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by Woodworks Films that was written and produced by

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. The title is a play on the titles of the

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'' and ''

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''. The first preview of the film was at a film festival called Reel Competition, where it was rated highly by the film-goers. It features

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, the actor who played

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in the Star Wars trilogy. The film was shot in central

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, and shown at the ''Star Wars'' Celebration III convention in 2005 in a nearby

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theater. The original concept poster was designed by Associate Producer Josh Shanks and Travis Bow.

Plot

Though a ''Star Wars'' fan as a child, life holds no magic or adventure for Woody Garrison (Joe Urban). Divorced and working two jobs to pay medical bills for his terminally ill son, he now sees ''Star Wars'' as just a movie. Only at the request of his son (Scott Heffern II) does he set off with his childhood buddy, Hank (Jim Peterson), on a quest to find filmmaker

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(George Starkey) and convince him to continue making ''Star Wars'' movies. Through a series of mishaps, Woody and Hank accidentally kidnap Lucas and allow the script for '' Episode III'' to fall into the hands of an unbalanced fan (Scott C. Sendelweck), a murderous producer, and a certain Dark Lord-portraying actor (

). To his surprise, Woody finds himself in the middle of an adventure with the fate of the ''Star Wars'' movie-making empire hanging in the balance.

Awards and accolades

* 2005 Winner, Best Supporting Actor, Jim Peterson at the London Science Fiction Film Festival * 2005 Winner, Best Comedy, Melbourne Independent Film Festival, Melbourne, Florida * 2005 nominee: Best Screenplay, London Science Fiction Film Festival * 2005 Closing Night Selection, London Science Fiction Film Festival

References

External links

* * {{Non-canon Star Wars 2004 films 2004 comedy films 2004 independent films American independent films Fan films based on Star Wars Films shot in Indiana 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language independent films