How Did the Star Wars Kid Become an Internet Sensation?

[quantumdude]

Have you guys heard about this?

*Using his school's AV equipment, a 15-year-old, chubby Star Wars fan videotapes himself doing martial arts/Jedi moves with a golf ball retriever pole in place of a light saber.

*Kid forgets to remove the tape, other students find it, post it online.

*Within days, hundreds of thousands of people see it and laugh their asses off.

*Then, a guy who works for a software company takes the video and adds special effects and music, creating a hilarious short. Even more people laugh their asses off.

You can find links to download the videos below. It might take some time, but it's worth it, I think.

http://www.digitalcinemapictures.com/videos/starwars.htm

http://www.waxy.org/archive/2003/04/29/star_war.shtml

*And the happy ending...some nerds united and an online fundraiser was done for the Star Wars Kid, and he's getting four grand cash and an iPod from his new 'fans.'

 

[gnome]

It's hilarious.

If you go to the first link you don't even have to download it -- it's right there (if you have a broadband connection).

Also check out the other two flicks on that webpage ("The Cockroach" and "Midnight in Front of the Fridge").

 

[FZ+]

Never doubt the power of the internet eh? Now that we have a video of a kid playing at being a jedi knight, if only we can catch a video of that kid called Bush Jr playing at being president...

 

[eNtRopY]

Kids can be so hilarious.

eNtRopY

 

[plus]

That video is rivalled only by the Matrix 2 as the best thing I have seen in the past two days.

 

[quantumdude]

Oh, man, this kid is really getting it bad.

http://www.msu.edu/~obrien25/SWK-RELOADED.wmv

http://www.msu.edu/~obrien25/MK-workout.wmv

A Matrix Reloaded spoof and a Mortal Kombat version of the Star Wars Kid...

 

[BoulderHead]

I like how he slips on the yellow cloth and hits the black curtain, but just keeps right on getting after it.

He could be a Mighty Warrior !

 

[Nicool003]

LOL! that is hilarious!

 

[_Muddy_]

he got bullied so badly he had to goto therapy apparently

 

[_Mayday_]

he got bullied so badly he had to goto therapy apparently

Said something along those lines on wikipedia.

 

[matthyaouw]

I wouldn't bully a kid who could swing a heavy stick around like that...

 

[Darkiekurdo]

It's funny as hell.

 

[proton]

i thought he committed suicide since he was bullied so bad

 

[Chi Meson]

We have a clear winner. 13 days shy of a 5 year necropost! What do we have for our contestant?