Right now, in production could be a great little independent film. I just read the script. It's not quite like Kevin Smith stuff, in a way, it's a whole lot more honest.

FANBOYS

I agreed to do my part sight unseen. Just hearing the concept of 4 buddies that get together to attempt to break into SKYWALKER RANCH and see Star Wars Episode One because one of their childhood group is dying... well... It hit me dead on.

Earlier this year, Glen started having weird visual problems. He was diagnosed with all sorts of biological abnormalities. And, the conversation came up.... "Dude, what if you die before Episode One comes out?" The only response from Glen was... "Fuck you Harry!"

I'm sure it's been a universal topic amongst us geeks for about 15 years now. The second Jedi's credits rolled we began contemplating the length of time necessary to see the next film. Our figures were all a bit off, but hey, that's just the sort of suck life throws at us geeks. Kinda like the deal with James Cameron and SPIDER-MAN and Bryan Singer and THE X-MEN. They're projects, and films we really get jazzed to see, but none more that the film that is being whipped into shape at Skywalker Ranch.

This script, FANBOYS, decides to explore that obsession. It's being shot on DIGITAL, like 3 films at Sundance this year. Local actors, fresh faces, but... I'm willing to bet, they have that... obsessed fire in their eyes. That... I WILL CONQUER look.

You know, if John Hughes was worth a shit, this would have been bought by him and produced for distribution about 3 months prior to Episode One. It has the potential to be a GIANT film if the chemistry between the actors works, if they are able to get it to look good. If everything hits just right, if I don't botch my lines, if this script can be delivered... they have a chance to really do it. Not half-assed, but for real.

Fuck THE BROTHERS McMULLEN.... ugh... This is the sort of film that gets me. Why? Well, because it has a shitload of heart, it has potential magic. This is the sort of film that John Landis and John Hughes once were so damn adept at. But... well... no longer. And ya know what, it bares a resemblence in structure and quality to STAND BY ME, AMERICAN GRAFFITI and THE GUNS OF NAVARONE.

I wasn't all that excited about taking part in Ernie's movie till just about 30 minutes ago, when I actually got off my ass from reading the thing, and I realized... wow, I smiled the entire time I read the script. Hell, they even got my dialogue straight.

These are real people, that love the movies we love, and they vary from the guys that only obsess, to the guys that actually balance their lives between the two. I've never actually met one of them, but I have heard rumors of geeks that could walk amongst the normals and not do the Donald Sutherland point and scream. They're out there... somewhere.... I think....

I'll be doing a report from the set next week when I go to film my sequence. Heh heh hehhh... Funnnnnnnn....