Wingman - An X-Wing Story | Star Wars Fan Film | 2023

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Hey. This is Michael. Thank you all for the amazing resonance we're getting from you! 100k in three days!!! That's far beyond our expectations! As this was mentioned many times: the reasons why dialogue and ADR are the weaker part of the film are that I had the great idea to change the script AFTER we finished shooting. So we had to put new text over existing footage, and english is not our native language. Also keep in mind, that non of the cast and crew had any former experience in filmmaking whatsoever. We are just some friends who came together and tried to make something cool. So again thank you all!!! ...and perhaps consider supporting our next project via Ko-fi. 😊

[@dirtyharry-uj2re]

❤

[@mrscottygreenwood]

Its one of the best things I’ve seen in a long time

[@gunnarjandke6245]

We have to thank you for this cool movie that you produced with your friends and that turned out so great. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@user-ck9wv5cw8y]

I'd easily say this is better than anything Disney is putting out. The story is impactful and the pilots are fighting for one another. The space battle is easy to follow & understand who is where and how many TIEs are out there. Thank you for this. You've given me hope for Star Wars

[@bencecserkuti7110]

The film was also far beyond my expectations.

[@westerncivilization]

FINALLY someone who gets it. I love how the ships are treated as equipment. Team, you did fantastic.

[@westerncivilization]

The way you use objects and concepts familiar to long time fans provides verisimilitude.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Within its limited possibilities, it developed beloved characters and high stakes. This is what a good story needs or a good RPG game needs.

[@rjpx947]

It's nice after the TIE fighter anime short film, where we see the Empire use all of its naval assets correctly and in combined arms form, from squadron level, to the use of an Interdictor destroyer, now we get to see the good guys do it here.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thank you. I'd surely love to chat with gary, if I'd be invited.

[@tilltessin452]

Thank you very much for the compliments guys! 😊 I think everybody who was involved tried everything to get the best result possible!

[@darthresch952]

I was almost going to say that this is hands down the best fan film I have ever seen, but… this is probably the best new movie I have watched in a long time! It may have only been 50 minutes (which is long for fan films), but it was so intense I almost couldn’t stand it. I was lost in the Star Wars Galaxy for the first time in a long time. That is what I want as a fan. This movie was an escape and I love it! Thank you so much for all of the hard work you obviously put into this film.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thank you so much!

[@thegreatermysteries4134]

Agreed. Felt like the best thing produced with the Star Wars logo on it since the mid 80s.

[@ellieklivian]

I agree 100000000%!!! This was awesome! Best content I’ve seen (Star Wars wise) in a long time. This was so good, very cool, and the dog fights were amazing!!!

[@josephtuttle6643]

I second that. This is unbelievably good. Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. And they got the 'feel' of Star Wars just right. Fantastic work, love it! ❤

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@michaelsbasement9021 We gotta get you more subscribers!

[@dannysha6458]

Not gonna lie this is one of if not the best Star Wars fan films, I will definitely be showing this to my friends

[@kevinnazario1015]

This is as close to a rogue squadron movie as we will probably get. Incredible.

[@piotrskodowski7544]

Certainly better than anything Disney was able to give us with possible exception of Andor.

[@taylorc2542]

The best thing about R:1 was that the dogfight scenes weren't zoomy and had a consistent sense of speed and distance. This is just the opposite.

[@Fuzzypotato2]

@dougadams9419 omg you’re so edgy and cool. Andor was a masterpiece, sorry the pew-pew didn’t fit your fancy. If you’re watching this and harping on Andor then you’re clearly not a serious person.

[@89orion1]

@@Fuzzypotato2 If you really think that anything Disney has put out is ANYWHERE near as good as this, then you're clearly not paying attention, and thus can be ignored as a troll.

[@martinbuhrer3893]

@@Fuzzypotato2 @89orion1 - stop it with the gatekeeping. People gonna enjoy what they're gonna enjoy. Not everybody's got to be on the same page about everything, but we can still be civil and mature about it.

