Did you know that George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, released 32 years ago, initial run was only shown in 32 movie theatres? Most people consider A New Hope to be one of the first huge blockbusters, with the film became a huge success. Spawning five additional films, countless merchandise, animated TV series and even concerts, we take a look at the latest loving from Star Wars fan boys with some fan made films.
Sci-Fi Satire Fuels Fanboy’s Funny Star Wars Videos
After crafting two dazzling fan films that land Star Wars characters in everyday San Francisco, Mike Horn has proven that he has a gift not only for CGI, but also for sci-fi satire. His latest short, embedded below, features the Death Star vaporizing Star Trek’s beloved Enterprise, a subtle jab at the runaway success of J.J. Abrams’ recently released Star Trek reboot.
“With all the Star Trek hype going on, I thought it would be fun to ruffle some Trekkie feathers, and also remind everyone of our other beloved sci-fi franchise.”
/Film and GeekTyrant both report on fan made film ‘77, with trailer below.
‘77 Movie Trailer
Before Fanboys was ever announced, there was another Star Wars-themed project in the works, an indie coming of age drama titled 5-25-77 from Patrick Read Johnson (director of Angus, writer of Dragonheart). Many geeks will recognize that date as the day that Star Wars was released in theaters.
The film tells the story of an alienated, sci-fi obsessed teen filmmaker named Pat Johnson (John Francis Daley) who must overcome his fear of leaving everything he knows and loves behind to chase his unlikely Hollywood dream. The pending release of a new movie called Star Wars on 5-27-77 is instrumental in shaping Pat’s destiny.
If Fanboys was American Pie, this movie seems much more like Almost Famous. ‘77 looks like it has a lot of potential. I’m a sci-fi geek, a recovering aspiring filmmaker and a sucker for good coming of age indie, so I’m sure I’ll have no problem connecting with this film. ‘77 doesn’t have a distributor yet, but it does have a new movie trailer.
Great Trailer for Movie Geek Drama called ‘77′
Star Wars geek Drama called ‘77′. It was originally supposed to be called 5-25-77 because that is the day that Star Wars was unleashed to the world. This movie is nothing like ‘Fanboys’, this is more of a coming of age drama. Its about the life of a small town kid who is an aspiring filmmaker and it is based on the true story of Patrick Reed Johnson. He has directed movies such as ‘Spaced Invaders’, ‘Baby’s Day Out’, ‘Angus’, and helped in the development of the story for ‘Dragonheart’.
Alienated, hopeful-filmmaker Pat Johnson’s (played by John Francis Daley) epic story about growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything.
