Fanboys

[Brian in Mesa]

A Movie About Star Wars Fan Boys?
Source: Variety
October 31, 2005

Variety reports that The Weinstein Co. is closing a deal to preemptively acquire the comedy film Fan Boys, based on a screenplay by Adam F. Goldberg and Ernest Cline.

The project follows a group of young, hardcore "Star Wars" fans from the Midwest determined to take their dying friend to Skywalker Ranch so that he can see the seminal sci-fi pic in its perfect setting before he dies.

Kyle Mann will make his feature helming debut on the project, which is being produced by the Trigger Street label's Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, Evan Astrowsky and Matthew Perniciaro.

Dan Fogler is set to star and the movie is scheduled to begin filming on February 1.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Huntington Becomes a Star Wars Fanboy
Source: Heather Newgen
June 9, 2006

Sam Huntington, who stars as Jimmy Olsen in Warner Bros. Pictures' Superman Returns, gave ComingSoon.net an update on Fanboys, the comedy-drama that Kevin Spacey's Trigger Street is producing for The Weinstein Company. Huntington co-stars with Dan Fogler, Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel and Chris Marquette as "Star Wars" geeks in Kyle Newman's directorial debut.

"It's fantastic. I got to work with Kevin Spacey again, which was real exciting," said Huntington. "Yeah, it's called 'Fanboys' and it comes out, I think, beginning of next year -- and it's about 'Star Wars' fans. It's about these four friends who drive from Ohio to San Francisco in 1998 to steal a copy of 'Episode I The Phantom Menace' from the Skywalker Ranch and it's really, really funny and it's a very very emotionally powerful, believe it or not, because they're fulfilling the wish of their dying friend. And I know that sounds very cliched, but it's actually very tastefully done."

He says he plays "a car salesman who is kind of like hounding the trip. I play a guy who basically has been segregated from his fanboy friends. They've all continued on after college to remain fanboys and I've kind of gone the corporate road and work for my day at a car dealership and inherit it at the beginning of the movie and then it just kind of goes on after that. That's right. I rediscover my inner fanboy."

Asked how the fanboys in the film will react to Jar Jar Binks, Huntington said, "Jar Jar appears in the movie in a very very funny way that I can't reveal to you, because it's absolutely hysterical. It's one of my favorite moments in the whole movie."

He added that George Lucas does make an appearance. "Needless to say, we kiss his ass for an hour-and-a-half, he kind of had to sign off on it, you know. The extend of his... I should keep that kind of a mystery, the extent of his involvement. It's very cool. It's going to be a fun, fun movie."

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Fanboys

Release Date: February 6, 2009 (limited)
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: Kyle Newman
Screenwriter: Ernest Cline, Adam F. Goldberg
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content)
Website: Fanboys-themovie.com

Starring: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Carrie Fisher, Ray Park, Joe Lo Truglio, Danny Trejo, Billy Dee Williams, Seth Rogen, Allie Grant, Christopher McDonald, William Shatner

Plot Summary: It's 1998 and "Star Wars" fanboys across the globe eagerly await the release of "Episode I." But for Eric, Linus, Hutch and Windows the term "fanboy" is more than just a title, it's a badge of honor. Spurred by impatience and an undying loyalty to their cause, these former high school friends reunite to undertake the road trip of their fan-tasies. Traveling West across the country to visit their Mecca - George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch - the plan is to break in, steal the film and stake their claim as the first fanboys in history to watch it. But to secure their place in the fanboy hall of fame, they'll have to contend with bizarre bikers, a crazy pimp, a deranged group of trekkies and the quiet intensity of William Shatner.

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[Gaddabout]

I've been waiting for this for awhile!

 

[Chaplin]

Does anyone pick up the veiled reference to 40-Year-Old Virgin in the movie poster?

 

[Gaddabout]

Does anyone pick up the veiled reference to 40-Year-Old Virgin in the movie poster?

Genius.

 

[mojorizen7]

Saw this last night. It was pretty funny in parts. I'm a Star Wars,Star Trek and Rush fan so it worked for me.....

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I liked the "Rush IS variety." line.
I can't imagine being just a casual moviegoer and enjoying this though.....

 

[Ryanwb]

I've seen it at the movie store and I keep walking past it like Pee Wee Herman and the snakes at the pet store. I may bum rush it out of the store