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Dana Brunetti |
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Ernest Cline (story & screenplay) |
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- "Fanboys is the love letter to the greatest movie franchise of all time. ... I wanted the film to be my gift back to Star Wars and to the fan community."
- ―Kyle Newman[src]
Fanboys is a 2009 film directed by Kyle Newman and starring Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, and Kristen Bell.
Plot summary
Set in 1998, the story tells of a group of friends who, anxious for the premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, decide to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of the film. The reason: One of them is suffering from cancer and wishes to see the film before his death. A road trip begins as the friends encounter William Shatner, obsessed Trekkies, and bikers who make them undress for water.[2]
Cast
- Sam Huntington as Eric
- Chris Marquette as Linus
- Dan Fogler as "Hutch"
- Jay Baruchel as "Windows"
- Kristen Bell as Zoe
Guest stars
- Billy Dee Williams as Judge Reinhold
- William Shatner as himself
- Carrie Fisher as The Doctor
- Kevin Smith as himself
- Ray Park as THX Security Guard #2
Development
After George Lucas was given an advanced screening of the rough cut of the film, he enjoyed it and gave it his "stamp of approval". He then contacted the filmmakers with his authorization to use Star Wars sound effects. Filmmaker and Star Wars fan Kevin Smith also viewed an early version of the film and asked for and was allowed a cameo in the film, which he wrote and directed himself.[3]
The movie was pushed back once more to January 2008 because director Kyle Newman was given more funding to shoot additional scenes that the original budget did not include. Getting the cast back together would only be possible in September 2007, thus the movie's release date had to be moved to 2008.[4]
The movie was again pushed back because the reshoots could not take place before November/December 2007. These reshoots were directed by Steven Brill and not by Kyle Newman. On January 14th, web blogger The CineManiac broke the story that the movie was being re-edited to remove the cancer plot from the movie and replace much of it with raunchy, vulgar humor.[5] Ain't It Cool News picked up the story and confirmed that the two different versions of the movie (with and without the cancer plot) were screened to different test audiences in Burbank, CA, in January 2008 to see which one would rate higher.[6] As for a new release date, Director Kyle Newman stated in a Movie Geeks United! interview that the movie would hopefully come out in April 2008.[7] Upon hearing about the changes being made to the movie, dedicated Star Wars fans united and started an internet campaign where fans rebel against the plot changes and demand that the original version that includes the cancer storyline be released in theaters.[8]
Star Wars fans attending Celebration IV were given an exclusive preview of the film, with clips from it played to the live commentary of director Kyle Newman, along with an exclusive "prequel" comic book to the film.[9] A rough cut of the full film (that included the cancer storyline) was shown in public for the first time at Celebration Europe on July 14th, 2007. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with director Kyle Newman and received standing ovations.[10]
On July 6, 2008, it was announced on The Official Fanboys MySpace Blog that the cancer plot will be included in the final cut of the movie. On July 24, 2008, the film was screened in San Diego, California at Comic-Con.[11] However, on January 21, 2009, The Weinstein Corporation revealed that the film would only be released on forty screens in eight cities in the United States, a second internet campaign began to give the film a wider release [12]
Notes and references
- ↑ Fanboys, The Weinstein Company
- ↑ Fanboys trailer
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- ↑ The CineManiac: Fanboys News - UPDATED!
- ↑ ::: www.chris-marquette.com ::: A Chris Marquette Fansite
- ↑ Internet Radio, Citizen Broadcasting, Social Media Podcasts - Blog Talk Radio
- ↑ The Most Dedicated FANBOYS have Targeted The Weinstein Company for crimes against FANBOYS! - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news
- ↑ Celebration IV
- ↑ A Brief History of Fanboys... (and the skinny on the release date)
- ↑ Trigger Street Production FANBOYS To Finally Screen And Be Released
- ↑ http://www.chris-marquette.com/content/fanboys_releasecampaign.html HELP US GET FANBOYS SHOWN IN YOUR CITY
External links
- Official website
Fanboys (2009 film) on Wikipedia
Fanboys at the Internet Movie Database- Fanboys at Myspace.com
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- The Ultimate Fanboys Contest
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