- Pink Five
Infobox_Film
name = Pink Five
director =Trey Stokes
writer = Trey Stokes
starring = Amy Earhart
distributor = Atomfilms
released =2002
runtime = 4 minutes
language = English
imdb_id = 0358640
budget ="Pink Five" is a "
Star Wars "fan film that made its debut on theInternet in2002 . It was written and directed byTrey Stokes and starsAmy Earhart as Stacey (aka Pink Five), a fast-talkingValley Girl -type dropped into anX-Wing cockpit during the Battle of Yavin, and presents familiar events and story points from from a very different point-of-view.The film has proven popular with "
Star Wars " fans, winning rave reviews and the George Lucas Selects Award in theAtomFilms - andLucasfilm -sponsored 2003 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards, and even played at the2005 Cannes Film Festival .Two sequels have been made: "
Pink Five Strikes Back " (2004 ) and "Return of Pink Five " (2006 ).Appearances
Stacey appears in
Timothy Zahn 's 2007 "Star Wars" novel "Allegiance", making her one of the few fan-created "Star Wars" characters ever to become part of theStar Wars Expanded Universe .Stacey also has a brief cameo in the fan film "
Sith Apprentice ", directed byJohn E. Hudgens .Additionally, Stacey has now been immortalized on a Topps 30th Anniversary Trading Card. Card #117 ("Fan Films") details the exploits of the Valley Girl X-wing Pilot and her faithful droid, R2-DD. On a more humorous note, the director is miscredited as "Trey Strokes."
An original Pink 5 poster also appears in The Star Wars Vault by Steve Sansweet.
External links
* [http://www.pinkfive.com Official Site] - News, behind-the-scenes info, and more
* [http://www.atomfilms.com/af/content/pink5 Pink Five at Atomfilms]
* [http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/pinkfive/index.asp Pink Five at TheForce.Net]
* [http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=4739 Pink Five review at FilmThreat]
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