Fanboys (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Kyle Newman

Writers (WGA):

Ernest Cline (screenplay) and
Adam F. Goldberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (Iceland)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Never tell them the odds.

Plot:

Star Wars fans travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). |

Plot Keywords:

Travel | Fan | Star Wars | Comic Book Shop | Costume

Cast

Sam Huntington	...	Eric
Chris Marquette	...	Linus
Dan Fogler	...	Hutch
Jay Baruchel	...	Windows
Kristen Bell	...	Zoe
David Denman	...	Chaz
Christopher McDonald	...	Big Chuck (as Chris McDonald)
Charlie B. Brown	...	Myron
Isaac Kappy	...	Garfunkel
Stephen Pina	...	Simon
Seth Rogen	...	Admiral Seasholtz / Alien / Roach
Thom Bishops	...	The Vulcan / Gruvock
Clark Sanchez	...	Bartender
Stanley Shunkamolah	...	Thick-Necked Thug
Danny Trejo	...	The Chief

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company:

Trigger Street Productions

Trivia:

The passenger side door of the van has the word "fanboys" written on it in the ‘Star Wars’ Aurebesh alphabet and mirrored.

Goofs:

Plot holes: While in Vegas, Windows says that he is 24 years old. Earlier, during the opening party, the friends state that it's been 3 years since they graduated high school. That would have made him 21 years old at graduation.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hutch: [as Stormtrooper] Halloween just got awesome, bitches!
Linus: [as Stormtrooper] Prepare for the entrance of Lord Vader.
Windows: [as Darth Vader] Give yourself to the Dark Side. It's the only way you can save your...

Movie Connections:

References THX 1138 (1971)

Soundtrack:

Every Day Should Be a Holiday

Yet another good idea turned into garbage

On a whole the premise of the story seems to be relatively promising, four Star Wars fanboys are all waiting anxiously for the release of the highly anticipated Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace. But as news comes that one of the characters has only a few months to live, they decide to break into Skywalker Ranch to see the film they've been desperate to see for so long.

As I said, the film seems to have an entertaining plot, there are some laughable moments and a monumentally geeky cameo from Mr. Seth Rogen, who seems to have two parts in it. But that's really where it ends, the plot becomes too mushy for my liking, it falls into the inevitable happy ending category. Though to be fair, the acting on the most part was cheesy (to say the least) from the start, especially the unbearable performance from Sam Huntington, who seems to exude a charmless manner that really grates on you towards the end. It truly is a film I recommend you not view.