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To ACMI, it will come!
The Force is strong with Eric (Sam Huntington), Linus (Chris Marquette), Hutch (Dan Fogler) and Windows (Jay Baruchel), Star Wars fans since childhood. On Halloween night 1998, six months out from the release of
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, they hatch a plan to drive cross-country (in Hutch's Millennium Falcon-style, Star Wars-detailed van) to break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and see a rough cut of the film.
Along the way, they recruit a fangirl, Zoe (Kristen Bell, TV's
Veronica Mars) and score a hot tip from Harry Ain't It Cool News Knowles (Ethan Suplee, from
My Name Is Earl) that leads them to a Deep Throat connection, at a Star Trek convention in Vegas.
Told with unflinching nerd pride, Kyle Newman's thoroughly good-natured paean to fans and fandom co-stars Seth Rogen and features cameos by Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Kevin Smith and William Shatner.
"Glories in its devotion to the pop culture phenomenon that is Star Wars . the definitive tribute to a generation of sci-fi nerds"
The Chicago MaroonAustralian premiere season - strictly limited run!
Director Kyle Newman will join us 'live' via phone from Los Angeles for an exclusive Q&A following the Fanboys screening at 9 pm on Friday June 5. The session will be moderated by film reviewer Thomas Caldwell (
www.cinemaautopsy.com, Film Analysis Handbook, The Big Issue, JOY 94.9's The Casting Couch).
