Hardware Wars

1978 "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye."
6.9| 0h13m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 20 January 1978 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Foss
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.thecrippledmasters.com/hwhomepage.html
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Hardware Wars (1978) is a short film parody of the classic science fiction film Star Wars. The thirteen-minute film, which premiered in theatres only seven months after Star Wars, consisted of little more than inside jokes and visual puns that heavily depended upon audience familiarity with the original. The theme song is Richard Wagner's famous "Ride of the Valkyries". The tagline was "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye."

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Director

Ernie Fosselius

Production Companies

20th Century Foss

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Hardware Wars Audience Reviews

Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Wordiezett So much average
Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Horst in Translation ([email protected]) This is a recurring joke in "Hardware Wars", a "Star Wars" fan film made shortly after the original over 35 years ago. It was written and directed by Ernie Fosselius, a fairly successful sound artist, who made parodies on other films as well, such as "Apocalype Now". This 13-minute movie did not appeal to me much, then again I am not the biggest "Star Wars" fan, which may very well be the reason. The humour is action-based and dialogue-based, but rarely funny. There are references on "The Wizard of Oz" and "Sesame Street" in here too. All in all, I was not impressed by this little movie. Actually surprised to see it so appreciated and famous. I myself have no intention to watch it ever again. Thumbs down.
preppy-3 I caught this little gem totally by accident back in 1980 or '81. I was at a revival theatre to see two old silly sci-fi movies. The theatre was packed full and (with no warning) they showed a bunch of sci-fi short spoofs (to get us in the mood). Most were somewhat amusing but THIS came on and, within seconds, the audience was in hysterics! The biggest laugh came when they showed "Princess Laia" having huge cinnamon buns instead of hair on her head. She looks at the camera, gives a grim smile and nods. That made it even funnier! You gotta see "Chewabacca" played by what looks like a Muppet! It was extremely silly and stupid...but I couldn't stop laughing. Most of the dialogue was drowned out because of all the laughter. Also if you know "Star Wars" pretty well it's even funnier--they deliberately poke fun at some of the dialogue. This REALLY works with an audience! A definite 10!
steller After buying the excellent DVD yesterday, I have become a bona fide HARDWARE WARS fan! Done as a mock trailer for an unmade film, this obscenely low-budget and obscenely funny short is a film I wish I'd seen before, and I am embarassed that at one time, for about 2 hours, I couldn't stand it. If any of you has not seen HARDWARE WARS, I suggest you do immediatement! James Teller
postonly I just got the DVD for Hardware Wars, in a shiny new package, looking irresistable. Stuck it in my DVD player to find a slew of extra fun stuff. The extra content on the DVD is even longer than the movie. For those of you that have (shame!) never seen Hardware Wars, it one fantastically silly Star Wars spoof (of Episode IV, of course). Household appliances (such as irons, toasters, vacuums, and a waffle maker) stand in for Ty-fighters, X-wings, R2D2, and the death star. Instead of Princess Leia, we have Princess Ann-Droid, complete with Cinnabon hairdo. You get the point, I'm sure. Mad silliness, and a fun ride for any Star Wars geek (like me!)Now, the DVD - wow! A director's commentary where he basically goes off on the movie, making fun of himself and the project throughout. An interview with Fosselius on Creature Features (remember that?!) and hilarious "director's cut" and "foreign version" of the movie (all jokes of course). Anyway, this is great. I loved Hardware Wars in the theater, and am so glad for having the DVD in my collection - wedged in between MST3K: the movie and Thumb Wars!