Fanboys (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Kyle Newman

Writers (WGA):

Ernest Cline (screenplay) and
Adam F. Goldberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (Iceland)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Never tell them the odds.

Plot:

Star Wars fans travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). |

Plot Keywords:

Travel | Fan | Star Wars | Comic Book Shop | Costume

Cast

Sam Huntington	...	Eric
Chris Marquette	...	Linus
Dan Fogler	...	Hutch
Jay Baruchel	...	Windows
Kristen Bell	...	Zoe
David Denman	...	Chaz
Christopher McDonald	...	Big Chuck (as Chris McDonald)
Charlie B. Brown	...	Myron
Isaac Kappy	...	Garfunkel
Stephen Pina	...	Simon
Seth Rogen	...	Admiral Seasholtz / Alien / Roach
Thom Bishops	...	The Vulcan / Gruvock
Clark Sanchez	...	Bartender
Stanley Shunkamolah	...	Thick-Necked Thug
Danny Trejo	...	The Chief

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company:

Trigger Street Productions

Trivia:

The scene with the "Star Trek" (1966) fans in full costume dedicating the Captain James T. Kirk birthplace statue as they confront the Star Wars fans was shot on location in the Town Square Park Plaza of Las Vegas, New Mexico. You can see the historic Plaza Hotel in the background in certain shots. This spot is also roughly where the Cuban commander and Russian general are standing when the storefront explodes in Red Dawn

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the comic book store an issue of B.P.R.D. is shown in a number of shots. This comic book came out far later than 1997.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hutch: [as Stormtrooper] Halloween just got awesome, bitches!
Linus: [as Stormtrooper] Prepare for the entrance of Lord Vader.
Windows: [as Darth Vader] Give yourself to the Dark Side. It's the only way you can save your...

Movie Connections:

References "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)

Soundtrack:

Tom Sawyer

A long wait which eventually delivers a Decent Comedy

Fanboys was originally shown as a preview during several movies that I saw. It never really made it huge in the theaters, but it did just recently come to DVD, courtesy of The Weinstein Company. The movie is basically a giant cliché to a lot of nerds out there. It does have a 90% delivery of Star Wars material along with a short 10% reference of the rival Star Trek. The movie also is packed with a ton of cameos from people like Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Jason Mewes, Seth Rogen, Will Shatner, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, etc. All in all it is a big time comedy for the die hard Star Wars fans and for those who do enjoy a wild and adventurous comedy. The only two recognizable main stars are Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, TV's Undeclared) and Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury, School For Scoundrels, Good Luck Chuck) along with Kristen Bell (TV's Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall). So basically you get what you ultimately expect from this one.