"Fanboys": It's Not Just for "Star Wars" Fans
The geek-inspired "Fanboys" is gearing up for the "Star Wars" Celebration, where they will show scenes and answer questions. Star Jay Baruchel gave a preview for anyone worried that they’d be left out of the fun if they're not a "Star Wars" Fan. The film tells the story of late '90s teens trying to steal a copy of "Episode I" for their dying friend.
"If you're any semblance of a movie nerd, it's not just for "Star Wars" fans is the main thing," said Baruchel. "I made damn sure, because I’m not really a "Star Wars" fan, I just got every kind of "Highlander" and "Freejack" reference in there that I could. There's a lot, I think I even got a "Buckaroo Banzai." If you like movies as much as I do, you'll like it. It’s really ridiculous."
George Lucas gave the film his blessing and allowed them to use authentic "Star Wars" material, but other big sci-fi franchises said no. "Star Trek" and Viacom would have nothing to do with us. So all of it is quite clearly supposed to be "Star Trek" but maybe instead of a triangle, it's a triangle with one more spike coming out of it. There's a statue of Kirk fighting Kahn and they’ve both got huge erections. It’s that kind of movie."
"If you're any semblance of a movie nerd, it's not just for "Star Wars" fans is the main thing," said Baruchel. "I made damn sure, because I’m not really a "Star Wars" fan, I just got every kind of "Highlander" and "Freejack" reference in there that I could. There's a lot, I think I even got a "Buckaroo Banzai." If you like movies as much as I do, you'll like it. It’s really ridiculous."
George Lucas gave the film his blessing and allowed them to use authentic "Star Wars" material, but other big sci-fi franchises said no. "Star Trek" and Viacom would have nothing to do with us. So all of it is quite clearly supposed to be "Star Trek" but maybe instead of a triangle, it's a triangle with one more spike coming out of it. There's a statue of Kirk fighting Kahn and they’ve both got huge erections. It’s that kind of movie."
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 on May 22 2007 12:35 PM sounds pretty crappy (Reply to this) |
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on May 22 2007 02:26 PM Sounds like that other Star Wars comedy that was released around Episode I's release. (Reply to this) |
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on May 22 2007 03:36 PM Buckaroo Banzai references, thats pretty funny!!! (Reply to this) |
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on May 22 2007 04:12 PM The star trek people turning down press. lol (Reply to this) |
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on May 22 2007 04:32 PM Cannot Wait. (Reply to this) |
 on May 22 2007 05:37 PM Hardware Wars - Only funny Star Wars parody...EVER. (Reply to this) |
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on May 22 2007 07:07 PM [b]5-25-77[/b] I'd rather see 5-25-77. The trailer looks much better than this attempt at humor. (Reply to this) |
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on May 22 2007 09:23 PM I believe there was a trailer for this on the Clerks 2 DVD. It looks funny to me... (Reply to this) |
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on May 23 2007 12:24 AM Something else featuring Star Wars. Wow.. How terribly interesting... (Reply to this) |
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on May 23 2007 07:45 AM In reply to this comment (#866446) Not true... Kevin (?) Rubio's Troops is truly a work of genius. (Reply to this) |
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on May 23 2007 08:24 AM saying this movie is for more than star wars nerds is like when Lucas claimed Clones would attract lots of women because it was romantic. yeah...suuuuure. i've seen the preview to this and it just looks very hack. funny if you're there...but not to watch...kind of thing. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 01 2008 08:22 PM In reply to this comment (#866446) hardware wars?! sweet! i thought i was the only one who ever saw that. I think i must have watched that about a dozen times as a kid. (Reply to this) |
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