May the Fourth be with you, Star Wars fans! That was last week? Oh sweet mother of Rey, that’s not good. Actually, you know what? It’s always a good time for the galaxy far, far away. So rather than be beholden to the tyranny of the Gregorian calendar, I’m making the executive decision to make today’s episode of The Dan Cave all about Star Wars. More specifically, we’re going to be talking about the staggering effect that Star Wars had on the global film industry in the form of spawning an endless stream of blatant ripoffs that attempted to cash in on its popularity. When Star Wars hit theaters on May 25, 1977, everything changed as George Lucas‘ space fantasy sage ignited a sense of wonder and awe in a generation of viewers… and countless studios and production companies began freaking out and wondering how exactly they could duplicate the unexpected success of Fox’s little space movie. Let’s just say that the results will make you rethink the old adage that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”
From low-budget B-movie silliness starring David Hasselhoff to a uniquely terrible film full of stolen footage and Soviet newsreels simply known as Turkish Star Wars, today’s episode of The Dan Cave is all about 9 of the most shameless Star Wars rip-offs ever made. Some are so bad they’re good, some are just straight up bad, and all of them are one hundred percent real — for better or for worse. What is your favorite Star Wars rip-off? Let us know in the comments below! Image: Columbia/New World Picutres Dan Casey is the senior editor of Nerdist and the author of books about Star Wars and the Avengers. Follow him on Twitter (@Osteoferocious). Don’t miss a single episode of The Dan Cave! Subscribe to this playlist. Tired of getting kicked out of restaurants for being topless? Buy a The Dan Cave t-shirt! & FREE Shipping on orders over $35. FREE Shipping on orders over $35. 45 used & new from Start your 30-day free trial to stream thousands of movies & TV shows included with Prime.
Start your free trial Star Wars Lego: The Padawan Menace Blu-rayDetailsLego Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles DVD FREE Shipping on orders over . Save Big On Open-Box & Pre-owned: Buy "Star Wars Lego: The Padawan Menace Blu-ray” from Amazon Warehouse Deals and save 50% off the $14.99 list price. See all Open-Box & Pre-owned offers from Amazon Warehouse Deals. A routine Jedi Academy field trip is turned into a rip-roaring comic adventure in LEGO(R) Star Wars(R): The Padawan Menace(TM). Tour guide Master Yoda leads a group of rambunctious Jedi younglings through Senate chambers when he senses a disturbance in the Force. Summoned to help save the Republic, he discovers that one of the younglings, Ian, has secretly boarded his ship...and young Ian has a taste for adventure! Meanwhile, C-3PO and R2-D2 are put in charge of the boisterous group and find themselves in over their heads. As the evil Sith prepare to wreak havoc, it's up to Yoda and the Droids to ensure that their young charges aren't torn to bricks!
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: English (Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.) Number of discs: 2 Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: February 7, 2012 Run Time: 22 minutes #12,321 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) in Movies & TV > Blu-ray 5 star69%4 star13%3 star7%2 star6%1 star5%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsFun for Children and Adults!|After watching (and loving) the LEGO Batman - DC Super Heroes Unite movie, I HAD to buy the Star Wars LEGO movies, too. They're little gems that I wasn't previously aware of. They have all of my favorite characters with their familiar personalities, yet they poke fun at them as well. They're equally fun for children and adults with inside jokes (a LEGO George Lucas stops by to chastise Darth Vader, Jar Jar Binks gets blown up, etc.).
After watching the LEGO Batman movie, though, I was surprised that this Star Wars LEGO "movie" was only 22 minutes. However, if you watch all of the extras, you get about an hour's worth of programming, so it's still worth the price. The extra animated shorts with Star Wars LEGO characters are equally entertaining. There are two "Star Wars in 2 Minutes" shorts. One squeezes the first trilogy into 2 minutes, and the second squeezes the second trilogy into 2 minutes. Also included are "The Quest for R2-D2" and "Bombad Bounty" animated shorts. The second features everyone's favorite love-him-or-hate-him Gungan, Jar Jar Binks, being chased by Boba Fett.I look forward to many more LEGO character movies featuring well-known characters that poke fun at themselves.Lego and Star Wars: two great things that go great together!Enthusiast: Star Wars|the blu-ray is worthe the price|A must purchase for Star Wars fans|Kids Who are Star Wrs and LEGO Fans Will Enjoy This|Cute and Funny but a little short|these lego movies have been a nice alternative.
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