Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys

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Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film:film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2014

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

George Lucas' 1977 space fantasy Star Wars changed the way American audiences consumed films. More, though, it also changed the landscape for movie merchandising, with more money being made on toys, games, and collectibles than on the movies themselves. Now the documentary Plastic Galaxy looks back at the first generation of Star Wars toys, released between 1977 and 1985 from Kenner. Does this film capture the childhood magic of Star Wars figures, and can the documentary appeal to anyone not already obsessed with little plastic Stormtroopers? Find out in this special Now Playing/Star Wars Action News crossover podcast hosted by Marjorie, Arnie, and Jerry!

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0:00.0	It's Kenner's new Star Wars action figures each sold separately.
0:04.1	I got you now, big carves!
0:06.3	When you, the kid, with the box full of Star Wars toys,
0:09.6	everyone wants to see the figures, maybe not use so much, but they want to see the figures.
0:16.6	Now playing podcast and Star Wars action news presents
0:20.2	the review of Plastic Galaxy, the story of Star Wars toys.
0:25.4	That's so cool! Wow, let me see it!
0:28.4	Hosted by Marjorie Arnie and Jerry.
0:31.7	Now I know it's a portion of it with us.
0:58.2	Today we're discussing Plastic Galaxy, the story of Star Wars toys.
1:07.6	Starring, Steve Sandsuite, Gus Lopez, Tom Burgess, Jason Lutrelle,
1:13.7	Bill McBride, directed by Brian Stillman.
1:17.1	This is Arnie, co-host of Now Playing and host of Star Wars Action News,
1:21.7	Star Wars Collecting Podcast.
1:24.0	This is Marjorie, co-host of Star Wars Action News.
1:26.7	Occasionally I'm on Now Playing Podcast.
1:29.0	Hey guys, this is Jerry.
1:30.5	I do a vintage viewpoint collecting segments over on Star Wars Action News.
1:34.3	And of course you may know me from a handful of Now Playing reviews,
1:37.1	Transformers, GI Joe and the like.
1:38.7	Great to be here.
1:39.6	And this is something different for both shows.
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