The infamous 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special” has spent years living only as a bootleg either on VHS or on streaming video sites like YouTube.
As a result, the quality has been fairly terrible. Now, Nerdist reports that a YouTube user named Nick Acosta has been unofficially remastering the special in 4K/60fps using “a combo of version shopping and software”.
He has since cut a modern-style trailer for the special showing off the results of the remaster which you can see below and showcases various scenes from the animated “Boba Fett” short to glimpses of Bea Arthur, Jefferson Starship and more.