[@kaysha]

Terrific 52mn of pure true SW

[@VConley]

I’m blown away. 1) This is the BEST USE for what at Y-Wing is capable of. 2) this has such an honest feel of what rogue squadron should feel and be like. 3)The Score and SFX were really cool! 4)knowing the limited budget you had, I applaud you for making this.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

The Y Wing is a Small Fighter bomber type ,just like our planet Earth equivalent of the Lockheed Martin F35 Lightning 2 Stealth Fighter bomber. The Y wing has 2 ion cannons, 2 laser cannons and carry Proton Torpedoes or Missiles.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

The Earth F35 Stealth Fighter Bomber Aircraft uses "Stealth " as Cover up to Enemy Detection and attack the targets.

[@armynation31B5V5P]

This is Red five!!! I'm going in..I'm with you Brother!!!

[@AremStefaniaK]

no youre wrong. Y-Wing is capable of more ramming kills and a miniature death star laser and an imperial paintjob to look better

[@gabrieljean906]

Hear Hear! This is exactly it these days: the fans are making the best work!

[@phelan.davion]

This is not just a "Fan Film"... This is a Homage! This is love and passion for the roots of the Golden Age of good old Star Wars. After all the latest disappointments during the past years... (well, I enjoyed Rogue One & Andor of course!) ...this Fan Film really blew me away. I can`t remember the last time I didn`t move for 50 minutes and just totally fell into something - but this film made it happen. Thank you very much for this experience. I loved flying with you. I loved being your Wingman!

[@dirtyharry-uj2re]

Thank you very much!

[@AdmiralofSFC]

This is absolutely phenomenal !! Incredible ! I cannot believe the special effects. I am speechless and now a life long fan.. my God keep these incredible motion pictures coming!! This is what the fans want and this story and FX put Disney to shame. I have never seen a fan based production such as this.. I am truly overwhelmed! Everyone involved in this adventure should be proud and as one of the millions of Star Wars fans out there.. thank you !

[@dirtyharry-uj2re]

What a delightful compliment! Thank you

[@sebastiannerling6042]

Here i am again ... 10 years old ... booting up the X-Wing Game and being one of the happiest Star Wars Fans on this planet. Thank you so much for giving me this feeling again :D !!!

[@LungMing23]

Right!???? Lets disable some ships with ion cannons and reallocate some extra power to the weapons systems! Lol

[@piotrskodowski7544]

Yep. after this I imiedietly gone and I boughyt Star Wars Squadron, its on sale actually XD.

[@lamNoJedi]

They def took some sound effects from the old x-wing games. The sounds from the briefing room before every mission is def in this movie

[@jonathanryan9946]

I'll say it... these two are Rogue Squadron material.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Arren perhaps. Ross is more Saw Guerrera's cavern angels level I guess.

[@jonathanryan9946]

@@michaelsbasement9021 Well, Ross might be more Wraith Squadron material... but nearly the same thing. Lol

[@FinnA07]

@@michaelsbasement9021 Nothing to do with the deabte here, haven't read the books yet. But DAMN this is good. Thanks for making it and good luck on future Projects I'M SOO subscribed

[@piotrskodowski7544]

Not with Ross case of PTSD. Aren maybe.

[@tearstoneactual9773]

@@michaelsbasement9021 - At first I thought Ross was supposed to be Myn Donos of Wraith Squadron.

[@tholmes3538]

The insult of using a downed droid to take out an ace denies him entry into Valhalla. That was one the most creative moments I’ve seen in a Star Wars film EVER. I played Rogue Squadron on the N64 as a kid and haven’t smiled experiencing Star Wars like this in forever. To everyone involved in the production of this fan film and the viewers who got warm blooded joy out of this I salute you all😊

[@cb5117]

I’m not usually all that into fan films…….but, that was BY FAR the best Star Wars dogfight I’ve ever seen on any an all mediums. The speed, the movement of the ships, some actual dogfighting strategy, and the graphics were first rate. Perhaps the best compliment I could pay is that this is what Star Wars is supposed to be. Kudos and congrats to all involved, for one helluva job well done.

[@dirtyharry-uj2re]

Thank you for the compliments!

[@anarchy_79]

Totally. You can follow along.. Not shakycam bullshit.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

Yes indeed and Walt Disney production must see this Episode

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

The Graphics dogfights strategy by the Rebel Alliance Fighter pilots tactics are Better than Any WW2 or Korean Vietnam Wars of dogfights between Own Friendly Allied Forces Fighters against Enemy .

