Once Upon a Jedi

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Once Upon a Jedi
Directed by	Mark Petrie
Produced by	Mark Petrie
Written by	Mark Petrie
Starring	Sheehan O'Heron Christine Lekas Chris Burns Lane Carlock
Music by	Mark Petrie John Williams
Cinematography	Joe Orr
Editing by	Ly Bolia
Distributed by	TheForce.net
Release date(s)	2004 2005
Running time	25 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Once Upon a Jedi is a 2004 fantasy short in-day-for-life Star Wars fan film written and directed by Ly Bolia, starring Sheehan O'Heron, Christine Lekas, Chris Burns, and Lane Carlock.

The character Sarah Parker is created as a tribute to actresses Sarah Jessica and Mary-Louise Parker.

[edit] Plot summary

The film centers on a high school student Joe Orr (Sheehan O'Heron), who finds himself in a dividing border between reality and Star Wars.

Earth and the Moon is now being dominated by a Yavin-like gas giant. The stormtroopers and Vader pick up a note in the school hallway, only to walk off as the other stormtroopers fight a Rebel attack. During the assault, Joe, now in his Jedi outfit, walks through the hallways, and found the slave girl who he loves. However, Boba Fett stops him, and reveals to be Ms. Herzbaucher (Lane Carlock). Joe is hurled back into his reality, and is forced to answer a simple question: "What is the Pythagorean Theorem?"

Sarah Parker (Christine Lekas) answers, but Herzbaucher tells her to keep quiet. He remained silent, and even secretly draws a paper saying, "I LOVE SARAH JESSICA MARY LOUISE PARKER". One of his students takes the paper, and Joe tries to get it back, but Herzbaucher instructs him to do the Pythagorean Theorem on the green board. While he does, the paper is under the hands of Jimmy Denton (Chris Burns), who later goes to the toilet. Joe receives a paper, and goes to the boy's restroom, where he uses his lightsaber against Jimmy, now in his famous Darth Maul look.

Joe frantically escapes the restroom, but crashes upon Darth Vader (Bob Bean), who is actually Mr. Anderson (Adam Boyer). He, along with Jimmy, is taken to the office.

In the office, Joe meets Mrs. Parker (Susan Williams), Sarah's mother and clerk. Sarah enters the office to get her lunch money, as well as getting some copies. Mrs. Parker informs Joe that he should enter the office of school principal Mr. Korowski (Ron Prather). But the principal is on the phone, and Joe has to wait. Mrs. Parker enters the room to collect the money for Sarah, but in her doing, takes a mysterious note. As Joe prepares for his punishment, he tells Mrs. Parker to destroy the note. Mrs. Parker slowly takes out the note and tears it, but Emperor Palpatine tortures him with force lightning twice (in reality, Joe receives a beating on his buttocks).

As he walks back to his class, he is scolded by Mrs. Parker. He returns to the class, and waits until all of the classmates go off. Just as Sarah leaves, she secretly places the papers around the hallway without Joe knowing.

Joe stands up from his chair and walks out from the class, and takes the paper out of the wall as he sees it. He then continues to take all the papers he can find before he ends up in the teachers' lounge and then the library, where he has finally found Sarah at last. However, he goes out, until Sarah tells him not to be afraid and he goes back. He tells her to go for lunch, and she agrees. She collects all the rubbish before going back.