Sansweet, gus lopez, ron salvatore, chris fawcett, brian stillman, brian stillman, karl. With tom beaumont, tom berges, john booth, john cook. Forty years on from the release of the first star wars film, were eagerly awaiting the release of the eighth instalment in the series. Star wars tv, movie and video game action figures for sale. Through interviews with former kenner employees, toy experts, and collectors, it looks at. There is clearly so much love behind the project, from the clever opening credits to the tons of collector stories. The story of star wars toys helped to scratch that itch for a little more than an hour or so.
The story of star wars toys, or simply plastic galaxy, is a 2014 documentary film directed by brian stillman about kenners action figures based. Watch plastic galaxy online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Star wars toy documentary plastic galaxy debuts on vimeo. A new hope was the first film to successfully market toys based on the movie. Brian stillman talks to collectors and former kenner employees about their experiences. Our loose vintage star wars case had been restocked dm for. Star wars hasbro action figure star wars the titanium series obiwan kenobi, brown 1,115 1,299. You cant have a documentary about star wars toys without mentioning kenner.
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