[@angeljrfranco5070]

Me too, awesome fan movie… wish there be more. Thanks for the upload. Cheers 😉👍👍👍

[@stateofmind19379]

Did anyone hit play thinking they were going to watch 5 - 10 mins and end up watching the entire video without stopping because it was that good? Yeah, me too.

[@gt9100af]

This is a real Star-Wars-Movie. I never expected that fan-made movies could be so much better than mutili-million-movies made by disney

[@snoproblem]

This is the best Star Wars I've seen in a long while. Beats Disney by a mile. I like that both X Wings and TIE's are portrayed as taking a hell of a beating and still running, if at reduced performance. Only a sustained center-mass gunblast or a missile/torpedo hit blows them apart completely.

[@apwhitney]

This is very impressive! Very creative design for the dogfight scenes, interesting characters, and great production values.

[@JamesDatWork]

i was shocked how long this was

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thank you very much!

[@michaelsbasement9021]

@@JamesDatWork hopefully in a positive way.

[@JamesDatWork]

@@michaelsbasement9021 yes, very positive. Most fan films are 20 minutes tops. That recent After Endor one was pretty good, but it didn't have all the space combat like yours. We need a big SW channel like Star Wars Theory to get eyes on this and promote it.

[@snuijt8815]

@@JamesDatWorkThat’s what she said! 😂

[@shanesutton336]

This was the first time in a lot of years I could actually sit back and just lose myself in and enjoy something Star Wars related. You made something special, and it reminds me why I fell in love with Star Wars in the first place.

[@matthewkyncl7745]

I used to play X-Wing the tabletop game with an old friend. This is EXACTLY what a film rendition of that game would look like! I am amazed by the level of detail your team has put into this video. It feels like we are in the cockpit, fighting the Empire to the death. The TIE fighters even move like they do in the tabletop game: they turn on a dime but cannot follow behind for long because they are just too fast to do that. Meanwhile, the X-Wings can maneuver better when following an enemy as to keep them in their sights for longer. WOW! What a wild ride from start to finish!

[@martinbuhrer3893]

Believe it or not - we used to play tabletop X-Wing ourselves all the time a couple of years ago. 🙂

[@Michelandinho]

As an X-Wing veteran, I got hooked from the first minute and could not stop watching the full thing. Amazing work. I love the tactics, ship roles, personalities of the pilots, small epic moments like the Y-wing releasing a cloud of mines, cinematography. I love it all!

[@blazejon]

I played both Xwing and Tie Fighter on PC back in the day. Yes heavy vibes.

[@dogtown_survivor]

@@blazejon Balance of Power and X-Wing Alliance veteran here... ;)

[@blazejon]

_survivor dogtown like Santa Monica? I was in your city last summer, great experience at the pier and I tried to walk around and see the skate spots.

[@dogtown_survivor]

@@blazejon exactly that dogtown, but more the skate brand... I´m an old skater guy from Germany... sry about that ;)

[@blazejon]

_survivorsurvivor no bruv, if you haven't been you should go. It was an amazing time.

[@kandiruacu]

This fan film had no business being as good as it was. I’m in disbelief. Echoing what someone else said, it’s not just a good Star Wars film- it’s just a solid FILM. Only a fan could know how to write a love letter like this for fellow fans. The acting and direction were professional; I lost myself in the story from the first dialogue. The visuals and just the overall feel felt like finally going home and getting the Star Wars we deserve. And the references to and easter eggs for the X-Wing computer game series … just perfection. If you know, you know :) I’m so happy this popped up on my KZbin page. I can’t wait for the sequel. …We’re getting sequels, right?!

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Hey. Thank you so much! This was made for the fans, for sure! However, after seven years and approx 5000 hours of production time, a sequel will take A LONG time to be finished.

[@martinbuhrer3893]

Speaking for Micha, the creator here - we wouldn't be opposed to Disney dumping a truckload of cash in our front yard and telling us to go for it. Hell, we'll even do it for half of Rebel Moon's budget. 😉 But seriously - right now, there are no plans to continue the story. You have to take into account that Micha devoted basically every spare minute he had over the last seven years to the realization of his vision. We're talking about a husband and father of two who also works a full time job. And everybody who tagged along during that amzing journey did it completely for free, too. Something like this can't just be replicated, even though I already (almost) wish that it wasn't over. It was quite a ride.

