Padmé (film)
Padmé is a Star Wars fan film produced by Jason Ginsburg, Robert Reeves, and Kevin W. Walsh. The short was written by Walsh and directed by Reeves.
| Padmé | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Robert Reeves Reeves Kevin W. Walsh Jason Ginsburg |
| Written by | Kevin W. Walsh |
| Starring | Lisa Vendette Jason Ginsburg Gerald Webb Robin Johnstone Robert Reeves Kevin W. Walsh Riley Rose Critchlow |
| Music by | Danny Kastner |
Production company | Evil Genius Entertainment, ReevesReel |
| Distributed by | Atom.com |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 minutes |
| Language | English |
The film won the George Lucas Selects Award in the 2008 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards, co-sponsored by Atom.com and Lucasfilm,[1] and aired on both Spike TV[2] and Comedy Central[3] shortly thereafter.
Robert Reeves previously won Best Comedy in the 2005 Star Wars Fan Film Awards for Cheap Seats, which he wrote, directed, and starred in.[4]
Plot
The short is a virtual shot-for-shot remake of the teaser trailer for Juno, with the roles played by Star Wars characters. The film exploits the similarities between the characters of Padmé Amidala (from the prequel trilogy) and Juno MacGuff (from Juno), two young women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. Both characters choose to give their children up for adoption and struggle with complex relationships with the children's fathers – Anakin Skywalker filling the role of Paulie Bleeker.
The mock trailer also showcases parodies of two songs featured in the Juno trailer:
"Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches is spoofed as "Part-Time Jedi/Full-Time Sith."
Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" is transformed into "All Jedi Dudes."
Cast
Padmé (Lisa Vendette) takes on the role of Juno MacGuff.
Anakin, C-3PO, and Yoda (all by Jason Ginsburg) represent, respectively, Paulie Bleeker (Juno's boyfriend), Leah (Juno's best friend), and the convenience store clerk. Ginsburg also appears in a non-speaking capacity as Palpatine.
Mace (Gerald Webb) portrays Juno's father, Mac.
Vanessa (Robin Johnstone) is unique in that she is the only character who comes entirely from Juno with no Star Wars counterpart.
Bail (Robert Reeves) parallels Mark Loring, Vanessa's husband. Reeves also provided the voice of Yoda, in much the same way that, in Star Wars, James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in combination with the physical performances of David Prowse.
Obi-Wan (Kevin Walsh) represents Juno's stepmother, Bren.
Riley Rose Critchlow rounds out the cast in the capacity of a featured player.
A R2-D2 toy also appears briefly as the nurse from Juno, projecting a hologram of Padmé's ultrasound.
References
- io9 announcement
- Padme on Spike TV promo
- "Star Wars Fan Movies on Comedy Central". StarWars.com. October 6, 2008. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Official Star Wars Fan Films Award Winners