Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade is a 2016 Star Wars fan film starring Jamie Costa as Han Solo and Cory Daniel as Chewbacca. The film also stars Doug Jones and Kristine Gerolaga. On December 11, 2016, it was released to YouTube. As of February 2023, it has received over 2.7 million views.
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| Directed by | Keith Allen |
| Screenplay by | Jared Bell Keith Allen Nathan Nauert |
| Story by | Nathan Nauert |
| Based on | Characters by George Lucas |
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| Cinematography | Kristopher S. Kimlin (director of photography) |
| Edited by | Keith Allen Jadon Gauthier |
| Music by | Andrew Gerlicher |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editHan Solo is caught cheating in a card game trying to win money so he could pay off Chewbacca's freedom. Solo is kicked out of the cantina where he was playing, but it is revealed that he took an old lightsaber from D'Jharn, the man in charge of the cantina, before making his way to give it to Gyorsho, who is keeping Chewbacca. Gyorsho, however, refuses to release Chewbacca, as "Solo cannot be trusted and Wookiees make for valuable slaves in the spice mining industry." Solo suddenly Force grabs the lightsaber off the table, but Gyorsho pushes him down, causing him to drop the weapon in front of Chewbacca. Within moments, Chewbacca releases himself and kills Gyorsho. Later, Solo reveals to Chewbacca that he used a magnetic wristband to pretend he was using the Force. The duo then walks through the desert, pondering how they will get the Millennium Falcon back.
Cast
edit- Jamie Costa as Han Solo
- Doug Jones as Gyorsho
- Kristine Gerolaga as D'Jharn
- Cory Daniel as Chewbacca
- Bernie Bregman as Gork
- Christopher Troy as Small Thug
- Matt Shadden as Large Thug
Production
editFunding
editThe crowdfunding site, Indiegogo, was utilized to earn funding for the project. By the time the crowdfunding closed, the project garnered over $21,795 US dollars from 408 backers.[1]
Reception
editJames Whitbrook of io9 called the film, "nifty," and praised Costa's performance.[2] Ethan Anderton of SlashFilm called the film, "rather impressive," praised the production design and Costa's performance, and criticized the aesthetics and visual effects.[3] B. Alan Orange of MovieWeb spoke highly of Costa's performance, and said, "[he] transcends the material here, and actually looks and feels like a young Han Solo."[4] Kevin Fraser of JoBlo.com described the production values as, "decent."[5] Joey Paur of GeekTyrant called the film, "fun and charming," and described it as, "a perfect mix of Star Wars and Indiana Jones."[6] Tom James of Digital Fox Media described the film as, "a delightful little movie." [7] Alex Hernandez of Techaeris described it as "...well done and well thought out."[8] John Abbitt of The Unheard Nerd praised Costa's performance, set design, costumes, and music.[9]
References
edit- ^ Costa, Jamie. "Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade". Indiegogo. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Whitbrook, James (January 4, 2017). "This Han Solo Fan Film Is the Next Best Thing While Waiting For the New Star Wars Spinoff". io9. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (December 30, 2016). "VOTD: 'Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade' Fan Film Gives The Scoundrel A New Adventure". SlashFilm. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Orange, B. Alan (January 6, 2017). "This Han Solo Fan Film Will Get You Pumped for the Star Wars Spin-Off". MovieWeb. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Fraser, Kevin (January 4, 2017). "Cool Videos: Get Your Star Wars Fix With This Han Solo Fan-Film". JoBlo.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Paur, Joey (December 30, 2016). "HAN SOLO: A SMUGGLER'S TRADE Is a Fun Star Wars Fan Film Worth Checking Out". GeekTyrant. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ James, Tom (February 6, 2017). "A Smuggler's Trade Review: Jamie Costa nails Han Solo fan film". Digital Fox Media. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Hernandez, Alex (December 26, 2016). "Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade is a fan film worth watching". Techaeris. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ Abbitt, John (January 13, 2017). "YOUNG HAN SOLO RECIEVES [sic] AWESOME FAN FILM". The Unheard Nerd. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2019.