Troops (1998)

Director:

Kevin Rubio

Writers:

Steven Melching (story) &
David Hargrove (story) ...

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Stormtroopers on Tattooine show us what life is like patrolling and law-upholding on the sandy planet.

Plot Keywords:

Star Wars | Part Computer Animation | Spoof | Independent Film

Cast

Dave Myers	...	Jawa (as David Myers)
Steven Melching	...	Jawa (voice)
Matthew Myers	...	Jawa
Paul Pistore	...	Jawa / Capt. Reh Teah / Radio Dispatcher (voice)
Neil Elliot	...	Owen Lars
Susan Hinshaw	...	Beru Lars
Eric Hilleary	...	Capt. Jyanix Bach / Capt. Reh Teah / Boba Fett
Cam Clarke	...	Captain Jyanix Bach (voice)
David Max	...	Officer Demon Mott
Jess Harnell	...	Officer Demon Mott (voice)
Kenar Yegyayan	...	Officer Ayches Ram / Trooper HK-883
Drew Massey	...	Officer Ayches Ram (voice)
Caleb Skinner	...	Trooper HK-888
Kevin Rubio	...	Trooper HK-888 / Radio Dispatcher (voice)
Dave Fouquette	...	Trooper HK-883 (voice)

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Trivia:

One of the stormtroopers is wearing high heels.

Goofs:

Continuity: Capt. Bach's name is misspelled as "Bauch" in the end credits.

Quotes:

Captain Jyanix Bach: We got a, uh, routine stop here. We have a report of some stolen droids and, uh, we think these might be it.
[dismounts from his Speeder Bike and walks towards a couple of Jawas.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: Excuse me. Excuse me. Uh, do you wanna come over here, please? Yeah, I'm talkin' to you.
[one Jawa approaches Capt. Bach. as the other puts down a small droid.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: Uh, whose droid is this?
[Jawa answers in indistinct language.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: Uh-huh, it's your cousin's. Is this your cousin? Is this your cousin? Are you his cousin?
[the second Jawa replies in his language.]
Captain Jyanix Bach: No? Okay, then who are ya?
[Jawa replies]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Cops" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Bad Boys

The master example for good spin-off.

I heard about Troops a while ago from a friend of mine, who surfs Star Wars related sites very often and very intense. He did not see it, though, as it is just too hard to download. Today, I kind of accidentally stumbled across it, downloaded it (We have some excellent lines here at work...) and watched it. I nearly wet my pants. Troops even looks like taken from Star Wars! Incredible! And it really feels like a report from some reality show from the future. I will recommend Troops now to everyone I know, as it is in my eyes exactly the kind of film that can and should be done with little money and a good idea! My congratulations to everyone on the team: You guys just made history!