Jedi Junkies

Product Description JEDI JUNKIES is a one-of-a-kind feature film about the world s most dedicated Star Wars fans. From lightsaber-wielding martial artists to a filmmaker who built the world s only life-size Millennium Falcon, the film offers viewers a rare glimpse into extreme fans personal and professional self-expression. Featuring the perspectives of celebrity insiders including Olivia Munn (Attack of the Show, The Newsroom), Phantom Menace actor Ray Park (Darth Maul) and Blair Witch Project director Ed Sanchez, JEDI JUNKIES will change the way you look at fandom and Star Wars forever. Special Features Filmmaker Commentary; Deleted and Extended Scenes; Three Featurettes: The Stars of Star Wars, Build Your Own Action Figure, and The Cult of Slave Leia Review Jedi Junkies is a fine tribute to a beloved franchise. --amNew York JEDI JUNKIES is the Star Wars fan film Star Wars fans have been waiting for. --Geek Chic Daily About the Actor Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma and grew up in a family of five children. She was 2 years old when her mother remarried an Air Force man. After that they left Oklahoma and moved around a lot. They spent much time in Tokyo, Japan. When the family eventually returned to the US, Olivia moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. After a few small roles her career took a very promising turn in 2006 when she landed the role of Mily Acuna in the Hawaii-lensed TV series Beyond the Break (2006) and the part of Rob Schneider's receptionist Maria in Big Stan (2007). She hosts The Daily Nut and the Formula; Podcasts on G4. She is of half-Caucasian and half-Chinese ancestry. Peter Mayhew was born on May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England. Now residing in Texas, this former resident of Yorkshire, England, was working as a hospital attendant at the King's College Hospital in London when film producer Charles H. Schneer saw his photo, literally standing above the crowd around him. Charles H. Schneer cast him in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Ray Harryhausen's newest special effects film. It was just over a year later that he was asked if he wanted to do another role. Mayhew was told it was for a big hairy beast. It was the role of Chewbacca, the faithful 200 year-old Wookiee in Star Wars (1977) and his life was changed forever. Following the original Star Wars trilogy, Mayhew has done several commercials in the Wookiee costume including one for Cingular and Orange associated with Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). In 1997, the twentieth anniversary celebrations of Star Wars were announced with the release of the Special Edition; and all the conventions started. He is now active on the Star Wars convention circuit where he signs autographs. He has written two books, Growing Up Giant and My Favorite Giant and founded a non-profit 501(c)3 charity organization called The Peter Mayhew Foundation and is the purveyor of chewbacca.com. Raymond Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He moved with his parents, younger brother and sister to London, England. He was raised in London from the age of seven. His father introduced him into Martial Arts from a young age. Ray always wanted to be in the movies, or be like the heroes in movies but he was most inspired by martial arts. He began to nurture a love for martial arts from the age of seven, when his father's love of Bruce Lee films sparked a fire in the youngster's mind that would never extinguish. Specializing in the traditional Chinese Northern Shaolin Kung-fu (in the Chin Woo style) Park moved on to master various other styles, most notably Wushu. In 1991, at age 16, Ray became a member of the Great Britain Wushu team competing in his first international in Beijing, China at the 1st World Wushu Championships. Ray was the first Wushu athletic from Great Britain and Europe to place in the top seven in the world. He went on to compete for Great Britain for another six years. Ray became a fixture a