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Hardware Wars | 125322__hardware_l
USE THE FORK, LUKE The 70s spoof of the intergalactic classic is back

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Rated: Unrated; DVD Release Date: Apr 23, 2002; With: Scott Matthews and Frank Robertson
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You don't need the Force to make a Star Wars spoof. In fact, parodies of the sci-fi franchise have been in steady stream for years, from the tongue-in-cheek ''Troops'' to the bizarre ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' (oh, wait, that wasn't a parody). Hardware Wars is the granddaddy of fluke Lukes. Hailed as ''ingenious'' upon its release, the 13-minute faux trailer, featuring such rebel heroes as Ham Salad and Princess Anne-Droid flying around in a steam iron, feels considerably less irreverent now. Less funny, too. Thankfully, director Ernie Fosselius makes up for it in other areas, providing a hilarious, long-winded commentary that pokes fun at the similarly self-indulgent tracks from real auteurs. And there's the purposefully inept ''Director's Cut,'' complete with backward credits and fingers in the frame. ''Hardware'''s extras show how far the genre has come: It's no longer enough to simply spoof -- now one must parody the parody.


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