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Hardware Wars (1978)

 -  Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi  -  October 1978 (USA)
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This is a short parody of the movie Star Wars.

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Complete credited cast:
Frank Robertson ...
Scott Mathews ...
Jeff Hale ...
Cindy Furgatch ...
Bob Knickerbocker ...
Paul Frees ...
Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sonny Buddy Jr. ...
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Artie Deco ...
Himself
Ernie Fosselius
Walt Kraemer ...
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A parody of Star Wars, presented in the form of a movie preview. Young Fluke Starbucker, under the tutelage of Auggie "Ben" Doggie, learns to master the power of the Farce, while teaming up with Ham Salad to rescue Princess Anne-Droid and aid her fight against the evil Empire. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll kiss three bucks goodbye! See more »

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Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Short

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$8,000 (estimated)

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$500,000 (USA)
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Paul Frees was an obvious choice as the narrator for this short - he had narrated the original advance teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. See more »

Quotes

Darph Nader: [points to Destruct-O-Vision screen while spouting muffled jibberish]
Princess Anne-Droid: I don't understand what you're saying! I *can't* understand you! Are you talkin' to *me*?
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Artie Deco as Himself. See more »

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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) See more »

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"Ride of the Valkyries"
(from "Die Walküre")
Music by Richard Wagner
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The funniest 15 minutes on video!
16 August 1999 | by (hehehehehe) – See all my reviews

I laughed. I cried because I was laughing so hard. The 10 bucks I spent on the video were well worth it, and I willingly kissed them good-bye. This is the only top-notch Star Wars parody out there. Although it is nothing near a full-length feature film, this is yet to be topped comedy wise. The wookie monster will always make me laugh. The only thing is, I wish they didn't add those pathetic new digital features. Don't get me wrong; they didn't take away from the movie at all. They really didn't dit in with the rest of the film though. New effects or not, this is a worth-while movie. 10 out of 10.


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