Fanboys (2008)

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:

Star Wars | Fan | Travel | Cameo | Obscene Finger Gesture

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 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company:

Trigger Street Productions

Trivia:

The town they live in is Shandal, Ohio, which is an anagram of Ashland, Ohio.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When the group arrives at the "Smith Ranch Road" exit, they are taking the exit from Northbound 101 and proceed to turn left onto Lucas Valley Road (Westbound) towards "The Lucas Ranch", however in the next few shots, they are seen passing a rock located on their left. That rock is a prominent marker on Lucas Valley Road and would have to be on their right if they were headed westbound towards the ranch.

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 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Soundtrack:

Today

A long wait which eventually delivers a Decent Comedy

Fanboys was originally shown as a preview during several movies that I saw. It never really made it huge in the theaters, but it did just recently come to DVD, courtesy of The Weinstein Company. The movie is basically a giant cliché to a lot of nerds out there. It does have a 90% delivery of Star Wars material along with a short 10% reference of the rival Star Trek. The movie also is packed with a ton of cameos from people like Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Jason Mewes, Seth Rogen, Will Shatner, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, etc. All in all it is a big time comedy for the die hard Star Wars fans and for those who do enjoy a wild and adventurous comedy. The only two recognizable main stars are Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, TV's Undeclared) and Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury, School For Scoundrels, Good Luck Chuck) along with Kristen Bell (TV's Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall). So basically you get what you ultimately expect from this one.