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Hardware Wars 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Ernie Fosselius (Actor, Director), Frank Robertson (Actor) Rated:
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4.4 out of 5 stars 278 ratings
IMDb6.9/10.0
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Format Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Director's Cut, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Restored See more
Contributor Bob Knickerbocker, Paul Frees, Jeff Hale, Ernie Fosselius, Cindy Furgatch, Frank Robertson
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 3 minutes
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Apprehensive Films proudly presents, in association with Cult Radio A-Go-Go, the 30th Anniversary Special Edition DVD of Hardware Wars. Follow the adventures of Fluke Starbucker, Arty Deco, Ham Salad and the rest of the Red Eye Knights in this spectacle that was light years ahead of it's time. This is the original Star Wars parody! Before the Robot Chicken Parody, Before the Family Guy Parody... Way Way Before. This DVD includes over an hour of great content including the Original Uncut Film with newly restored wires and strings, Director's Commentary, Creature Features Interviews with Bob Wilkins and much much more. This edition is fully approved by and licensed from writer-director Ernie Fosselius.

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Hardware Wars won over 15 first place film festival awards, including the award for Most Popular Short Film at the Chicago Film Festival. It is considered to be the most profitable short film of all time, grossing US $1,000,000 as compared to its paltry US $8,000 budget (a much better profit ratio than Star Wars itself). George Lucas said in a 1999 interview on the UK's Big Breakfast TV show that Hardware Wars was his favorite Star Wars parody. --The Official Hardware Wars Wikipedia Page

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Ernie Fosselius
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Director's Cut, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Restored
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 3 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 2, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ernie Fosselius, Frank Robertson, Cindy Furgatch, Paul Frees, Jeff Hale
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Indie Blitz
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001OTSFE4
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 278 ratings

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Customers find the movie entertaining, with one noting it's a great spoof from the 70s. The film's humor receives mixed reactions, with some finding it hilarious while others say it's not funny or clever. The spoof quality and value for money also get mixed reviews, with some praising it as a great parody of Star Wars while others consider it a terrible take-off, and some saying it's worth the money while others find it a waste of money.

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16 customers mention "Entertainment value"16 positive0 negative

Customers find the movie entertaining, describing it as a classic and a great spoof from the 70s, with one customer noting it's a riot to watch.

"Highly recommend this movie. Watched it as a child and was able to share it with family now. Good condition" Read more

"...That saying goes for this gem. Still enjoyable to watch...once a year." Read more

"...Was ecstatic when I found this! Still.a riot to watch." Read more

"...It's goofy, cheesy, and horribly dated. In other words, I loved every minute of it." Read more

14 customers mention "Movie quality"14 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this movie, with one customer particularly appreciating the bloopers and another noting its cleverness.

"Highly recommend this movie. Watched it as a child and was able to share it with family now. Good condition" Read more

"...a professional production made to look cheesy, HW in fact has a wonderful DIY, indie vibe to it...." Read more

"...I originally saw this in the theaters, and enjoyed every minute...." Read more

"...I still think it is very clever, a legend for sure. I love to show it to people who had never seen it before and see their response...." Read more

60 customers mention "Humor"36 positive24 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's humor, with some finding it hilarious and a great parody, while others find it not funny or clever, describing it as goofy and cheesy.

"Classic Star Wars spoof. Funny, not funny. I guess things are better when you are younger. That saying goes for this gem...." Read more

"...Unfortunately, the satire doesn't work, and, in some cases, the digital enhancements even spoil the jokes of the original short film...." Read more

"...And dang if it isn't still funny. Most of the jokes hold up, and a few have even improved with age..." Read more

"...cut of Hardware Wars, the extras also include Porklips Now, a parody of Apocalypse Now, and Plan 9.1 From Outer Space, a parody of Plan 9 From Outer..." Read more

11 customers mention "Spoof quality"7 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's parody quality, with some finding it a great Star Wars spoof while others consider it a classic terrible take-off.

"Classic Star Wars spoof. Funny, not funny. I guess things are better when you are younger. That saying goes for this gem...." Read more

"This is just a goofy little flik. Silly spoof of Star Wars...has its moments for something that was probably made for a couple hundred bucks...." Read more

"...online that even George Lucas said he thought this was the best parody of STAR WARS- and I agree...." Read more

"This is a great parody of Star Wars. The plot is kind of corny but cute. The cast travels in a toater. I am not a fan of Star Wars...." Read more

11 customers mention "Value for money"5 positive6 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's value for money, with some finding it worth the price while others consider it a waste of money.

