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<div align="center">The PhanDom Menace is a documentary covering the story of
Australia's Star Wars fan community around the launch of Episode 1: The Phantom
Menace. In particular </div>
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<p align="center">Meanwhile here is a brief synopsis of the story so far...
<h2 align="center"><font color="#00FFFF">The PhanDom Menace - the story</font></h2>
<p align="center"><font size="3">A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… </font></p>
<p align="center">Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of
trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter
with the blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped
all shipping to the small planet Naboo… </p>
<p align="center"><font size="3">May 1999, Australia… </font></p>
<p align="center">Turmoil has engulfed the offices of Star Walking, Inc., the
Australian Star Wars fan club. For some members of the club it's becoming a
full-time job handling all the media requests, special guests, promotional costume
appearances and movie screenings. Never before in the 11 year history of the
club has an event of such impact unfolded. </p>
<p align="center">A new Star Wars film. </p>
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<p align="center"><font size="3">"It's about you standing for a cause and having
a belief in yourself." </font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="3">- <a href="thecast.htm#shane">Shane Morrissey</a>,
Director and Founder, Star Walking Inc. </font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="3">"It's taken almost as seriously as a religion."
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<p align="center"><font size="3">- <a href="thecast.htm#hugh">Hugh Quarshie</a>,
Captain Panaka, <i>Episode 1: The Phantom Menace</i> </font></p>
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<p align="center">And suddenly, the holy trinity is a quartet. </p>
<p align="center"> <a href="thedoco.htm"><i>The PhanDom Menace</i></a> revels
in Star Walking's national conventions - complete with international guest representatives
from Lucasfilm and cast members of <i>Episode 1</i>, elaborate costume pageants
(including the George Lucas approved $10,000 'Vader'), swapmeets, an extraordinary
film festival and art exhibit. It also eavesdrops on committee meetings where
members strategise and officially begin the countdown to the eagerly anticipated,
spine-tingling midnight premiere screening of <i>Episode 1</i>. </p>
<p align="center"> Through childhood and adolescent reflection on the Star Wars
trilogy, rooms of collectables, the planned ritual repeat viewings and the compelling
range of reaction to the new installment, we meet fans of all sorts: film-makers,
artists, toymakers, costumers, authors, and, of course, the management, all
devoting their considerable passion to a celebration of the biggest pop culture
phenomenon of all time. </p>
<p align="center">This planet Naboo had better be good. </p>
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