Hardware Wars

Hardware Wars

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye.

Directed by Ernie Fosselius

Produced by 20th Century Foss

197813 min6.2 / 10

A gleefully irreverent short-film parody that mines Star Wars for visual gags and inside jokes with anarchic energy and affectionate mockery.

A short film parody of the classic science fiction film Star Wars. It premiered in theaters only seven months after Star Wars and consisted of little more than inside jokes and visual puns that heavily depended upon audience familiarity with the original.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hardware Wars scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Hardware Wars sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Hardware Wars easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Hardware Wars violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Hardware Wars end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Hardware Wars

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hardware Wars

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hardware Wars, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hardware Wars, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hardware Wars, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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