The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

TV Special
2022
TV-14
42m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

98K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Holiday Comedy Superhero Action Adventure Comedy Holiday Sci-Fi

Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+.Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+.Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

98K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,392

169

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
James Gunn called the Holiday Special "one of my favorite stories ever," with a story "as crazy and fun as can be" that he had "bugged Kevin Feige endlessly about over the years." Gunn finished the script in April 2021, after initially writing the treatment "years ago." It took Gunn a few hours to write the script, and he noted featuring Kevin Bacon was a quick inclusion once he had figured out the story for the special.

Goofs
When the band is performing at the end of the film, the singers are singing into the wrong side of the microphone.

Quotes
Mantis: We're looking for the legendary Kevin Bacon.
Drax: We're looking for the legendary Kevin Bacon!
Mantis: I just said that, Drax!
Drax: But your voice is small and mousey, I think maybe he didn't hear you.

Crazy credits
There is a post credit scene in which Groot is used as a Christmas tree.

Connections
Edited into Marvel Studios: Legends: Peter Quill (2023)

Soundtracks
Fairytale of New York
Written by Jem Finer (as Jeremy Max Finer) and Shane MacGowan (as Shane Mac-Gowan)
Performed by The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Kevin Bacon truly was the centre of our universe!

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is the 2nd Marvel Special.

It's a fun little Christmas story with little stake and that is perfectly fine. However, it doesn't mean that the special doesn't give important information because it certainly does.

I really appreciate that for the special, Star Lord isn't the main character. This special was a perfect way to give other characters more of a spotlight and in this case it was Mantis.

One minor issue I had in GOTG2 was that Mantis was more of a joke character who was not remotely as cool as her comic counterpart. The special finally gives us a Mantis that is more competent which was great. Additionally, we get to see more of Drax's ability as well. Unfortunately, Mantis and Drax are still treated as idiotic characters which is a shame. While Mantis is slightly forgivable because she actually has a serious dilemma and aim but Drax is just really dumb and I really want him to be more serious in GOTG3.

Overall, a fun little 40 minute special that adds more to the Marvel universe. So far the specials have been great and I hope they continue this trend.