Rent It!

Director: Kyle Newman.

Stars: Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler.

About: Linus (Chris Marquette), Hutch (Dan Fogler), Windows (Jay Baruchel) and Zoe (Kristen Bell) have been friends since high school. They spend their days in the comic book shop and still depend on their parents. They sport graphic tees over stiff suits and are okay with that. But there is one member of their high school clique that has moved on- Eric Bottler (Sam Huntington). Eric has shelved his comic sketches to work for his super fake-baked dad at a car dealership and his decision to grow up has caused Eric to grow apart from his buddies. But, at a Halloween party in 1998, Eric reunites with his old friends and they plan an epic adventure- to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal the rough cut of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise. A road-trip to the ranch begins and hilarity ensues when these nerdy friends hop in their van to fulfill a dream, listening to Rush along the way.

Fanboys features a bad run-in with some Trekkers, awkward stripping at a biker bar, an unfortunate online girlfriend reveal, a prison cell with a lunch-meat covered toilet, wacky characters played by Seth Rogen, a William Shatner cameo and a whole lot more. It’s silly, filled with pop culture references circa 1998, and will make fanboys (and girls) giggle at the Star Wars/Star Trek feuds.

I found this part hilarious: the guys crash a Trekker tour to rain on their parade. Seth Rogen plays Admiral Seasholtz, the passionate Trekker. Read on:

Admiral Seasholtz: Okay. Hilarious, everyone. Looks like we got more Lucas hounds here to mock Roddenberry. Congratulations, gentleman, but I would like to see your Darth Vader take on one Borg drone. And we’ll see who’s laughing then. Am I right?
Windows: Darth Vader can put the entire Borg collective in a vice grip with his mind.
Admiral Seasholtz: Uh, Darth Vader has asthma, so name me one Star Trek character with a respiratory disease, ’cause I’m drawing a blank.
Linus: Name me one Star Wars character who’s gay.
Hutch: Besides you.
Admiral Seasholtz: Well, no one’s gay in Star Trek, so why would I even do that?
Linus: Captain Picard.
Admiral Seasholtz: Okay, Captain Picard is not gay- he’s British.
Windows: [in a swishy voice] Come on. “Make it so!”

Rent if you like: Star Wars, comic books, pop culture and/or road trips.