The grandaddy of all Star Wars fan films turns 10, and its director and writer Kevin Rubio wrote a letter to The Force.net to commemorate it.
The TVShowBlog.com quotes Rubio’s letter:
I don’t think most people ever plan on being the first in anything. I like to think that, as with TROOPS, it happens by accident more often than we realize. And while I have done other things in the entertainment industry, including the up coming new series: THE CLONE WARS, But TROOPS is still by far my most recognized and well known contribution in the world of entertainment. And I think it is so because so many other talented people contributed to it.
This Star Wars fanfilm phenomenon is credited to Kevin Rubio and even The Movie Blog founder John Campea appeared in his own production called the Rise of the Tradiz (A Godfather/Episode One spoof which played to a huge response at the mother of all Star War conventions “Star Wars: Celebration 2” in Indianapolis a few years back) which cameos Paul Enz of Red5Comics which Rubio also writes the superhero comedy Abyss.
Countless other films of varying quality and length have appeared all over the net over the last decade. All hoping to make their mark and all succeeding in some way.
This is a lasting legacy driving the fanbase rabid and keeping the franchise alive in those desperate moments between Star Wars releases.
Thanks Kevin!
Ahh, a classic. Every time I hear the ‘Bad Boys theme’ from COPS, I think of TROOPS. Too bad the fan films that followed have been nothing than Jedi’s fighting in the woods somewhere.
Man, has it been 10yrs already? IIRC, this was made in the Dakotas. StormTroopers with thick Dakota accents, pure comic gold, “If you don’t corporate, I am gonna have to shoot’cha.”
Man, has it been 10yrs already? IIRC, this was made in the Dakotas. StormTroopers with thick Dakota account, pure comic gold, “If you don’t corporate, I am gonna have to shoot’cha.”
Getting John to repost that might be a task in and of itself.
I heard he turned down sex with Anne Hathaway because part of the deal was that he had to show her his star wars fan film.
John, can I see Rise of the Tradiz? Is it online?