Never tell them the odds.
In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.
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Nostalgic, unpretentious, classical in form and resolved.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
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“Does Jay Baruchel steal Fanboys from Sam Huntington?”
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- Gimlyon TMDB · Feb 20175/10
If, like the titular characters, you are a Star Wars super nerd, definitely give Fanboys a crack, otherwise, don't bother. Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal.
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Cast
- Sam HuntingtonEric
- Jay BaruchelWindows
- Dan FoglerHutch
- Kristen BellZoe
- Christopher Rodriguez MarquetteLinus
- David DenmanChaz
- Christopher McDonaldBig Chuck
- Isaac KappyGarfunkel
- Seth RogenAdmiral Seasholtz / Alien / Roach
- Charlie B. BrownMyron
Crew
- Kyle NewmanDirector
- Ernest ClineScreenplay
- Adam F. GoldbergScreenplay
- Lukas EttlinDirector of Photography
- Mark MothersbaughOriginal Music Composer
- Seth FlaumEditor
- Kevin SpaceyProducer
- Dana BrunettiProducer
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