History Main / FanFilm

* ''[[WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC]]'' by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ItsJustSomeRandomGuy ItsJustSomeRandomGuy]] is a popular fan-made series featuring action figures of famous Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} and Creator/DCComics characters. Originally, it started as a spoof of the "I'm a Mac... And I'm a PC" ads, with Franchise/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/SpiderMan comparing their respective film series. Eventually, it evolved to include other characters, such as Franchise/{{Batman}}, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]], ComicBook/IronMan, etc., and the "After Hours" series, originally mean to depict what the characters do when they're not making snarky remarks about each others' movies, developed its own involved plotline. Regardless, it's still pretty funny.

* In 1992, a group called "Alpha Dog Productions" created ''Film/TheGreenGoblinsLastStand'', a fifty-minute Franchise/SpiderMan fan film adapting "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", on a budget of less than $400. They also somehow managed to get a classically trained actor to play Norman Osborn. The results are... well, amazing. At the moment, it's easiest to find it online, at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bddH-GCYWMw official channel]].
* ''WebVideo/TruthInJournalism'' is a fan-made FoundFootage mockumentary (done by the same guy who made ''Film/DirtyLaundry'') in the style of ''Film/ManBitesDog'' that takes place in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse during TheEighties involving [[Franchise/SpiderMan Eddie Brock]] making a documentary about the underbelly of New York. At one point, the film crew tells him that they don't have the budget to finish the film and refuse to accept Eddie's money, lest they compromise the film's integrity. [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Venom}} is not pleased.]] And then, the film ends with [[spoiler:some footage from the start of the shoot: Eddie and the crew members stumbling across a crew filming an execution being done by Bullseye]].

* In 1992, a group called "Alpha Dog Productions" created ''The Green Goblin's Last Stand'', a fifty-minute Franchise/SpiderMan fan film adapting "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", on a budget of less than $400. They also somehow managed to get a classically trained actor to play Norman Osborn. The results are... well, amazing. At the moment, it's easiest to find it online, at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bddH-GCYWMw official channel]].

* In 1992, a group called "Alpha Dog Productions" created ''The Green Goblin's Last Stand'', a fifty-minute Franchise/SpiderMan fan film adapting "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", on a budget of less than $400. They also somehow managed to get a classically trained actor to play Norman Osborn. The results are... well, amazing. At the moment, it's easiest to find it online -- the video on SPIKE seems to have the creators' go-ahead.

** ''WebVideo/StarWarsDownunder'' puts a uniquely Australian twist on the Star Wars universe. The evil Darth Drongo has seized all the beer on the planet, and it's up to Jedi Knight Merve Bushwacker and his rebel allies to get it back!

* In three words: ''WebAnimation/BartTheGeneral''. This utter MindScrew made by a man simply known as Famicon is parts WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs.

** ''WebAnimation/StarTrekSpecter'' is a feature-length FanFilm starring younger [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of the ''TNG'' cast, with special {{cameo}} appearances by Data and Troi. It takes place in the latter part of the TNG era.

* ''WebVideo/PokemonApokelypse'' is a fan film trailer of a never to be released live-action ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' film. It takes place in a dark future where Pokémon training is illegal and driven underground.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt10nbVSerY Flight from Shadow]] is a 22-minute adaptation of one chapter of [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime The Eye of the World]] by a group of fans eager to finally see Robert Jordan's world and characters up on the screen. Except for its length, it could pass for a Hollywood movie, with fans having poured countless hours into building professional-looking sets, props and costumes.

** The ''WebVideo/ChadVader'' shorts could fit here as well.
*** Creator/GeorgeLucas [[ApprovalOfGod himself loves the series]] and Lucasarts were so impressed that [[PromotedFanboy Matt Sloan got hired as the official voice of Darth Vader]] for ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''.
** The ''Pink Five'' series also has a reasonably large following. It does a decent job of putting a hilarious spin on the story without abusing the canon too much.
*** The main character is a kinda-sorta canon immigrant now. She has a cameo in Zahn's novel ''Allegiance''. Okay it's a FandomNod, but we can still dream dammit!

* As mentioned above, ''Warhammer 40K'' has ''Film/{{Damnatus}}'', which follows the agents of the Imperial inquisition as they try to stop a daemon returning to the planet Sancta Heroica.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0j_Huv2Fg Live-Action Toy Story]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a full-length live-action]] ShotForShotRemake of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.

* ''Film/DougFunnieInAdultLife'' is an original story that uses elements from the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''.

* ''WebVideo/TruthInJournalism'' is a fan-made FoundFootage mockumentary (done by the same guy who made ''Film/DirtyLaundry'') in the style of ''Film/ManBitesDog'' that takes place in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse during TheEighties involving [[Franchise/SpiderMan Eddie Brock]] making a documentary about the underbelly of New York. At one point, the film crew tells him that they don't have the budget to finish the film and refuse to accept Eddie's money, lest they compromise the film's integrity. [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Venom}} [[KillEmAll is not pleased.]]]] And then, the film ends with [[spoiler:some footage from the start of the shoot: Eddie and the crew members stumbling across a crew filming an execution being done by Bullseye]].

