''Trooper Clerks'' is an American

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parody film produced by Studio Creations that depicts

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and

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, the titular convenience store clerks from writer/director

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's ''

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'' films, as Stormtroopers in the ''

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'' media franchise, in a satire of both properties. The film was nominated for the 2003 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards, and won the Animation category.

Plot

According to the official web site, "Trooper Clerks is a parody mixing the characters from

's ''

'' universe with the settings and characters in

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's ''

'' universe."

Cartoons

* Trooper Clerks: The Live-Action Trailer - This 1998 shot-for-shot recreation of the 1994 ''Clerks'' movie trailer was the first ''Trooper Clerks'' project produced by Studio Creations. ''Clerks'' director Kevin Smith, wrote the creators an e-mail after watching the trailer online, encouraging them to do more with the parody if they chose. * Trooper Clerks: The Animated One-Shot - Part I - Being told that their jobs are in peril due to cutbacks, Stormtroopers Dante and Randal embark on a quest to steal the Death Star plans by hiring the station's Sith duo in training, Darth Jay and Darth Bob. Darth Jay is portrayed as

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from '' Episode I'', with the black stripes on his face in the shape of a

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leaf. Darth Bob is based on

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, and is referred to as " Silent

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". * Trooper Clerks: The Animated One-Shot - Part II - Dante and Randal continue their quest for gainful employment while Darth Jay and Darth Bob pull every trick in the book trying to snatch the plans from its ultra-secure location.

References

External links

Official web site
2003 animated films 2003 films Fan films based on Star Wars 2003 independent films 2003 science fiction films 2000s American films {{StarWars-stub Crossover films American crossover films