"...I couldn't get through this. Synopsis: not worth it." Read more

"...HW on DVD is definitely worth the money--you get a bunch of oddball additions, including Ernie on a local cable show in 1980 obstensibly talking..." Read more

"Not funny or clever. Repetitive and just plain uninspired!" Read more

"...This blu-ray is worth it for the original Hardware Wars. As for the rest of it, the concept is better than the actual product." Read more

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  • Sandra Wilke
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie from my childhood
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2024
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    Highly recommend this movie. Watched it as a child and was able to share it with family now. Good condition
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  • Doug
    5.0 out of 5 stars As good as I remember?
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
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    Classic Star Wars spoof. Funny, not funny. I guess things are better when you are younger. That saying goes for this gem. Still enjoyable to watch...once a year.
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  • M. Hart
    4.0 out of 5 stars "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye!"
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2005
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    Not long after George Lucas' original "Star Wars" film took theaters throughout the world by storm in 1977, a very silly 13-minute long parody entitled "Hardware Wars" was filmed in 1978 by writer/director Ernie Fosselius. The parody, designed as a long film trailer, replaces the authentic special effects and models used in "Star Wars" with low-budget replacements, mostly in the form of household appliances. For example, the Lucas' Millenium Falcon in "Hardware Wars" is an electric iron, the Death Star is a waffle iron, an imperial cruiser is an electric mixer, and the squat droid R2-D2 becomes a canister vacuum cleaner called "Artee-Deco". As with Artee-Deco, the other characters from Lucas' "Star Wars" are transformed in "Hardware Wars" as follows: C3PO becomes 4-Q-2 (like the tin-man from the 1939 "The Wizard of Oz"), Han Solo becomes Ham Salad (Bob Knickerbocker), Chewbacca becomes the Muppet-like Chucilla (similar to the "Sesame Street" cookie monster), Princess Leia becomes Princess Anne-Droid (Cindy Furgatch, who wears round rolls on the sides of her head), Luke Skywalker becomes Fluke Starbucker (Scott Mathews), Obi-Wan 'Ben' Kenobi becomes Augie 'Ben' Doggie (Jeff Hale) and Darth Vader becomes Darf Nader, who is impossible to understand due to his welding-style helmet.

    Clearly, not everyone who watches "Hardware Wars" finds it funny; but for most sci-fi aficionados, it's totally priceless! One of my favorite scenes is the equivalent of the demonstration of how powerful the Death Star is: instead of blowing up the planet of Alderan, it blows up the planet of Basketball (a literal basketball). Equally ridiculous and funny is the intentionally bad and sometimes melodramatic acting. Of course, you don't want to miss the exciting special effects of "dyna-space", as presented in "Hardware Wars". Consequently, for being a completely hilarious spoof of "Star Wars" filmed on a meager budget of $8,000, I rate "Hardware Wars" with 4 out of 5 stars. It is interesting to note that Ernie Fosselius provided some voice work and some other miscellaneous work in Lucas' 1983 film "Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi". Clearly, George Lucas was not upset with Fosselius' parody.
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  • CY
    5.0 out of 5 stars The epic space saga lightyears ahead of its time
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2005
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    If Star Wars inspired a generation of kids to become film directors, Hardware Wars probably inspired them to just get on with it. Although it was really a professional production made to look cheesy, HW in fact has a wonderful DIY, indie vibe to it. Seeing an iron fly overhead on wires is the film equivalent of the famous "Here's three chords; go start a band" zine page from the early days of punk rock.

    And dang if it isn't still funny. Most of the jokes hold up, and a few have even improved with age ("You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye" now elicits a nostalgic snort in a world where 1977's ticket prices buy a gallon of gas today).

    HW on DVD is definitely worth the money--you get a bunch of oddball additions, including Ernie on a local cable show in 1980 obstensibly talking about the movie but just kinda going off on some goofy comedy (oh, and he IS involved with this rerelease, unlike the Special Edition version a few years ago; his stamp is all over it!). Some of the additions like the director's cut fell flat for me, but humor is subjective.

