A 70s blaxploitation Star Wars film? NEW Edit: LOST TRAILER in HI-RES!! See post #43

No! Never heard anything like that!

Odd...

I would REALLY like to see it! Even a second of it! Im sure it sux compared to the OT (if it IS actually REAL) but its gotta be better than the holiday special and the PT! :P LOL!!!

Tell Jeff Herder, he was riiiiight.

DS

Direct link = http://www.landoistheman.com/?p=1

I will have to watch it when I get home.

I'm guessing this isn't it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddD80NAmLJM

wasnt it called "Space Balls"?

I have a hard time believing this to be true. None of us have ever heard of it. Also you would think someone has seen it or even recorded it.

I mean look at the Holiday Special - someone had a copy of that.

Also at the end of the video it states in the disclaimer that this "parody" is blah blah blah under the Fair Use Act yadda yadda.

That may be something to note.

Ryu

I just came across a Part 2 to this documentary--there might be something to this story.

Very cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTCv...&feature=email

The Wook

George so should've cast Melvin Van Peebles instead of Billy Dee.

I think the grandson is full of crap. He first made claims that his grandfather did indeed make the film, then goes on to say that his grandfather inspired Lucas to put in Landos character as a black man....and then all you see is a quick story board of a movie that never happened.

I think he is trying hard to find something that never happened.

Alright, awesome info.

While I first thought they were related, this filmation "Blackstar" has no connection at all to SW, except for... well... just listen in to the background music of this site

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=h...ed=0CCcQ9QEwBQ

Can you imagine Sam Jackson as Han Solo?
"That's it I've had it with these Mutha-F'n Mynocks on my MuthaF'n Falcon!"
Maybe Chris Tucker?
"Do. You. Understand. The. Huttese. That. Is. Coming. Out. Of. My. Mouth?!"

WTF!?!

My first instinct was to say "ummmm. No. I highly DOUBT IT!"

I gotta find some time to watch that doc.

If this is real, I've so gotta see it!

ItsThatGuy said:

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I think he is trying hard to find something that never happened.

And milking it for all it's worth with these goofy videos.
Why are both videos just a bunch of guys saying they heard rumors about this? Where is ANYONE that actually did work on it? They mention a box full of photos, storyboards etc, but barely show any of it.
I say it's BS.

In the "vintage" picture of the guy at the end with the Rebel trooper blaster, you can see the orange plug in the barrel. Just like the MR. I'm thinking this is fake.

I'm following "blackstar warrior" on facebook... I suspect there was NOT a film made but I also suspect that (somewhat in the vein of "Black Dynamite") one WILL be made.

As Ryu pointed out above in post 8, the credits list it as a parody.

David.

DARTH SABER said:

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Tell Jeff Herder, he was riiiiight.

DS

DS, this cracked me up.

I just went digging for some more info. on this alleged film, and found a new part to this documentary. It appears that Lucas bought the rights from Jackson to use his black character, Lando. Holy crap, I hope Jackson's full-trailer footage surfaces some day. Here's the new part of the documentary:

YouTube - Blackstar Warrior documentary episode 3

The Wook

Yes, "A New Hip," "The Empire Strikes Black" and "Return of the Junkie"

I'd heard rumours of a blaxploitation SW, but I'd dismissed it simply as rumour.

That footage is not vintage. I'd call it "spoof", but there's really nothing funny about it. Just a fake.

nickytea said:

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That footage is not vintage. I'd call it "spoof", but there's really nothing funny about it. Just a fake.

It's gotta be a hoax... the "vintage" footage lists the characters (in a text key that looks WAY too clean for the period) as copyright Lucasfilm Ltd., when at the time it would have been either "The Star Wars Corporation" or 20th Century Fox... the "vintage" footage also looks to be using way too accurate props (that Rebel blaster, specifially) for something filmed so down and dirty....