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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 1179
Released: January 15, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 15-JAN-2008
Media Type: DVD
Description of Family Guy - Blue Harvest:
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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hillarious 
2009-11-26 - another great star wars spoof whoever is doing these great star wars spoofs keep it up. i can't wait to see the second one. this movie is great if you are a star wars fan and a family guy fan this is a perfect spoof for you
So funny!!
2009-11-02 - Family guy always comes up with something...I've always been a Star Wars fan so to see this movie was so funny and really just a belly laugh of a time!
Funny movie for everyone!
2009-11-01 - The movie is Family Guy but Star Wars Themed! :) It is absolute funniness!From the begging to the end
More than just an average parody.
2009-08-22 - The main motive of the success that is 'Family Guy' is to rip upon all that is pop culture politics and everything in between. But, give creator Seth McFarlane a chance to make fun of Star Wars... and you get a true comical masterpiece.
We begin by understanding what exactly is the concept of parody. A parody is taking an original piece of work and mocking it by adding crude comedy, slapstick and the possible musical number. Mel Brooks did it well, Trey Parker and Matt Stone did it well and let's not forget David Zucker's classic 'Airplane!' But, when it comes to the holy of holys' The creators of Family Guy did something much more.
'Family Guy: Blue Harvest' is actually the first Star Wars film shrunk into 45 minutes with of course the usual Family Guy humor. There are no made up characters, just the cast members of 'Family Guy' playing the 'Star Wars' characters. There are actual lines from the orginal movie used and then given a spin. There are also comedic lines that play upon the 'Star Wars' lore to please the true fans To put it in lamenst terms this is pretty much if George Lucas intended on 'Star Wars' to be a space comedy and not a dramtic fantasy space opera. You still have the traditional 'Family Guy' brand comedy, meaning make sure you have either seen a lot of movies, watched a ton of TV and played bored/video games in your years. The other thing I love is the characters still have the same personalities they bring on the actual show in this special. The perfect example would be Quagmire and Cleavland playing C-3PO and R2-D2.
This was one of the best 'Family Guy' episodes I had ever seen since the show first aird after the 1999 Super Bowl. I am also glad that this specific episode was not included in one of the series volumes. Like 'Stewie Griffen: The Untold Story' 'Blue Harvest' is in fact a separate entity on it's own and to be placed along side the series. Sure you have to shell out some extra cash, but believe me, this is so worth it. I mean even the DVD box and DVD main menu are an exact replica of the origional! I am very excited to know that the crew of 'Family Guy' will in fact be making two more specials spoofing the next two 'Star Wars' films. I am happy to know that they will also be sold on their own and still keeping to the new tradition that has been put in place thanks to 'Blue Harvest.' I sure hope that there will be a prequel trilogy as well. So 'Star Wars' and 'Family Guy' fans alike enjoy this very sepcial gift and begin a new tradition as I have. Watch the original film and cap it off with 'Family Guy'!
Family Guy Fan! 
2009-03-02 - I mean what's not to love about this video...
If I'm not mistaken they did have a couple of scenes that they didn't show on T.V. on the DVD.
The Bottom line is if you like Family Guy you will love this movie!
Stewie always keeps me laughing!