[@kevinmcdonald6979]

I enjoyed it thoroughly!! 7 years!!! You managed to squeeze pure Star Wars juice into 50 minutes!!! Outstanding job to all and THANK YOU!!!! From a huge Star Wars nerd!!!!

[@henningdhein8047]

"We are getting sequels, right!?" Love it😂😂😂 And can just support the question🤩

[@JSongPresentsChartroom]

Throw money at it. Do a kick starter. Make it faster. Hire teams! you can do it and the fans will support if you can do it right.@@michaelsbasement9021

[@marklauerman]

Watching these guys in action, is awesome! Never - ever will I get tired of these magnicently orchestrated videos!

[@leeflorence3838]

Simply amazing for "Normal" people. Its unreal what people can do even without the backing of huge budget movie houses. Excellent in every way guys, truly a masterpiece.

[@mouser4290]

I had lost all hope but in the darkest hour a film maker finally gets what the magic of star wars is about.

[@mattdarcy6975]

TOP GUN…STAR WARS This is NOT a fan film. This is as PRO as it gets.

[@matthewjay660]

In the 90's game, "X-Wing", I used to ram Tie fighters with my X-Wing on purpose after I maxed out my shields. This was a fun movie. A+! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gregorybird7066]

you should try Squadrons in VR

[@Traumglanz]

Did the same though I must admit in Multiplayer (X-Wing vs TIE) I was pretty intouchable in a TIE/LN and even more so in a TIE/IN. The speed and maneuverability of those things was just insane. I do recommend Squadrons as well.

[@edz1624]

Why didn't they just hyper space ram the imp star? Joking! I loved the mechanical details of the ships. And the tactics being used. Really wish I could watch this at a convention with fans, but oh well. Couple bits that really stood out was how you gave characterizations to the pilots. The Imp Ace savoring the kill by taking single separated shots and then in the effort to get at his prey, he shoots through an ally. Also the ship fighter tactics being used that highlighted their different roles like the Y-wing cluster bombing tactic to give the transport an escape vector.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

This was made for guys like you who enjoy and value all these thoughts on detail.

[@MarshallGrunwell]

I also liked how the different systems of the fighters were damaged, as opposed to disappearing in a giant fireball. And the droid damage as well. I can't say too much about how good this film is.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

To create all these 3D meshes of the destroyed or damaged parts was truly a pain in the a§§, but it was so worth it.

[@Earthnevevo]

It was so attentive to detail, also loved the SW Squadrons systems displays in the X-Wing cockpits (although a little different I could still see the attention to detail, which really entertained me).

[@valentinlageot4101]

@@MarshallGrunwell bro actually gave the Tie fighters infinite plot armor.

[@GermanNightmare1976]

Guys, I'm blow away by what you've produced. Top tier storytelling, camera work and eye for detail. Love it!

[@GermanNightmare1976]

*blown (but if I fixed it, the ❤️ would disappear)

[@Alacrity23688]

me too blown away *claps madly*

[@005-y8v]

Best fan film ever! Congratulations to everyone involved in this epic masterpiece!

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thank you very much!

[@piotrskodowski7544]

I agree.

[@ErickandHat]

An absolutely incredible piece of work. Sound, music, effects, action, acting, all of it is top rate. Simply amazing

[@Imperialer.Imperator]

Finally a film where TIE-Fighters are not destroyed after one hit. The one TIE Fighter Pilot that performed amazing skills with his machine.. Man, what if he had a TIE Interceptor or even a TIE Defender? He would be an absolute nightmare for all rebel pilots.. This is one of the best fan Films I've ever seen. Great job! 👍🏻

[@InventorZahran]

Thrawn had a good idea with the TIE Defender program. It's a shame the other Imperial officers didn't support his efforts...

