Crazy Watto
Crazy Watto is a two-minute-long fan film that made its debut on the Internet in 2000. The film is a spoof of used car deal ads shown on television,[1] featuring Watto from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Watto offers up for sale familiar ships (and objects) such as an X-wing with "genuine battle marks used in the Battle of Yavin" for $599.99 and an AT-AT for $999.99. Fans of other sci-fi shows notice that he auctions a Borg cube for $899.99, and also puts up ships from Star Trek and Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future[2] for $29.99 each.
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| Directed by | John E. Hudgens |
| Produced by | John E. Hudgens |
| Written by | John E. Hudgens Sandy Clark Lowell Cunningham Heather Harris |
| Starring | Sandy Clark |
| Distributed by | Z-Team Productions Atomfilms |
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Running time | 2 min. |
| Language | English |
The film played at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival,[3] and is a popular fan film at many science fiction conventions. The film was originally hosted by TheForce.Net,[4] but is now part of The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards on AtomFilms.
Notes
- Pickle, Betsy (May 16, 2005). "'Crazy Watto' striking deals at Cannes". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ""CRAZY WATTO" review". RunLeiaRun.com. February 23, 2003. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- Ball, Ryan (May 12, 2005). "Star Wars Fans to Play Cannes". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- "TFN FanFilms - Short Films - Crazy Watto". TheForce.Net. Retrieved July 9, 2019.