Backyard Blockbusters
31/08/2012
2h
For years, people have been making home movies, many times using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. In recent years, these types of projects have come to be known as "fanfilms". Backyard Blockbusters looks at the history and influence of the fanfilm genre, as well as the copyright and fair use problems these films create, featuring highlights from and interviews with the creators of many popular films.
Cast
James Cawley
Self
Sandy Collora
Self
Timothy Zahn
Self
Chris Albrecht
Self
Robbins Barstow
Self
Clark Bartram
Self
Robert E. Bean
Self
Don Bies
Self
Hank Braxtan
Self
Dana Brunetti
Self
Will Carlough
Self
Teague Chrystie
Self
Dawn Cowings
Self
Keith R.A. DeCandido
Self
Paul Dini
Self
Daren Dochterman
Self
Michael C. Dougherty
Self
Amy Earhart
Self
Matthew Ewald
Self
Shane Felux
Self
Ernie Fosselius
Self
David Gerrold
Self
Chris Gore
Self
Chris Hanel
Self
Heather Harris
Self
Frank Hernandez
Self
Denny Humbard
Self
John M. Kelley
Self
Harry Jay Knowles
Self
Walter Koenig
Self
Jayson Lamb
Self
Logan Liskovec
Self
Gus Lopez
Self
Kurt Luther
Self
Eric Manchester
Self
Andrew Louis Marnik
Self
Larry Nemecek
Self
Annalee Newitz
Self
Kyle Newman
Self
Joe Nussbaum
Self
Carlos Pedraza
Self
Dan Poole
Self
Kevin Rubio
Self
Jeffery Quinn
Self
Peter Sanderson
Self
Steve Sansweet
Self
Robert J. Sawyer
Self
Kent Schmidt
Self
Michael Scott
Self
Trey Stokes
Self
Chris Strompolos
Self
George Takei
Sulu (archive footage)
Christine Valada
Self
John Whiting
Self
Ryan Wieber
Self
Michael Wiese
Self
Marv Wolfman
Self
Aaron Yonda
Self
Clive Young
Self
Eric Zala
Self
Marc Scott Zicree
Self
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