| Star Wars Kid | |
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 A screenshot from the video | |
| Starring | Ghyslain Raza |
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Running time | 1:48 |
| Country | Canada |
Star Wars Kid is a viral video made in 2002 by Ghyslain Raza[1] in which he wields a golf ball retriever in imitation of Darth Maul's lightsaber moves from the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. At the time, Raza was a 15-year-old high school student from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. He had not intended for the video to become public, but its subsequent release led to ridicule, during which Raza chose to distance himself from the video. Raza has since affirmed his identity and has used the video to help to speak on the effects of bullying and harassment.
- ^ Internet Memes, #5: The Star Wars Kid Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, NewsWeek, Jessica Bennett