History Trivia / Fanboys

** Harvey Weinstein bought the rights to the film, he recut the film to remove the plotpoint of Linus having terminal cancer. The fandom was not happy, nicknamed him "[[FanNickname Darth Weinstein]]" and started a campaign to keep it in the film. The cancer was kept, but some scenes that brought it to the forefront have remained exiled from the final release.

* ActorAllusion:
** Linus reciting some of Princess Leia's dialogue from the original films, to a doctor played by Creator/CarrieFisher.
** Creator/RayPark, the stuntman/martial artist extraordinaire who played Darth Maul in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' plays a security guard in this film who quips: "Time for you to get [[IncrediblyLamePun mauled]], boy."

* RomanceOnTheSet: Between Kyle Newman and Jaime King.

** Harvey Weinstein bought the rights to the film, he recut the film to remove the plotpoint of Linus having terminal cancer. [[InternetBackdraft The fandom was not happy]], nicknamed him "[[FanNickname Darth Weinstein]]" and started a campaign to keep it in the film. The cancer was kept, but some scenes that brought it to the forefront have remained exiled from the final release.

** Ray Park, the stuntman/martial artist extraordinaire who played Darth Maul in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' plays a security guard in this film who quips: "Time for you to get [[IncrediblyLamePun mauled]], boy."

* ActingForTwo: Creator/SethRogen plays both the head Trekkie and a pimp who is a fan of ''Star Wars''. At one point the two get in a fight. Rogen also plays the Star Trek Konvention attendee dressed as a Klingon.

* TroubledProduction: More like Troubled ''Post'' Production or [[DevelopmentHell Release Hell]]. The film was mostly completed by early 2006, but failed to find distribution despite a strong internet interest largely because of the subject material (everyone on the internet is a fanboy). It made it out in 2009 edited to make it more "mainstream."

** The conference room scene, [[spoiler:where the group are told Linus could see the film]] originally took place in a room resembling the conference room in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' where Vader captures Leia & Han. A reshoot saw the room change & the head of security be [[TheOtherMarty other Marty-ed]] by [=Danny McBride=].

** The conference room scene, [[spoiler:where the group are told Linus could see the film]] originally took place in a room resembling the conference room in ''TheEmpireStrikesBack'' where Vader captures Leia & Han. A reshoot saw the room change & the head of security be [[TheOtherMarty other Marty-ed]] by [=Danny McBride=].

* ActingForTwo: SethRogen plays both the head Trekkie and a pimp who is a fan of ''Star Wars''. At one point the two get in a fight. Rogen also plays the Star Trek Konvention attendee dressed as a Klingon.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Series/VeronicaMars[=/=][[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy Stillman]][=/=][[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]] are [[Creator/KristenBell Zoe]], Mimi-Siku is Eric (Sam Huntington), [[Film/TropicThunder Kevin Sandusky]][=/=][[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon Hiccup]] is [[Creator/JayBaruchel Windows]] and [[Film/BallsOfFury Randy Daytona]] is Hutch (Dan Fogler).
** Creator/SethRogen is the lead Trekkie, a pimp & an alien.
** [[Film/HappyGilmore Shooter McGavin]] is Big Chuck.
** [[Series/MyNameIsEarl Randy Hickey]] plays Harry Knowles.
** [[ViewAskewniverse Jay and Silent Bob]] appear as an unwilling male prostitute and his pimp at the gas station.
** [[Series/EastboundAndDown Kenny Powers]] is Creator/GeorgeLucas's head of security.
** [[Series/TheOfficeUS Darryl Philbin]] is a security guard.
** Princess Leia is a doctor, Lando Calrissian is Judge Reinhold, and Darth Maul is a Lucasfilm security guard.
** Also... Creator/WilliamShatner.

** Series/VeronicaMars[=/=][[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy Stillman]][=/=][[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]] are [[Creator/KristenBell Zoe]], [[Jungle2Jungle Mimi-Siku]] is Eric (Sam Huntington), [[Film/TropicThunder Kevin Sandusky]][=/=][[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon Hiccup]] is [[Creator/JayBaruchel Windows]] and [[Film/BallsOfFury Randy Daytona]] is Hutch (Dan Fogler).

* {{Defictionalization}}: A bittersweet version. Cancer patient [[http://www.followingthenerd.com/movies/daniel-fleetwood-has-seen-star-wars-the-force-awakens-and-its-the-best-news-weve-heard-today/#sthash.BUBWEIt2.dpbs Daniel Fleetwood]] was granted permission to see ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' as his dying wish.

** Series/VeronicaMars[=/=][[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy Stillman]][=/=][[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]] are [[Creator/KristenBell Zoe]], [[Jungle2Jungle Mimi-Siku]] is Eric (Sam Huntington), [[Film/TropicThunder Kevin Sandusky]][=/=][[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon Hiccup]] is [[Creator/JayBaruchel Windows]] and [[BallsOfFury Randy Daytona]] is Hutch (Dan Fogler).

** [[HappyGilmore Shooter McGavin]] is Big Chuck.
** [[MyNameIsEarl Randy Hickey]] plays Harry Knowles.

** [[EastboundAndDown Kenny Powers]] is GeorgeLucas's head of security.
** [[TheOffice Darryl Philbin]] is a security guard.

** Also... Creator/WilliamShatner

** VeronicaMars[=/=][[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy Stillman]][=/=][[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]] are [[Creator/KristenBell Zoe]], [[Jungle2Jungle Mimi-Siku]] is Eric (Sam Huntington), [[Film/TropicThunder Kevin Sandusky]][=/=][[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon Hiccup]] is [[Creator/JayBaruchel Windows]] and [[BallsOfFury Randy Daytona]] is Hutch (Dan Fogler).

** VeronicaMars[=/=][[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy Stillman]] are Zoe, [[Jungle2Jungle Mimi-Siku]] is Eric, [[Film/TropicThunder Kevin Sandusky]] is Windows and [[BallsOfFury Randy Daytona]] is Hutch.

** Also...WilliamShatner

** VeronicaMars[=/=][[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Lucy Stillman]] are Zoe, [[Jungle2Jungle Mimi-Siku]] is Eric, [[TropicThunder Kevin Sandusky]] is Windows and [[BallsOfFury Randy Daytona]] is Hutch.

** [[ViewAskewniverse Jay and Silent Bob]] appear as [[strike: the guys]] an unwilling male prostitute and his pimp at the gas station.

** SethRogen is the lead Trekkie, a pimp & an alien.