Fanboys

2009 film by Kyle Newman
Movie film Q650460
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Fanboys

Summary

Fanboys is a film[1]. Fanboys ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fanboys's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Fanboys was directed by Kyle Newman[4].
  • Ernest Cline wrote the screenplay for Fanboys[5].
  • Adam Frederick Goldberg wrote the screenplay for Fanboys[6].
  • Fanboys's composer is recorded as Mark Mothersbaugh[7].
  • Fanboys's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Jay Baruchel[9].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Dan Fogler[10].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Sam Huntington[11].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Chris Marquette[12].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Kristen Bell[13].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was David Denman[14].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Christopher McDonald[15].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Billy Dee Williams[16].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Seth Rogen[17].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Ethan Suplee[18].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Allie Grant[19].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Q223830[20].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Carrie Fisher[21].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was William Shatner[22].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Jaime King[23].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Tom Savini[24].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Jason Mewes[25].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Kevin Smith[26].
  • A cast member of Fanboys was Ray Park[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Kevin Spacey[28], Dana Brunetti[29], and Kevin Mann[30]. Fanboys was directed by Kyle Newman[4]. Screenwriters include Ernest Cline[5] and Adam Frederick Goldberg[6]. Cast members include Jay Baruchel[9], Dan Fogler[10], Sam Huntington[11], Chris Marquette[12], Kristen Bell[13], and David Denman[14].

Publication

Publication dates include July 30, 2009[31], August 6, 2009[32], and January 1, 2009[33]. The original language of Fanboys was English[34]. Fanboys's genre is comedy film[8]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[35] and direct-to-video[36].

Subject and Themes

Fanboys's main subject is Star Wars fandom[37].

Reception

Reviews include 32%[38], 4.8/10[39], and 45/100[40].

Why It Matters

Fanboys ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2] Fanboys has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Fanboys is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 489049
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 489049, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55006
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 55006, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2009-07-30T00:00:00Z, +2009-08-06T00:00:00Z, +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ernest Cline, Adam Frederick Goldberg
    Duration → {'amount': '+93'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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