Crazy Watto Explained

Crazy Watto
Director:John E. Hudgens
Producer:John E. Hudgens
Starring:Sandy Clark
Studio:Z-Team Productions
Distributor:AtomFilms
Runtime:2 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Cinematography:John E. Hudgens
Editing:John E. Hudgens

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 . 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.

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.

References

  1. Web site: 'Crazy Watto' striking deals at Cannes. Pickle. Betsy. May 16, 2005. Knoxville News Sentinel. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828013459/http://blogs.knoxnews.com/pickle/archives/2005/05/crazy-watto-str.shtml. August 28, 2010. July 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: "CRAZY WATTO" review. February 23, 2003. RunLeiaRun.com. July 9, 2019.
  3. Web site: Star Wars Fans to Play Cannes. Ball. Ryan. May 12, 2005. Animation Magazine. July 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: TFN FanFilms - Short Films - Crazy Watto. TheForce.Net. July 9, 2019.

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