Hardware Wars

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A short satirical film with the title Hardware Wars. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. In the form of a movie trailer, the film parodies the science fiction film Star Wars. In the opening scene, a logo that reads [20th / CENTURY / FOSS] appears on screen, followed by an introduction to the main characters, who are billed as Fluke Starbucket (Scott Mathews), Augie "Ben" Doggie (Jeff Hale), Princess Anne-Droid (Cindy Furgatch), Ham Salad (Bob Knickerbocker) and Darph Nader. Shortly after, a toaster and a steam iron are seen flying through space, with the toaster shooting toast at the iron. The rest of the film continues in this manner, where scenarios and characters from the Star Wars franchise and other films, such as The Wizard of Oz, are parodied as voiceover narration (by Paul Frees) plays in the background.

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