not forget Mel Brooks' Spaceballs from 1987; or, on second thought...). But the Force is strong with Family Guy, and who could resist the opportunity to hear the Muzak playing in a Death Star elevator? --Donald Liebenson

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The special edition of Family Guy: Blue Harvest includes loads of special features and limited edition collectibles, including:

Special Features:
Commentary by Seth MacFarlane
"Once in a Lifetime: The Making of Blue Harvest" Featurette
A conversation with George Lucas
Blue Harvest Animatics
Family Guy Features: Star Wars Clips
Something, Something, Something Dark Side Teaser
PLUS: 3D Blue Harvest Fight Scene

Collectibles:
Collector's T-Shirt (100% cotton, Black, XL)
3D Glasses
12 Collector's trading cards (in same style as original Star Wars trading cards) that form a 3D scene on the back
20-page "Art of Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest" booklet including sketches, notes and a letter from Seth MacFarlane

Customer Reviews

A great parody
This was bought for me. I don't think I would have even picked it up to look at the box. Regretfully. This was one of the best Star Wars parodies ever made. Family Guy is hilarious on its own... add their twist to an epic sci-fi adventure and you've got a smash hit. If you're a true Star Wars fan, you'll appreciate this for the funny movie it is. Starts out stupid in typical Family Guy fashion and goes from there.

Great Epidoe
Execellent reworking of Star Wars IV: A New Hope. They found a part for every major character of the series except for Meg. Special features are a lot of fun.

DVD was good but not great, collectibles were awesome!
If you are a diehard fan of Family Guy, you will more than likely enjoy this DVD. It was not as funny as I had hoped, but I did not feel at the end of the hour that I had wasted my time or money with this movie. If you have a problem with the price of the special edition or the regular edition you can check out my comment in response to one of the 1 star reviews of this product for my detailed thoughts on that. In short, I paid $20 for the special edition and it was worth it for me. If you don't care about getting the t-shirt or the collectible cards-check out the regular version.