| Hardware Wars | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from the film. Counterclockwise from top left: Fluke Starbucker, Chewchilla the Wookiee Monster, Ham Salad, and Augie "Ben" Doggie | |
| Directed by | Ernie Fosselius |
| Written by | Ernie Fosselius |
| Produced by | Ernie Fosselius Michael Wiese |
| Starring | Scott Mathews Cindy Furgatch (Freeling) Jeff Hale Bob Knickerbocker Frank Robertson |
| Narrated by | Paul Frees |
| Cinematography | John V. Fante Michael Wiese |
| Music by | Richard Wagner |
| Distributed by | Pyramid Films |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000 |
| Box office | $1 million |
Hardware Wars is a 1978 American short science fiction parody film in the form of a teaser trailer for a fictitious science fiction film that parodies Star Wars. The 13-minute film, which was released almost 18 months after Star Wars, mainly consisted of inside jokes and visual puns that heavily depended upon audience familiarity with the original. The theme song is Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries".