History Film / HardwareWars

* MushroomSamba: The funky special effects when Ham Salad makes his ship go into "Dyna-space". We're treated to about a minute of weird kaleidoscopic imagery and strange noises.

* PunnyName:
** Let's see... Artie Deco, Ham Salad, Anne Droid, 4Q-2, Darph Nader, and let's not forget Chewchilla the [[Series/SesameStreet Wookiee Monster]]. Not to mention the name of the Bar Band: Slim Chance and Derange Riders.
** In a meta-example, the film studio is credited as "[=20th=] Centure Foss".

* ShoutOut: One of the droids says "[[Creator/LaurelAndHardy Here's another fine mess you've gotten us into]]".
** The C3-PO {{Expy}} looks like the Tin Man from TheWizardOfOz. The Chewbacca {{Expy}} is The Cookie Monster from SesameStreet with a dye job (and utterly adorable). The Obi-Wan {{Expy}} is named after Augie Doggie from [[HannaBarbera Hanna-Barbera's]] QuickDrawMcGraw. The hologram with Princess Anne-droid's message comes out of Artie-Deco's vaccuum-cleaner hose in a similar manner to Jeannie in IDreamOfJeanne. Ham Salad angrily replies to Anne-droisd with a SteveMartin catchphrase (see WellExcuseMePrincess).
* SpecialEffectFailure: Invoked; they '''wanted''' you to see the strings on the models, and used more lighting on the strings to this end.
** The Leia [[{{Expy}} Expy's]] hairstyle consists of ''literal'' giant cinnamon buns on the sides of her head (with Chewchilla The Wookie-Monster eats at one point with much gusto! ''OMMM NOMNOMNOM....'').

'''All:''' [[spoiler: [[SarcasmMode Oh fine, a martyr. Sure, see ya later, martyr]]]]!

* StylisticSuck: The whole damn thing. Planet [[spoiler:[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Basketball]]]], anyone?

* WellExcuseMePrincess: Almost word for word....and a ShoutOut to SteveMartin.

->''"You'll laugh, you'll cry; [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking You'll kiss three bucks goodbye]]."''

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The C3-PO expy is called ''4-Q2''. A nude centerfold very briefly flashes on the screen at the Rebel Base during the "Blow Up The Death Star Expy" exposition. The Han Solo {{Expy}} says "You bet yer asteroid, kid" to the Luke Skywalker {{Expy}}.

** The C3-PO {{Expy}} looks like the Tin Man from TheWizardOfOz. The Chewbacca {{Expy}} is The Cookie Monster from SesameStreet with a dye job (and utterly adorable). The Obi-Wan {{Expy}} is named after Augie Doggie from [[HannaBarbera Hanna-Barbera's]] QuickDrawMcGraw.

->You'll laugh, you'll cry; [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking You'll kiss three bucks goodbye]].
-->'''--Tagline'''

'''''Hardware Wars''''' is a 1978 FanFilm written and directed by Ernie Fosselius. It is a ShortFilm parody of ''A New Hope'', expressed as [[RealTrailerFakeMovie a movie trailer]]. It's not just a low budget, straightforward spoof, though -- the underlying gimmick is that all of the spaceships and even some of the characters have been replaced by household appliances and tools; the [=R2D2=] {{Expy}} is a canister vaccuum, the ''Millenium Falcon'' is represented by a steam iron, Star Destroyers by flying toasters and egg whiskers, even Stormtroopers have turned into "Steam Troopers", and more. The silliness simply must be seen to be believed.

!!! "You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll kiss three tropes goodbye!":

* OpeningNarration: "Meanwhile . . . in another part of the galaxy . . . later that same day."

-->'''Singer:''' ''Oh I waaaaaant to be ol' Obi-Wan...Kenobi!...."

* TakeThat: The Darth Vader {{Expy}} is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed "Darph Nader"]].

* WellExcuseMePrincess: Almost word for word.

* ExpospeakGag

* MayTheFarceBeWithYou: the last lines in the film.

* PunnyName: Let's see... Artie Deco, Ham Salad, Anne Droid, 4Q-2, Darph Nader, and let's not forget Chewchilla the [[Series/SesameStreet Wookiee Monster]]. Not to mention the name of the Bar Band: Slim Chance and Derange Riders.

* WellExcuseMePrincess: almost word for word.

* PunnyName: Let's see... Artie Deco, Ham Salad, Anne Droid, 4Q-2, Darph Nader, and let's not forget Chewchilla the [[SesameStreet Wookiee Monster]]. Not to mention the name of the Bar Band: Slim Chance and Derange Riders.

* ShoutOut: One of the droids says "[[LaurelAndHardy Here's another fine mess you've gotten us into]]".

* HongKongDub: Even though it's an American film, the dubbing of the dialogue doesn't quite match the movement of the character's mouths.

-->You'll laugh, you'll cry; [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking You'll kiss three bucks goodbye]].\\
'''--Tagline'''

* HeyItsThatVoice: narrated by none other than Creator/PaulFrees.

* PunnyName: Let's see... Artie Deco, Ham Salad, Anne Droid, Darph Nader, and let's not forget Chewchilla the [[SesameStreet Wookiee Monster]]. Not to mention the name of the Bar Band: Slim Chance and Derange Riders.

* ShoutOut: One of the droids says [[LaurelAndHardy Here's another fine mess you've gotten us into]].

GeorgeLucas is apparently on record saying that ''Hardware Wars'' is his favorite ''Star Wars'' parody.

!!Tropes featured in this ShortFilm:

* HilariousInHindsight: Ham Salad gives a whiny "Well, excuse me!" to Anne Droid. [[TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow No "Princess" at the end, unfortunately.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: narrated by none other than PaulFrees.

* HilariousInHindsight: Ham Salad gives a whiny "Well, excuse me!" to Anne Droid. [[TheSuperMariosBrosSuperShow No "Princess" at the end, unfortunately.]]