WORST. PROTEST. EVER.
03.31.08
With Iraq descending into sectarian violence and China cracking down hard on protests in Tibet, some Star Wars fans decided it was high time to organize a protest… demanding the release of the Fanboys movie.
"Star Wars" fans attempted to hold protests in support of Kyle Newman’s unreleased "Fanboys" movie at Friday’s screenings of the Weinstein Co.’s "Superhero Movie" on both coasts, but whether any substantial protest occurred is a subject of debate.
A "Star Wars" fan group known as the 501st called for fellow fans to show up at the AMC Theatres in New York and Los Angeles. The 501st claims 14 members showed up in New York and, when confronted by two security guards, chose to go inside and pay to see "21" instead. But an AMC spokesperson said there was no protest, and a source close to the film cited a YouTube video posted Friday night showing one protester saying no one else was there.
The group also claimed that more than 20 showed up at AMC’s theaters in Century City and faced even more security guards who asked them to leave the mall, which was considered private property. An AMC rep said the protest was limited to one person in a Darth Vader costume on the street outside the theater. A source close to the film said eight protesters did appear, and were taken out for pizza by one of the filmmakers.
"We’ve been working on this movie for many years, and if someone is going to take time out of their personal life and support our film, whatever that support might be, at the very least what we can do is say thank you and buy them a couple of slices of pizza for caring abut this project as much as we do," "Fanboys" producer Matthew Perniciaro said.
Say it ain’t so, fellas! Tell me you at least held out for an extra side of ranch!
"They seemed to take the term ‘phantom menace’ to a whole different level. I guess they weren’t that organized. Apparently getting ‘Star Wars’ fans to give up their Friday night isn’t as easy as it looks," one source said. [Hollywood Reporter]
And that source was Shecky Goldfarb, whose comments were punctuated by a sad trombone sound.
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The Mighty Fek’lhr will protest this post by not inviting Lance to join His Forgotten Realms: Search for The Unicorn Rainbow Emerald campaign online!
Wow, and I thought that spending my entire day dicking off at work and posting on FD meant that I had no life. Shows me, doesn’t it?
And, no, that isn’t me…
That’s a girl, man!
IT’S A TRAP!
Tha was my next question, Fek.
How come it looks like Darth Vaders mask is having a stroke?
Not seen:
The tattoo on his stomach that reads "JEDI LIFE".
"Cut the chatter, red 2."
Darth Vader looks like a Basset Hound.
OK, absolutely dead serious here for a moment:
Who the fuck gets a Bib Fortuna tattoo?
I missed commenting in the last post because it’s a slow server day and it takes too long to get Nominus involved, but congratulations erswi!
Look at the stars he had tattooed on his back as well. Nope, that’s just backne.
Huh, do you think all the heros are on the front since it’s just villains on the back? I can’t get the image of Leia in the bikini doing a sexy dance on his belly when he wiggles out of my mind.
501?
He’s probably not a fan of the Levi’s. It’s probably his weight…
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Who the fuck gets a Bib Fortuna tattoo?
One who wears a bib for tuna sandwiches, Fek.
Judging by the lack of any "good guys" on his back, I’m betting he drowns puppies in buckets about as often as french fries in gravy.
Do you think when he pops a zit, it makes a pew pew sound?
Also not seen:
Death Star belly button tattoo.
What the fuck?
There were 14 of us!
The Mighty Fek’lhr is sure this is Ghyslain Raza.
No Lando = Racist
The
forcebody odor is strong with this one.True story: I used to drive a rusty, white Chevy Beretta I called The Milennium Falcon. I didn’t lose my virginity until I got a different car.
*Chodin climbs up out of Buffalo Bill’s hole, naked and covered in lotion*
Howdy boys!
Chod-why does your "lady-suit" have Star Wars tattoos?
i have all the evil villians from He-Man one my back.
If that dude’s nickname isn’t Boba Fatt, then there’s something seriously wrong with America.
*on fuck it’s too early
“…eight protesters did appear, and were taken out for pizza by one of the filmmakers.”
…once they had their pizza, the protesters used the slices to wash their faces and exfoliate the group’s blackheads.
If I was going to get a Star Wars tattoo, it would Chewbacca with his leg spread on my armpit.
Pauly, mine would be the Sarlaac Pit centered on my anus. Seriously though, lots of good bounty hunters have died in there. /sad face
If I got a Star Wars tattoo, it would be on my inside thigh and say: “A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was…” and then at that point in the sentence you’d run into my dick.
If The Mighty Fek’lhr got a Star Wars tattoo, it would probably be Sy Snootles with her snout as His schlong, and her body as His sack.
Either that or Slave Leia on His right palm.
If I got a Star Wars tatoo, I would be a loser. Just like that guy.
I’d never have been laid (like that guy), and I wouldn’t be preparing for fatherhood now (as of this past Friday).
I would get on Ewok on my pubic mound. It would look like it’s hiding in my pubes just to pop out of my pants.
Rot- You got the provebial Roach Motel for an anus.
erswi congrats on the lil drunkard on the way
ILM needs to start using backne as a space background
I used to work with a fat guy who once managed to stab himself in the nuts with a scalpel. His nickname after that? Jabba the Spud. If i’ve shared this info with you before, well, it’s hardly a precedent.
My Star Wars tattoo would be "The Force" in old english across my back.
keeping it real, yo
If I was gonna get a STAR WARS tattoo I would realize how much of a loser I was and go home to reflect on exactly where my life went wrong. Either that or sing the Imperial Death march everytime I walked around with no shirt on.