After attempting to sign some autographs for someone he assumes is a fan, Gerald goes to do a personal appearance at a convention. When he gets there, though, he finds the room dark and empty. Waiting for him is Martin Alfredson - the dark Jedi! What else could possibly happen? A lightsaber battle to the death ensues!
Watch a clip (Gerald loses a hand) [ .mov [2.26MB] ]
AWARDS
2002 deadCENTER Film Festival
·Festival Selection
1999 Western Colorado Amateur Video Festival
·Festival Selection
ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS
1998 Wookiee Awards
·Sketch of the Year
·Best Actor - Jackson Haynes
·FX/Stunt Sequence of the Year - The lightsaber battle
·Blooper of the Year - The lightsaber battle bloopers
COMMENTARY
This was our very first lightsaber battle, and something that had been a long time coming. Jackson and I actually planned out a fight scene back in the high school days for Hamlet, but he wasn't able to shoot it before he left. We got a second chance and made the most of it. Naturally, in the context of the more recent work, this movie is somewhat lacking technically, but I'll always look on it fondly as our first fight scene that didn't completely suck.
-Alan Winston
ON-SET DISASTERS
As it was the first lightsaber battle, accidents were bound to happen. The funniest of which was probably Jackson getting struck in the ear by a flying lightsaber after pretending to cut Alan's hand off.
