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A 'Fanboy' Re-Edit Boycott 
This letter was posted on Ain't It Cool News. A group of 501st who apparently participated in assisting Fanboys with their equipment and hard work are starting a boycott of the movie due to the recent re-editing controversy of story to remove the 'cancer subplot' which many people feel cuts the "heart" out of the movie and changes from a group of friends on a crusade to a movie about a bunch of wacky Star Wars nerds.
Dear Harry,
We're a group of Star Wars fans and 501st Legion members who donated our time, costumes, props, and support to help make the movie FANBOYS, a movie about some Star Wars fans who decide to break in to Skywalker Ranch and steal a print of Episode I so that their friend can see it before he dies of cancer. We agreed to be involved because it has heart, and is a movie about friendship and what it means to be a fan.
Now, after delaying the release of the movie for over a year, the Weinstein Company (the studio who owns it) has decided to recut the entire movie so that it mocks Star Wars fans. They're planning to remove the cancer plotline and have the fans break into Skywalker Ranch for no reason at all - just because they're "Death Star Dorks" (from the Weinstein Co. website). They plan to rip the heart out of the movie and turn it into a mindless comedy that ridicules Star Wars fans, instead of celebrating them.
We (a group of fans and 501st Legion members) have decided to organize an international boycott by Star Wars fans of all Weinstein Company films, unless they release the original version of FANBOYS.
This past weekend, we launched these three websites to announce our intended boycott:
Myspace
Beam.to
Seeya.at
We're going to attack the Weinstein Company death star, even if it is a suicide mission.
A link bump from AICN would really help spread the word of our cause, and maybe draw the attention of the national media. Help us, Harry. You're our only hope!
Thanks for your time.
And May the Force Be With You!
Jek Porkins
and the Stop Darth Weinstein Squadron
Personally, I have to say that I have been looking forward to this movie since it was announced, but I am also very much inclined to agree with these people as well as give them my sympathies. They worked hard to assist this movie and now they are turning it against them to become the butt of the joke just as they are doing to us all.
Personally, I can say that yes, I am joining this boycott. You must do what you feel is right of course.
You can find the original article here.
The views in this article are only my own. They do not represent the views of SWAC or anyone else related to it.
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February 21, 2008 