Saving Star Wars
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| Directed by | Gary Wood |
| Produced by | Gary Wood Justin Escue Josh Shanks |
| Written by | Gary Wood |
| Starring | Joe Urban Jim Peterson David Prowse Lee Ann Millen George Starkey |
| Distributed by | Woodworks Films |
| Release date(s) | June 9, 2004 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Language | English |
Saving Star Wars is a 2004 independent film by Woodworks Films that was written and produced by Gary Wood.[1] The title is a play on the title of the World War II movie Saving Private Ryan and Star Wars. The first preview of the film was at a film festival called Reel Competition, where it was rated highly by the film-goers.[2] It features David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy.[3]
The film was shot in central Indiana, and shown at Celebration III in 2005 in a nearby IMAX theater. The original concept poster was designed by Associate Producer Josh Shanks and Travis Bow.
[edit] 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, Star Wars is now 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 George Lucas (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 (David Prowse). 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Gerson, Jen."Wear it while you can" - Toronto Star, May 17, 2005.
- ^ "'Saving Star Wars' well worth encore showing" - Post-Tribune, May 26, 2006.
- ^ Weinberg, Jonathan. "Vader saves Star Wars" - The Sun, February 5, 2005.
