''Crazy Watto'' is a two-minute-long

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that made its debut on the

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in 2000. The film is a

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of used car deal

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shown on

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, featuring

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from '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. Watto offers up for sale familiar ships (and objects) such as an

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with "genuine battle marks used in the

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" for $599.99 and an

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for $999.99. Fans of other

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shows notice that he auctions a Borg cube for $899.99, and also puts up ships from ''

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'' and ''

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'' for $29.99 each. The film played at the

2005 Cannes Film Festival The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Belgium, Belgian film ''L'Enfant (film), L'Enfant ...

, and is a popular fan film at many

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s. The film was originally hosted by TheForce.Net, but is now part of

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References

External links

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Crazy Watto at Z-Team Productions

Crazy Watto at Atomfilms
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