Zach King, also known as FinalCutKing, has been a fan of the Star Wars franchise since he was a child. The re-release of the original trilogy in 1999 got his attention, and now he’s turned his passion for Star Wars into something truly unique: a full-fledged recreation of the 1977 film constructed almost exclusively of cardboard and a few other basic materials.
He enlisted the help of a few friends and family members to help with the main duties. He plays Luke Skywalker, with Jamie Costa portraying Han Solo and Aunt Beru, displaying the actor’s versatility. Brittney Rae has a great portrayal as Princess Leia, Dom Fera appears to be the ideal C-3PO, and Randall Park portrays Red Leader. Then there’s Airrack, Michelle Khare, Jordan Matter, Sofie Dossi, Nick DiGiovanni, and a few others who make cameo appearances and play minor roles. He also got his own children and studio staff to help out with various background tiny parts and stormtrooper extras. Josh Fapp is directing the entire production, with a small professional crew handling cameras, sound, and post-production.
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They spent the first two weeks of pre-production creating all of the sets, props, and costumes. Cardboard sheets and adhesive were the go-to supplies; nothing fancy, but effective. The miniature ships were all built with whatever materials they could find in the studio. Only five rigorous days were spent filming in this single warehouse, with a few desert scenes on Tatooine taking place just inside the door. They used numerous cameras simultaneously to capture a high number of photographs in a short period of time.
Each scene appears to be pieced together from the back of a garage. The Lars farmstead and Death Star hallways are merely cardboard panels joined together. Mos Eisley’s cantina emerges from a mound of painted crates that resemble stone and metal. Then there are these miniature X-wings and TIE fighters, some of which are small enough to be held in one hand and others huge enough for close-up shots. They were all created using motion control rigs identical to those utilized by George Lucas and his colleagues many years ago.
You witness all of these legendary scenes one after the other, such as the droids being sold on Tatooine, Luke meeting Obi-Wan, the turmoil of the cantina sequence, the escape in the Millennium Falcon, and then the climactic run down the Death Star. Even the sound design and music were created from scratch to keep the overall energy high from beginning to end.
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