[@Kh0rne8]

If we ever get a Sequel I would really love to see "Black Ace" I believe our Rebel Friends called him to come back maybe with Cybernetics in a Tie Avenger or Advanced maybe with Tech from the Dark Trooper projekt. This just shows that strong Villains make for so much more tension even through the helmet you feel the hate.

[@RichardHunslet1963]

Tie Fighters are designed to be cheap, expendable fighters. The normal models have no shields, hyperdrives, or life-support systems.

[@RichardHunslet1963]

@@InventorZahran Thats Disney SW, it doesn't count

[@Imperialer.Imperator]

@@RichardHunslet1963 I know. The empire preferred swarm tactics. Quantity over quality.

[@Lord_Revan]

This was incredible! Such an amazing Star Wars film! The actors did a fantastic job and so did the editing team! Absolutely amazing, I was lost in a galaxy far, far away! Please keep making star wars content, you guys did a phenomenal job! We will watch your career with great interest

[@nmlepage]

This was as close to perfect as you can get! Great effects, compelling characters with fleshed out personalities. The one thing that could've bumped the time up to a feature length run time and made it the chefs kiss would've been some Jar Jar Binks as an X-Wing fighter jockey. "Meesa Jar Jar Binks and meesa blassin eyeballs!"

[@RRRanTV]

*You. Guys. Nailed. It.* This was amazing. Probably the most intense, wild, amazing dogflight sequence in the entire Star Wars universe I've ever seen. Action, Storyline, Characters, Special Effects, Camera Angles, and the special details. Everything is perfect. And one can say you definitely are veterans who played games like X-Wing Alliance excessively. Also you guys read the X-Wing novels of Rogue & Wraith squadron. The forward engagements of X-Wings vs TIEs. Guns, green & red laserfires blazing. And the fact TIEs are more manouverable and faster so they will turn faster and try to get behind of the X-Wings. While X-Wings are configurating their shields to maximize front shields to have better chance at surviving the first engagement. Then splitting up in pairs of two to cover each other and try to pick TIEs out. Maximizing aft-shields when followed by TIEs. Also both factions always operate in pairs of two where the wingman supports the lead. You really really nailed it. Props to all the hard work you guys have put in as a team. From directors to actors or camera men or special effects or cutters, programmers, also costume design and make-up artists. Everything is amazing. Thank you. For contributing a unique, exciting, awesome story to the Star Wars universe. You make countless lifes across the entire world very happy. Maybe even across the entire galaxy one day, far far away from now. From the deepest of my hearts. Thank you for your awesome work.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Hey. Thank you very much. Yes, I played X-Wing and Tie-Fighter back in the days on my friends PC (hadn't had one myself) and some Roguesquadron books are still on the shelf as well. I really tried to put some thought into how a small scale battle with Xs Ys and Ties might look like and where the differences in fighting styles are and why all craft have a purpose next to each other. Glad you liked it!

[@MojoTheGreater]

@RRRanTV thank you so much for your kind words 😊

[@dirtyharry-uj2re]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Enflict]

We need a whole series of this. This is all I've been waiting for out of every Star Wars show.

[@OryxTheMadGod3]

You know when i clicked on this i expected a long animation not a freaking LIVE ACTION WHAT THIS IS AMAZING

[@cobaltusa]

"This is not duty" "this is hatred" i got goosebumps. one of many amazing scenes. Great work. Thank you for this.

[@thundermarkperun1083]

Compared to what, slowly suffocating while his backup life-support systems gave out? It was a *mercy kill.*

[@cobaltusa]

@@thundermarkperun1083 absolutely

[@jerrygil1965]

Such a sad tragic kill

[@thundermarkperun1083]

​@@cobaltusa I can get why in-universe the Rebs misunderstood the intent, tho.

[@cobaltusa]

@@thundermarkperun1083 I did too until someone pointed it out then it seemed obvious

[@Keyan9]

locking s-foils to go faster......showing the correct power meters when setting all power to engines...the correct sound effects.....it's like I'm a kid playing X-Wing vs TIE Fighter again!!

[@chadrowin2956]

I'm curious, what were the 5 power settings four? Engines, shields, weapons, auxiliary, and what, life support??

[@jphillips7083]

I thought the deep space lighting effects were fantastic.

