Backyard Blockbusters

Adventures in Fan Filmmaking

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.

Documentary

James Cawley

(Himself)

Sandy Collora

(Himself)

Timothy Zahn

(Himself)

Chris Albrecht

(Himself)

Robbins Barstow

(Himself)

Clark Bartram

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Robert E. Bean

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Don Bies

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Hank Braxtan

(Himself)

Dana Brunetti

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Will Carlough

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Teague Chrystie

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Dawn Cowings

(Herself)

Keith R.A. DeCandido

(Himself)

Paul Dini

(Himself)

Daren Dochterman

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Michael C. Dougherty

(Himself)

Amy Earhart

(Herself)

Matthew Ewald

(Himself)

Shane Felux

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Ernie Fosselius

(Himself)

David Gerrold

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Chris Gore

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Chris Hanel

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Heather Harris

(Herself)

Frank Hernandez

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Denny Humbard

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John M. Kelley

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Harry Jay Knowles

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Walter Koenig

(Himself)

Jayson Lamb

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Logan Liskovec

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Gus Lopez

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Kurt Luther

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Eric Manchester

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Andrew Louis Marnik

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Larry Nemecek

(Himself)

Annalee Newitz

(Herself)

Kyle Newman

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Joe Nussbaum

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Carlos Pedraza

(Himself)

Dan Poole

(Himself)

Kevin Rubio

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Jeffery Quinn

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Peter Sanderson

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Steve Sansweet

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Robert J. Sawyer

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Kent Schmidt

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Michael Scott

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Trey Stokes

(Himself)

Chris Strompolos

(Himself)

George Takei

(Sulu (archive footage))

Christine Valada

(Herself)

John Whiting

(Himself)

Ryan Wieber

(Himself)

Michael Wiese

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Marv Wolfman

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Aaron Yonda

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Clive Young

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Eric Zala

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Marc Scott Zicree

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