Troops (1997)

Stormtroopers on Tattooine show us what life is like patrolling and law-upholding on the sandy planet.

Director:

Kevin Rubio

Writers:

Kevin Rubio, David McDermott (based on an idea by)

Stars:

Dave Myers, Steven Melching, Matthew Myers

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dave Myers	...	Jawa (as David Myers)
Steven Melching	...	Jawa (voice)
Matthew Myers	...	Jawa
Paul Pistore	...	Jawa / Capt. Reh Teah / Radio Dispatcher (voice)
Neil Elliot	...	Owen Lars (as Neil Elliott)
Susan Hinshaw	...	Beru Lars (as Susan Hindshaw)
Eric Hilleary	...	Capt. Jyanix Bach / Capt. Reh Teah / Boba Fett
Cam Clarke	...	Captain Jyanix Bauch (voice) (as Cam Clark)
David Max	...	Officer Daemon Mott
Jess Harnell	...	Officer Daemon Mott (voice)
Kenar Yegyayan	...	Officer Ayches Ram / Trooper HK-883
Drew Massey	...	Officer Ayches Ram (voice)
Caleb Skinner	...	Trooper HK-888
Kevin Rubio	...	Trooper HK-888 / Radio Dispatcher (voice)
Dave Fouquette	...	Trooper HK-883 (voice)

Storyline

"Cops" meets "Star Wars" as a camera crew spends a day travelling around with Imperial Troopers on the beat. The first run in is called Stolen Droids and is about some Jawas who are suspected of possessing stolen goods. The second is a Domestic Dispute involving a couple who live on a desert farm.

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Plot Keywords:

independent short | low budget short | imperial stormtrooper | planet tatooine | galactic empire | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Troops @ TheForce.net

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producers of the show Cops (1989) (which is also what Troops (1997) is parodying) gave the Troops producers 'Cops' hats and jackets.

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Goofs

At the beginning, when the Imperial shuttle is first lifting off it is not casting a shadow.

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Quotes

Captain Jyanix Bach: We got a, uh, routine stop here. We have a report of some stolen droids and, uh, we think these might be it.
[dismounts from his Speeder Bike and walks towards a couple of Jawas.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: Excuse me. Excuse me. Uh, do you wanna come over here, please? Yeah, I'm talkin' to you.
[one Jawa approaches Capt. Bach. as the other puts down a small droid.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: Uh, whose droid is this?
[Jawa answers in indistinct language.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: Uh-huh, it's your cousin's. Is this your cousin? Is this your cousin? Are you his cousin?
[...]

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Crazy Credits

No jawas were harmed during the making of this parody.

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Connections

Featured in Star Wars Spoofs (2011)

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Soundtracks

Bad Boys
Performed by The Inner Circle

User Reviews

The master example for good spin-off.

I heard about Troops a while ago from a friend of mine, who surfs Star Wars related sites very often and very intense. He did not see it, though, as it is just too hard to download. Today, I kind of accidentally stumbled across it, downloaded it (We have some excellent lines here at work...) and watched it. I nearly wet my pants. Troops even looks like taken from Star Wars! Incredible! And it really feels like a report from some reality show from the future. I will recommend Troops now to everyone I know, as it is in my eyes exactly the kind of film that can and should be done with little money and a good idea! My congratulations to everyone on the team: You guys just made history!