Review of Fanboys (2009) by Kurt A — 08 Feb 2010

A fun romp through everything Lucas before episode 1 changed our view of Star Wars forever. "We use the phaser to suss out Trekkies". Genius!

This review of Fanboys (2009) was written by Kurt A on 08 Feb 2010.

Fanboys has generally received positive reviews.

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