Fanboys (2009)

Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) before its release.

Director:

Kyle Newman

Writers:

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

Stars:

Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Tarek Bishara	...	The Vulcan / Gruvock (as Thom Bishops)
Clark Sanchez	...	Bartender
Stanley Shunkamolah	...	Thick-Necked Thug
Danny Trejo	...	The Chief

Storyline

Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) before its release.

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Plot Keywords:

star wars fan film | blonde | prostitution | girl in panties | white panties | 

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Taglines:

Never tell them the odds.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Fanboys - Rajongók háborúja

Filming Locations:

Belen, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$171,533, 8 February 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$688,529

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$960,828

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company,Trigger Street Productions,Picture Machine

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In summer 2007, the Weinstein Company decided to re-shoot scenes for the movie, about one and a half years after the original shooting wrapped. The Weinstein Company planned to do re-shoots, because they wanted a comedy that appealed to the masses, and especially a younger audience. Harvey Weinstein felt that Director Kyle Newman's original movie version did not fulfill this. Therefore, they ordered the re-shoots.

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Goofs

In the first scene in the comic book store, Hutch is seen with a Mountain Dew can that has the release-era (2008/9) logo, not the period correct logo.

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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...

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Crazy Credits

The Weinstein Company logo is backed by light saber sound effects.

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Connections

Spoofs Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Tom Sawyer
Written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart, Pye Dubois
Performed by Rush
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises/Anthem Entertainment

User Reviews

Just Plain Fun

If you grew up on Star Wars and Star Trek, especially with those who were in love with either series, this movie is the bomb.

This fun romp makes fun of both series and has surprisingly great cameos, which I won't name. I will watch this again. Some movies are timeless in the way you can run into it on cable and will stay for a bit...that is this movie. The actors throughout the movie are from the genre we expect. Cameos and more cameos are numerous. Watch out for a gross hospital kiss, but I'm not giving anything away.

The cast is perfect for this performance. You'll feel for them.

Great job!