* Shippers might want to check out some of the so-called "porn parodies" which are clearly just an excuse to make a {{Lemon}} FanFic on film without getting sued as they don't contain any laughs. Examples include [[http://www.tlavideo.com/raw-the-sex-files-a-dark-xxx-parody/p-296052-4 The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody]] which [[ExcusePlot has a rather basic plot]], but you do get a well-filmed scene of a Mulder and Scully lookalike getting it on.

It should be noted, like with {{Fan Vid}}s and other works derived from established characters and stories, that issues of UsefulNotes/{{Copyright}} will crop up from time to time. Since Fan Films tend to be fairly long and extensive in nature, it's a lot harder to handwave these issues away under Fair Use, although many companies will turn a blind eye to Fan Films if they see them as free promotion. There ''are'' exceptions to this rule, of course. The fan film ''Film/{{Damnatus}}'', made by German fans of the ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' franchise, cost more than 10,000 euros and took months to film, but Games Workshop, the owners of ''Warhammer 40000'', have refused to allow the film to be shown (despite lengthy negotiations with the film's creators) due to the mores of German copyright law. However, it was subsequently leaked onto the Internet.

** There's now a Portal fan film entitled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NorZUFfpvC0 Outside Aperture]]'' which is set after the original ending of the first game and completely ignores ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''. There's very little dialogue, the only character is Chell (who has some issues due to her time as a test subject), and apart from flashbacks it's set entirely inside an extremely bare apartment, yet somehow it works.

* A film version (found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5eUIc1dTWY here]]) of the (in)famous fan fiction ''FanFic/MyImmortal''.

* Many animations of the video game series ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' are made in a program called create.swf, aka Walfas. But if there is any that should count as a movie, it's the series/movie ''WebAnimation/DiamondInTheRoughTouhou''. The story follows a boy (a [[ParodyStu parody]] of the typical SelfInsertFic MartyStu) who is gapped to the magical land of [[DeathWorld Gensokyo]] by the [[HumanoidAbomination border demon Yukari]] upon the promise of power and freedom, and [[ForegoneConclusion in three months will be killed]] by the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent celestial Tenshi]]. The story [[HowWeGotHere takes place between these two events]]. The film is ''[[EpicMovie four hours long]]'', [[TwoActStructure split into two two-hour reels]] (with the first reel available on [=YouTube=] as a series). The full film can be seen on the creator's Ustream, complete with an intermission and AudienceParticipation.

** From the same team, a [[WebVideo/{{Sonic|EddieLebron}} Sonic the Hedgehog]] [[http://www.sonicfanfilm.com/ fanfilm,]] with [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Jaleel]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM White]] [[RoleReprise REPRISING]] his role as the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog title character.]]

** From the same team, a [[WebVideo/{{Sonic}} Sonic the Hedgehog]] [[http://www.sonicfanfilm.com/ fanfilm,]] with [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Jaleel]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM White]] [[RoleReprise REPRISING]] his role as the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog title character.]]

* "Patient J" is a very popular Franchise/{{Batman}} fan film about the Joker. The film focuses on a psychiatrist interviewing the Joker and gives the Joker's perspective on major events in the Batman comic book timeline and on his relationship with Batman personally. The film was written and directed by Aaron Schoenke specifically for his friend, Paul Molnar, to play the Joker.

* ''Mega Man'' had a [[WebVideo/MegaMan fan film]] by Eddie Lebron released on [=ScrewAttack.com=].

* There are quite a few ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' fan films out there, but special mention goes to [[https://youtu.be/t2jP1AVkItA this one by Jay and Arya]], which could almost pass for something from a professional studio with its stellar production values and references in dialogue to what official lore exists for the game.

* Also from the ''FranchiseTouhouProject'' fandom is ''[[Fanfic/TheSealedEsotericHistory Hifuu Club Activity Record ~The Sealed Esoteric History~]]'' that like the aforementioned ''Fantasy Kaleidoscope'' boasts incredibly high animation standards. Unlike ''Fantasy Kaleidoscope'', it also ended up getting a proper dub with professional voice actors (although it started with sub only at first).

** The Louisiana Ghostbusters had a fan film contest which had a few enrties, many of which were location based, such as ''Fanfic/GhostbustersSLC'', U.K. Ghostbusters, and Italy Ghostbusters, though there were plenty of others as well. They can all be seen [[http://www.goldenghostawards.com/?page_id=262 here]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{Astartes}}'' A CGI fan-film based on ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

* ''WebAnimation/FantasyKaleidoscope'' is an animated ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' work that would not look out of place when compared to professionally created anime. The animation and sound effects are done by the fan [[http://manpukujinja.blog135.fc2.com/ Manpuku Jinja]], albeit without any 'official' voice acting, instead using subtitles. Six episodes have been released so far, with many fandubs provided in both Japanese and English on NND and [=YouTube=] respectively. Or both.
* Also from the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fandom is ''[[FanFic/TheSealedEsotericHistory Hifuu Club Activity Record ~The Sealed Esoteric History~]]'' that like the aforementioned ''Fantasy Kaleidoscope'' boasts incredibly high animation standards. Unlike ''Fantasy Kaleidoscope'', it also ended up getting a proper dub with professional voice actors (although it started with sub only at first).

* 'Film/MetalGearSolidPhilanthropy'' is a ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' fan film from Italy. Apparently Creator/HideoKojima approved of it and the filmmakers' respect for the series.