Fanboys (2009 movie)
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| Directed by | Kyle Newman |
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| Cinematography | Lukas Ettlin |
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| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company[1] |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $960,828[2] |
Fanboys is an 2009 American comedy movie created by The Weinstein Company, Trigger Street Productions and Coalition Film. It stars Jay Baruchel, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell. Set in the 1990s, the movie's plotline is about an group of Star Wars fans who plan to head out on a road trip so that they can break into the Skywalker Ranch and steal a rough cut of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) for their terminally ill friend.
After its theatrical release in the United States on February 6, 2009, the movie received mixed reviews from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes.[3][4]
Cast
- Jay Baruchel as Windows
- Dan Fogler as Harold "Hutch" Hutchinson
- Sam Huntington as Eric Bottler
- Chris Marquette as Linus
- Kristen Bell as Zoe
- David Denman as Chaz
- Christopher McDonald as Chuck "Big Chuck"
- Billy Dee Williams as Judge Reinhold
- Danny Trejo as The Chief
- Allie Grant as Rogue Leader / Kimmy
- Ethan Suplee as Harry Knowles
- Seth Rogen as Admiral Seasholtz / Alien / Roach
- Isaac Kappy as Garfunkel[5]
There are numerous cameos related to Star Wars and other science-fiction/cult-hit films including Carrie Fisher, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Jaime King, Danny McBride, Ray Park, Craig Robinson, Joe Lo Truglio, Lou Taylor Pucci, Will Forte and William Shatner.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fanboys (2009)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Fanboys (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
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rtwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Khalaj, Gabriella (May 15, 2019). "'Thor' actor Isaac Kappy dies in Arizona at age 42". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
Other websites
- Fanboys on IMDb
- Fanboys at Box Office Mojo
- Fanboys at Rotten Tomatoes
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