Fanboys (film)
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| Directed by | Kyle Newman |
| Produced by | Evan Astrowsky Dana Brunetti Matthew Pernicaro Kevin Spacey |
| Screenplay by |
Ernest Cline Adam F. Goldberg |
| Story by | Ernest Cline Dan Pulick |
| Starring |
Jay Baruchel Dan Fogler Sam Huntington Chris Marquette Kristen Bell |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Cinematography | Lukas Ettlin |
| Edited by | James Thomas Seth Flaum |
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The Weinstein Company Vivendi Entertainment |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.9 million |
| Box office | $960,828 |
Fanboys is a 2009 comedy film directed by Kyle Newman and starring Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel and Kristen Bell. It was released in the United States on February 6, 2009, and in Canada on April 3, 2009.
On October 31, 1998, Eric Bottler reunites with his old high school buddies Linus, Hutch, Windows, and Zoe at a Halloween party. There is tension between Bottler and his old friends, due to Bottler being the only one that matured since high school. Bottler, now a car salesman at his father's dealership, finds that his friends have not changed a bit since high school: the number one thing they still have in common is their love of Star Wars. The gang expresses their anticipation for the latest installment to the franchise, The Phantom Menace. Linus proposes an idea that Bottler and he had been plotting since they were children, to infiltrate Skywalker Ranch and steal a rough cut of the film, but Bottler dismisses it.
The next day, Hutch and Windows meet Bottler at work and inform him that Linus is dying from cancer. The doctors estimate that he only has roughly four months to live; Episode I comes out in six. To make peace with his former best friend, Bottler decides to go through with their plan and infiltrate Skywalker Ranch. The four begin their trip to Texas, where they have to meet Rogue Leader, a girl Windows is having an online relationship with, for information on getting into the Ranch. While on the road, Hutch decides to take a detour to Riverside, Iowa (the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk) in an attempt to start a fight with some Trekkies. Hutch gets his wish after attacking a Trekkie by the name of Admiral Seasholtz in retaliation to Seasholtz calling Han Solo a bitch, to which Hutch responds by running down their statue of Captain Kirk and Khan.
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