Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: MVD14021D
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 760137140214
- Street Date: 04/23/24
- PreBook Date: 03/19/24
- Label: MVD Rewind Collection »
- Genre: Comedy
- Run Time: 13 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1978
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Bob Knickerbocker
- Frank Robertson
- Paul Frees
- Scott Mathews
- Director: Ernie Fosselius
- Producer: Michael Wiese
- Producers: Michael Wiese
Product Assets
Hardware Wars (Standard Edition)
"Fluke Starbucker" must learn to master the power of "The Farce" in the very first "Star Wars" parody / fan film ever made!
- List Price: $14.95
- Your Price: $14.95
- In Stock: 50
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THE RETURN OF THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS PARODY! YOU'LL LAUGH! YOU'LL CRY! YOU'LL KISS YOUR MONEY GOODBYE!
Fluke Starbucker (Scott Mathews) must learn to master the power of "The Farce" with help from Artie Deco, 4-Q-2 (Frank Robertson), Princess Anne-Droid (Cindy Furgatch), Ham Salad (Bob Knickerbocker), and the rest of the Red Eye Knights.
In 1978 writer / director Ernie Fosselius (former member of "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo") created the very first "Star Wars" parody, HARDWARE WARS. Complete with cardboard sets and visible wires (holding up ships which were various household appliances), the film was shot over four days with a budget of around $8,000. Now, nearly 50 years later, the original version of this classic short that George Lucas called his "favorite Star Wars parody" (in a 1999 interview on the UK's The Big Breakfast TV show) has been restored in High Definition for a whole new generation of cult movie fans to discover!
Media
Bonus Materials
- • Brand new transfer and remastering from the only known surviving element, a 16mm Reversal Release print, presented in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio
- 2.0 Stereo Audio
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary with Writer / Director Ernie Fosselius
- 'Hardware Wars' Directors Cut (10:15)
- 'Hardware Wars' Trailer
- “Porklips Now” (21:38) 1980 parody of “Apocalypse Now” from director Ernie Fosselius
- “Plan 9.1 From Outer Space” (20:46) 2009 parody remake of “Plan 9 From Outer Space” with puppets from director Ernie Fosselius
Sales Points
- In 1999, George Lucas himself called “Hardware Wars” his favorite Star Wars parody!
- Recommended for fans of “Robot Chicken”, “Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest”, “George Lucas in Love” and “Spaceballs”
- First EVER Star Wars parody returns to DVD!
- 2023 marks the 45th Anniversary of this cult classic short.
- From writer / director Ernie Fosselius (former member of “The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo”) who went on to work on cult classic films “Spaceballs” and “Robocop 2”.
Press Quotes
An ingenious parody.
—The New York Times
Delightfully batty.
—San Francisco Examiner
Gleefully cheezy.
—Premiere Magazine
