DVD 46 mins
Suitable for 15 years and over
Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest [2007] - Blue Harvest
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007)
In Collection
#417

Seen It:
Yes
USA  /  English

Seth MacFarlane
Alex Borstein
Mila Kunis
Seth Green
Seth McFarlane

Director Dominic Polcino

What better way to commemorate Star Wars' 30th anniversary than with this double-length Very Special Episode, a full-scale, awesomely animated spoof that recasts George Lucas's 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 paedophile, is Obi-Wan (both voiced by Mike Henry); and, of course, Stewie (Seth, one more time) 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 old 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's 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, Amazon.com

Edition Details
Barcode 5039036036603
Region 2
Release Date 21/01/2008
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Links Amazon UK
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Features
Bonus Digital Copy Included On Disc
Audio Commentary by Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane with Blue Harvest Director, Producers, Writers and Editors
A Conversation with Star Wars Creator George Lucas
Once In A Lifetime: The Making Of Blue Harvest Featurette
Animatic Version of Blue Harvest
Family Guy Star Wars Clip Show
Uncensored Audio Track