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| Saving Star Wars | |
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| Directed by | Gary Wood |
| Written by | Gary Wood |
| Produced by | Gary Wood Justin Escue |
| Starring | Joe Urban Jim Peterson David Prowse Lee Ann Millen George Starkey |
| Distributed by | Woodworks Films |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Language | English |
Saving Star Wars is a 2004 independent film by Woodworks Films that was written and produced by Gary Wood.[1] The title is a play on the titles of the World War II movie Saving Private Ryan and Star Wars. The first preview of the film was at a film festival called Reel Competition, where it was rated highly by the film-goers.[2] It features David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy.
The film was shot in central Indiana, and shown at the Star Wars Celebration III convention in 2005 in a nearby IMAX theater. The original concept poster was designed by Associate Producer Josh Shanks and Travis Bow.
- ^ Gerson, Jen."Wear it while you can" Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine - Toronto Star, May 17, 2005.
- ^ "'Saving Star Wars' well worth encore showing" - Post-Tribune, May 26, 2006.