    My only complaint is that I greedily would have liked to get the Special Edition version on there, too, but it is MIA. Since the DVD only runs an hour, certainly there was room, but perhaps since it was done without Ernie's input, it got canned. A shame, but otherwise, this is a lot of fun and easily worth kissing three bucks-plus goodbye to get it.
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  • Brenda M. Zierden
    5.0 out of 5 stars I am thrilled!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
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    I have watching this on YouTube. Was ecstatic when I found this! Still.a riot to watch.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really funny!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2019
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    I remember when this movie came out, but never got to see it in theaters- I read online that even George Lucas said he thought this was the best parody of STAR WARS- and I agree. Not that i don't like Space balls and even some of the newer parodies like Family Guy's version- but I could have done without the sexual innuendos in Family Guy's version. The special features were pretty good. Cost way more than $3.00- but hey that is inflation for you! LOL
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  • chewchilla
    4.0 out of 5 stars a classic
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2010
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    If you are a fan of spoofs and Star Wars, then you should like this low budget knock off of a New Hope. Don't expect a 90 minute movie though. The run time is probably around 20 to 30 minutes. I was not a big fan of the "special edition" version of the film on the dvd, but thankfully the original Hardware Wars is intact on the dvd. Keep in mind that this review is coming from someone that has used a character name from this movie as a username for years...so I got blinders on.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars An addition no collector should be without.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2013
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    This brought back memories.

    I originally saw this in the theaters, and enjoyed every minute. I just wish that Ernie could have made the full length feature that this was the preview for. But then again, it probably wouldn't have had the same punch as this.

    This disc has many additional features on it which will bring more understanding to what was going on, and how much fun the actors and crew had producing it.

    I am glad that they finally brought it out on DVD.
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  • MCP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Star Wars Comedy aus der ersten Stunde
    Reviewed in Germany on January 16, 2003
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    Wer kennt nicht Star Wars.. Lucke, Leia, Vader und so weiter. Kurz nachdem Star Wars (A New Hope) in Staaten anlief folgte dieser kurze Film. Es ist ein herrlicher Film, der Star Wars (A New Hope) total auf die Schippe nimmt.
    Mit den einfachsten Effekten und liebevoll restaurierten Material kann diese DVD absolut begeistern. An Bonus Material wurde nicht gespart, der Ton wurde verbessert, das Bild ist scharf und die Menüs sind spitze.
    Fazit: Ein echter Star Wars Fan der ersten Stunde kennt bestimmt schon die alte VHS Version. Diese DVD ist eine gute Ergänzung für seine Sammlung (auch wenn der Preis recht hoch ist).
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  • HONDA亀キチfactory
    4.0 out of 5 stars ルーカスも絶賛！？
    Reviewed in Japan on May 31, 2023
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    あの有名パロディ、スペース・ボールと比べるが
    1987年公開の９０分超えのあの作品より
    1978年に作られた１３分のこいつのほうが好き。

    くだらなさの中に、リスペクト（謎）があり、
    まぁ、どちらもSTARWARSが好きなのは伝わってくる。
    パッケージもいい感じ。

    そして、家電映画でもある・・・

    ルーカスも絶賛したとかしないとか・・・
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  • Mr. A. Guy
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Hardware trailer"
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2014
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    This is not a film its a "trailer" that runs for 13 minutes,but its "funny" this is superb in that its the greatest "homage" to Star Wars ever
    done!! and on a budget of about $5 dollars,to me it just captures the fun of the late seventies and the excitement and the brilliance of
    "star wars".Great fun and "just allows you not to think about anything more complex than a mumbling "Narph Nader".Superb in every sense of the word,its just "daft" and a beautiful fan made trailer explaining the film.which does not exist so in a way its a parody of itself!!.
    Hopefully the full "Hardware Wars" will be made and if Disney (who owns everything Star Wars now) ever green lighted the project
    I woud be the first in the queue ha ha ha...I paid about 3 quid for my copy so yes I lost my 3 dollars,i laughed I cried,and the "farce"
    is always with me ha ha ha......
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  • ダルタニヤン
    2.0 out of 5 stars マニア向けですね
    Reviewed in Japan on February 1, 2013
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    　スターウォーズエピソード４のパロディーです。アイロンの
    ミレニアムファルコン、掃除機のR2D2など全編にわたり、家電を
    うまく使って、作品を13分間という短時間にうまく収めています。

    　エピソード４と同時期につくられたとのことですが、その頃みたならば
    きっと爆笑していたでしょう。時代が過ぎ、今となっていはネットの投稿作品
    レベルといったところでしょうか。

    　パロディー作品としての完成度は「ロボットチキン」のほうが、
    はるかに高く、面白いです。購入するならそちらをすすめます。

    　私はスターウォーズ作品が出ると、つい購入してしまうのですが、
    この作品は「抱腹絶倒パロディー」というよりも、コレクターズアイテム
    のように思います。
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  • R45
    3.0 out of 5 stars 古さがいい
    Reviewed in Japan on June 15, 2013
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    このチープ感もたまりません。子供と見ていて、一部アダルトな映像（女性のヌード）が出てきてギョッとしましたが。
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