Fanboys (2009)

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Never tell them the odds.

In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.

• Released: 2009-02-06
• Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 924 votes

Directed by Kyle Newman.

Top cast

• Sam Huntington as Eric
• Jay Baruchel as Windows
• Dan Fogler as Hutch
• Kristen Bell as Zoe
• Christopher Rodriguez Marquette as Linus
• David Denman as Chaz
• Christopher McDonald as Big Chuck
• Isaac Kappy as Garfunkel
• Seth Rogen as Admiral Seasholtz / Alien / Roach
• Charlie B. Brown as Myron

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Fanboys

• United States: stream on Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, The CW, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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