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Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning poster
Directed by
Timo Vuorensola
Genre
science fiction film, science fiction comedy, adventure film, parody film, crossover fiction
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
K-18
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 75 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of misfits tries to conquer the world and the universe in a parody of popular sci-fi shows like Star Trek and Babylon 5. This fan film was made by a small team in Finland on a tiny budget.

parodicdarkly comiclow-budgetenergeticnerdyirreverentfast-pacedsilly

What happens

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a 2005 parody fan film produced by five friends in a two-room flat in Finland with a small budget and the support of a few hundred fans and several dozen acquaintances. It is the seventh production in the Star Wreck movie series, and the first of professional quality and feature length. It is a dark science fiction comedy about domination of the world and the universe, and a parody of the Star Trek and Babylon 5 franchises. The original version ("net version") of the film is available as an authorized and legal download on the Internet under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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