| The Jedi Hunter | |
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| Directed by | John E. Hudgens |
| Written by | John E. Hudgens Lowell Cunningham Denny Humbard |
| Produced by | John E. Hudgens |
| Starring | Brian Boling Heather Harris Jimmy Burns |
| Distributed by | Z-Team Productions Atomfilms |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Jedi Hunter is a fan film that made its debut on the internet on August 30, 2002, created by fans of the Star Wars franchise. It is a spoof of Star Wars and The Crocodile Hunter , with Boba Fett sliding into the Steve Irwin role, hunting Jedi along with his wife "Terri Fett".
While the film primarily spoofs the Star Wars universe in the format of a Crocodile Hunter special, there are several other notable targets, including swipes at Army of Darkness , "Crocodile" Dundee , Star Trek , Shaft , The Princess Bride , and Aliens . The film starts with a quick series of faux channel changes, opening with a cameo appearance by Crazy Watto and continuing with Star Wars versions of Cheers and The Six Million Dollar Man .
The film bears the odd credit "Special Thanks to Peter Mayhew for giving us the inspiration – that's right, blame the Wookiee!" According to Star Wars Insider, [1] this credit is due to a missed dinner engagement with the Star Wars actor, which led the filmmakers to amuse themselves while waiting for him, eventually hitting upon the idea that became this film. They good-naturedly credit his not appearing at dinner with kick-starting the film.
The film has played at many film festivals, and proven popular with Star Wars fans, winning several awards, including Best Visual Effects [2] at the 2003 Dahlonega International Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award in the Lucasfilm-sponsored 2003 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. [3] In August 2010, Time magazine listed it as one of the Top 10 Star Wars fanfilms. [4]
