Yes, in high school this movie could have been about me.
Though I was always more of a Trek fan than Star Wars. Still.
I think this will be pretty funny; I recognized one of the actors as the lead in "Balls of Fury" which was surprisingly funny (though "Dodgeball" still sets the standard).
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December 15th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
YES! This will go on my DVD shelf, right next to Galaxy Quest.
December 15th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I prefer the short that this movie seems to be a blatant rip-off of.
December 15th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Hrm. If I’m not mistaken, that’s Kristin Bell in the black wig. I loved Veronica Mars, but her acting on Heroes is teeth-grindingly awful.
December 15th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
“I’m William Shatner, I can score anything.”
I nearly keeled over laughing at that line!
December 15th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
First I’d heard of this, and I’m definitely going to be watching this one! Right in my wheelhouse!
December 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
I can only imagine their reactions after actually screening the movie they work so hard to get.
“OH MY GOD!!!! THAT SUCKED!!!!!”
This will definitely be a lot funnier than Free Enterprise.
December 15th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
alfaniner, I had the same thought. It’s how I’d end the movie.
December 15th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
HA! At least Shatner got a part in this movie. More than I can say for the new Trek, due out next year!
December 15th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
It should also be noted that the last three Star Trek movies did not disgrace the entire franchise.
December 15th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Insane! This one is marked “must see”.
December 15th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Beat me to it JSW. The one you linked to was really good. This one, although it looks to be a rip-off, may end up being better due to superior credentials however. I’ll still be seeing it.
December 16th, 2007 at 12:39 am
I’m just glad someone else liked Balls of Fury.
December 16th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Yech.
December 16th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Whew! That was close. When I saw the Title I was sure that Dr. BA was posting complaints about me.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Fanboys was written by a guy named Ernie Cline and he’s a comedy genius. A few years ago he let me do one of his monologues for a show at Dragon*Con.
The audio goes out in the middle but it’s still pretty funny.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Apparently bad astronomy doesn’t let one embed a link so here’s the URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PIIdDcBRcg
December 16th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Ha, Billy Dee Williams is on the cast list.
December 16th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I can’t wait to see the NY Times review for this one. I love reading them when they are panning a movie.
I have a sinking suspicion that we just saw the funniest points in the movie.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:59 am
I can’t wait to see it! I’m sure I’ll have to buy it and also put it right next to Galaxy Quest and Free Enterprise.
February 14th, 2008 at 10:44 am
This movie is not a “rip off” of the New Zealand short. If anything, it’s the other way around. Fanboys was written in 1998, four years before the NZ short. And the plot was outlined in Newsweek, the Village Voice, Ain’t It Cool News, and all over the internet.
Check out:
http://www.ernestcline.com/fanboys/press.htm
June 11th, 2008 at 6:01 am
Its not a rip off…I directed the New Zealand short ‘Fanboys’ based on a news article I read somewhere about a group of fans trying to steal a copy of TPM before the release date. I’m guessing we both may have read the same article.