Fanboys

Never tell them the odds.


Fanboys
This teen road-trip movie takes its plotline from the hype surrounding the release of Star Wars Episode I a few years ago. Four dedicated fans are determined to go down in history as the first fans to see the movie. They plan to break into George Lucas' ranch and steal a copy before it is released. Naturally things do not go according to plan, and they have to deal with a host of unexpected and weird surprises.

88 minutes.
Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Language).
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama.
I could
I could'a been a Skywalker!

Credits

Cast
Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, David Denman, Christopher McDonald
Director
Kylie Newman
ScreenplayErnest Cline, Adam F. Goldberg, Dan Pulick
MusicMark Mothersbaugh
CinematographyLukas Ettlin
EditingSeth Flaum
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2008
Produced byTrigger Street Productions, Coalition Film, Picture Machine, The Weinstein Company

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy
LanguageFrequent
NudityBrief
SexSuggestiveness
ViolenceSome, mild, comedic
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemySome
Drug abuseBrief
CommentsStrongish sexual suggestiveness and innuendo
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
2
Guns / Weapons
2
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
1
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
1
Music (Scary/Tense)
2
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Atiyyah Khan
10
Die Burger
Ronel Nel
1
Cape Times
Michael Sragow
5
iAfrica.com
James O'Ehley quote iconFanboys is a comedy by geeks, for geeks...
5
The Citizen
Annette Bayne
14
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
24.com
Jean Barker quote iconThis so-called comedy is too tired and tediously immature it makes an evening of medieval role playing games seem almost... exciting.
1
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconAn amiable but disjointed movie.
8
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconThe end result is mediocre at best.
8
Metacritic.com
22 critics
9
Rottentomatoes critics
75 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon This undercooked, sporadically funny road movie is a sop to Star Wars fanatics, but the uninitiated will find little to enjoy.
6

What the People say

Internet
1186 Netizens
16

Average .. 39%

8

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