Padmé (film)


Padmé is a Star Wars fan film produced by Jason Ginsburg, Robert Reeves, and Kevin W. Walsh. The short was written by Walsh and directed by Reeves.
The film won the George Lucas Selects Award in the 2008 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards, co-sponsored by Atom.com and Lucasfilm, and aired on both Spike TV and Comedy Central shortly thereafter.
Robert Reeves previously won Best Comedy in the 2005 Star Wars Fan Film Awards for Cheap Seats, which he wrote, directed, and starred in.

Plot

The short is a virtual shot-for-shot remake of the teaser trailer for Juno, with the roles played by Star Wars characters. The film exploits the similarities between the characters of Padmé Amidala and Juno MacGuff, two young women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. Both characters choose to give their children up for adoption and struggle with complex relationships with the children's fathers – Anakin Skywalker filling the role of Paulie Bleeker.
The mock trailer also showcases parodies of two songs featured in the Juno trailer:
"Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches is spoofed as "Part-Time Jedi/Full-Time Sith."
Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" is transformed into "All Jedi Dudes."

Cast

takes on the role of Juno MacGuff.
Anakin, C-3PO, and Yoda represent, respectively, Paulie Bleeker, Leah, and the convenience store clerk. Ginsburg also appears in a non-speaking capacity as Palpatine.
Mace portrays Juno's father, Mac.
Vanessa is unique in that she is the only character who comes entirely from Juno with no Star Wars counterpart.
Bail parallels Mark Loring, Vanessa's husband. Reeves also provided the voice of Yoda, in much the same way that, in Star Wars, James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in combination with the physical performances of David Prowse.
Obi-Wan represents Juno's stepmother, Bren.
Riley Rose Critchlow rounds out the cast in the capacity of a featured player.
A R2-D2 toy also appears briefly as the nurse from Juno, projecting a hologram of Padmé's ultrasound.