- Padmé (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Padmé
director =Robert Reeves
writer =Kevin W. Walsh
producer =Jason Ginsburg , Robert Reeves, Kevin W. Walsh
starring =Lisa Vendette
Jason Ginsburg
Gerald Webb
Robin Johnstone
Robert Reeves
Kevin W. Walsh
Riley Rose Critchlow
music =Danny Kastner
producer = Evil Genius Entertainment
ReevesReel
distributor = Atom.com
released =2008
runtime = 4 min
language = English
imdb_id = 1277725
budget ="Padmé" is a "
Star Wars "fan film produced byJason Ginsburg ,Robert Reeves , andKevin W. Walsh . The short was written by Walsh and directed by Reeves. All three producers appear in the film; Reeves asBail Organa , Walsh asObi-Wan Kenobi , and Ginsburg asDarth Vader .Lisa Vendette plays the title role.The comedy short is a virtual shot-for-shot remake of the
teaser trailer forJuno (film) , with the roles played by Star Wars characters. The film exploits the similarities between the characters ofPadmé Amidala (from "Star Wars") and Juno McGuff (from "Juno"), who are both pregnant and unmarried. Both characters also choose to give their children up for adoption and struggle with complex relationships with the children's fathers --Anakin Skywalker filling the role ofPaulie Bleeker .The film won the George Lucas Selects Award in the 2008 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards, co-sponsored by
Atom.com andLucasfilm [ [http://io9.com/5031621/padm-wins-as-best-star-wars-fan-film-of-the-year io9 announcement] ] , and aired onSpike TV shortly thereafter. [ [http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/sw_spike_promo_08/ Padme on Spike TV promo] ]Robert Reeves previously won Best Comedy in the 2005 Star Wars Fan Film Awards for
Cheap Seats , which he wrote, directed, and starred in. [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Official_Star_Wars_Fan_Film_Awards Official Star Wars Fan Films Award Winners] ]References
External links
* [http://www.padmeparody.com Official Site]
* [http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/sw_padme/ Padme on Atom]
* [http://io9.com/5031621/padm-wins-as-best-star-wars-fan-film-of-the-year Announcement on sci-fi blog io9]
* [http://www.generationstarwars.com/2008/08/padme-wins-george-lucas-selects-award.html George Lucas Selects Award press release]
* [http://www.evilgents.com Evil Genius Entertainment, production company of Jason Ginsburg and Kevin W. Walsh]
* [http://www.myspace.com/reevesreel MySpace page of ReevesReel, Robert Reeves' production company]
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