- Sith Apprentice
Infobox_Film
name = Sith Apprentice
director =John E. Hudgens
producer = John E. Hudgens
writer = John E. HudgensLowell Cunningham
Denny Humbard
starring = Robert Alley
Robert E. Bean
Kristen Caron
Patrick McCray
distributor = Z-Team Productions
Atomfilms
released =March 29 ,2005
runtime = 12 min
language = English
imdb_id = 0449097
budget = $1000"Sith Apprentice" is a "
Star Wars "fan film that made its debut on theinternet onMarch 29 ,2005 , directed byJohn E. Hudgens and co-written by Hudgens, Denny Humbard, and "Men in Black" creatorLowell Cunningham . Made for around $1000, [cite news| last=Holman| first=Curt| title=Where No Fan Has Gone Before: Fan Films Strike Back |publisher=New York Press|date=February 7 ,2005 |url=http://www.newyorkpress.com/20/6/filmissue/feature.cfm| accessdate=2007-05-09] it is a spoof of "Star Wars " and "The Apprentice", with Emperor Palpatine filling theDonald Trump role in his search for a new apprentice. The final candidates in the film areDarth Vader ,Darth Maul ,Count Dooku , andJar Jar Binks .While the film primarily spoofs the "
Star Wars " universe in the format of "The Apprentice", there are several other notable targets, including swipes at "The Princess Bride ", "Monty Python and the Holy Grail ", "Dracula", "The Lord of the Rings ", and in the film's standout sequence,Darth Vader takes to the stage, dancing "Riverdance "-style with a squad of stormtroopers. [cite news| last=Evangelista| first=Benny| title=Lights, sabers, action!| pages=E1| publisher=San Francisco Chronicle| date=May 9 ,2005 | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/09/BUGSDCLDD21.DTL|accessdate=2007-05-09]At one point in the film, Vader cuts off Dooku's head and hands in a scene staged similarly to one in "" where Anakin, not yet Vader, cuts off Dooku's hands and then proceeds to cut off his head. However, "Sith Apprentice" was written and filmed months before "Revenge of the Sith" premiered. [cite web| url=http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStory=10390| title="Let's Talk" with John E. Hudgens| publisher=Renderosity.com| date=
May 31 ,2005 ]The film has proven popular with "
Star Wars " fans, and won the Audience Choice Award in theLucasfilm -sponsored 2005 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. [cite web| url=http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/f20050419/indexp16.html| title=Meet the Star Wars Fan Film Winners| publisher=StarWars.com| date=April 19 ,2005 ]References
External links
* [http://www.zteamproductions.com/sithapprentice/index.html Official Site] - News, behind-the-scenes info, and more
* [http://www.atomfilms.com/af/content/sith_apprentice "Sith Apprentice" at Atomfilms]
* [http://www.filmthreat.com/Reviews.asp?Id=7335 "Sith Apprentice" review at Film Threat]
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