Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade

Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade is a 2016 Star Wars fan film starring Jamie Costa as Han Solo and Cory Daniel as Chewbacca. The film also stars Doug Jones and Kristine Gerolaga. On December 11, 2016, it was released to YouTube. As of August 17, 2019, it has received over 2.4 million views.

Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade
Film poster
Directed byKeith Allen
Produced by
  • Jamie Costa
  • Jadon Gauthier
  • David Oakes
  • Keith Allen
Screenplay by
  • Jared Bell
  • Keith Allen
  • Nathan Nauert
Story byNathan Nauert
Based onCharacters by George Lucas
Starring
Music byAndrew Gerlicher
CinematographyKristopher S. Kimlin (director of photography)
Edited by
  • Keith Allen
  • Jadon Gauthier
Release date
December 11, 2016 (YouTube)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Han Solo is caught cheating in a card game trying to win money so he could pay off Chewbacca's freedom. Solo is kicked out of the cantina where he was playing, but it is revealed that he took an old lightsaber from D'Jharn, the man in charge of the cantina, before making his way to give it to Gyorsho, who is keeping Chewbacca. Gyorsho, however, refuses to release Chewbacca, as "Solo cannot be trusted and Wookiees make for valuable slaves in the spice mining industry." Solo suddenly Force grabs the lightsaber off the table, but Gyorsho pushes him down, causing him to drop the weapon in front of Chewbacca. Within moments, Chewbacca releases himself and kills Gyorsho. Later, Solo reveals to Chewbacca that he used a magnetic wristband to pretend he was using the Force. The duo then walk through the desert, pondering how they will get the Millennium Falcon back.

Cast

Production

Funding

The crowdfunding site, Indiegogo, was utilized to earn funding for the project. By the time the crowdfunding closed, the project garnered over $21,795 US dollars from 408 backers.[1]

Reception

James Whitbrook of io9 called the film, "nifty," and praised Costa's performance.[2] Ethan Anderton of SlashFilm called the film, "rather impressive," praised the production design and Costa's performance, and criticized the aesthetics and visual effects.[3] B. Alan Orange of MovieWeb spoke highly of Costa's performance, and said, "[he] transcends the material here, and actually looks and feels like a young Han Solo."[4] Kevin Fraser of JoBlo.com described the production values as, "decent."[5] Joey Paur of GeekTyrant called the film, "fun and charming," and described it as, "a perfect mix of Star Wars and Indiana Jones."[6] Tom James of Digital Fox Media described the film as, "a delightful little movie." [7] Alex Hernandez of Techaeris described it as "...well done and well thought out."[8] John Abbitt of The Unheard Nerd praised Costa's performance, set design, costumes, and music.[9]

References
  1. Costa, Jamie. "Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade". Indiegogo. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. Whitbrook, James (January 4, 2017). "This Han Solo Fan Film Is the Next Best Thing While Waiting For the New Star Wars Spinoff". io9. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  3. Anderton, Ethan (December 30, 2016). "VOTD: 'Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade' Fan Film Gives The Scoundrel A New Adventure". SlashFilm. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. Orange, B. Alan (January 6, 2017). "This Han Solo Fan Film Will Get You Pumped for the Star Wars Spin-Off". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  5. Fraser, Kevin (January 4, 2017). "COOL VIDEOS: GET YOUR STAR WARS FIX WITH THIS HAN SOLO FAN-FILM". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. Paur, Joey (December 30, 2016). "HAN SOLO: A SMUGGLER'S TRADE Is a Fun STAR WARS Fan Film Worth Checking Out". GeekTyrant. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. James, Tom (February 6, 2017). "A Smuggler's Trade Review: Jamie Costa nails Han Solo fan film". Digital Fox Media. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  8. Hernandez, Alex (December 26, 2016). "Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade is a fan film worth watching". Techaeris. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  9. Abbitt, John (January 13, 2017). "YOUNG HAN SOLO RECIEVES [sic] AWESOME FAN FILM". The Unheard Nerd. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
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