[@obihave3210]

You know the other part they got completely right ? .. its the part you dont notice till its pointed out .. music .. background music at almost all times .. it sets the mood and without the scenes just dont work.. well done.

[@jphillips7083]

i'm going to say probably you're right.@@chadrowin2956

[@jmlibre4468]

those were the days.. I spent hours on end no those games

[@paulelverstone8677]

I can see that the franchise is in safe hands. Thanks for this and all the fan-film creators out there...

[@phelan.davion]

The Force is strong with this one.

[@KyleChurch-oy5rd]

Better Than 7-9

[@NordicDan]

@@KyleChurch-oy5rd To be fair those set the bar so low you wouldn't feel it even if you were shuffling your feet. That said, yeah, this is awesome.

[@marcelschottmuller3901]

@@NordicDan yeah, and they should feel ashamed. hundreds of millions of budget and loosing to a fan film with no budget.

[@KyleChurch-oy5rd]

To each Their Own @@NordicDan

[@NordicDan]

@@KyleChurch-oy5rd nah man I was agreeing with you

[@lutherhargreaves5015]

Easily one of, if not the best fan film I have watched in a long, long time. 50 minutes well spent. If I did not know this was a fan film, you would not notice that these are not professional actors. Leute, ein mega geiler Fanfilm, der mein altes Star Wars Fan Herz höher schlagen lässt!

[@dirtyharry-uj2re]

Vielen Dank, das geht runter wie Öl!

[@aaronliebeck1062]

This brought me back to 1977 when I was just a wee lad of 6 years old. Then it brought me to the 90's playin the X-Wing game loaded off of 9 floppy disks. The sound effects captured me right away. Great work.

[@WillArtie]

A fan film?!?! Wow. This was awesome! Best dog fights put to screen. Class A CGI. Well bloody done. x

[@Mikey-cq6fp]

This deserves so many more views. Absolutely drawn in by the story. What a fantastic fan film!

[@seancallaway5204]

Thank you for giving fans what we want. I can tell everyone that worked on this is ALSO a fan of Star Wars. I can see every ounce of love you guys poured into this movie from the digital readouts showing various X-wing systems to the space flight physics to the capabilities of all the different ships. The details are fucking AMAZING, like one of the pilots calling Tie Fighters "Eye Balls" (TIE Interceptors are called "Squints"). The beginning of the movie (flight of Rebel ships having to take out a flight of TIEs and disable an Imperial shuttle with their ion cannons) felt like I was watching a mission from "Star Wars: Empire at War" played out with much better graphics. Well done, people. 10/10.

[@joshuaterkeurst2045]

Amazing job!! This... this is Star Wars. You all should be very proud of this one!

[@TheBigBigSean]

That was the most Star Wars thing I've seen in over a decade. Thank you and bravo.

[@tendracalrissian8820]

This is incredibly good. For a small crew with a tiny budget, you have made something that equals the Originals in quality and storytelling. As a Star Wars nut, I have one small complaint: X-wings can fire their las-cannons with s-foils in cruise position. And the cluster bomb chaff was brilliant; an excellent option for a slow moving craft like the Y-wing.

[@ElFlaccoBlanco]

Wow! I was just passing by thinking I’d be here for a few minutes tops- but I got sucked right in and had to put my busy life on hold for the next 52 minutes and 25 seconds because I was *not* gonna wait to see Wingman through to the end. This… is a *masterpiece*!

[@Kosmic_Aes]

That was so cool. Gave me really strong X-wing (the video game) vibes. The nomenclature was right on point too. Takes a true fan to use the term "eyeball"

[@griffinsummoner]

Eyeballs, Squints, Dupes, Claws, and Uglies. Any others I'm missing?

[@dominiqueleroy3826]

For me, it reminds me Rebel Assault 2, back in the days !

[@UmieeYasha]

​@@griffinsummoner😂😂 lmao. I was around 16 when I started reading Star Wars books. I didn't even watch the movies till I was 18. I remember all of the X wing series. I loved them all. I couldn't believe that he said eyeballs. I was so happy, this is most definitely a hardcore fan

[@danielmcneally8001]

Wasn't Trips for tie defenders.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Michael Stackpole, the writer of Rogue Squadron, started writing the lore framework for Battletech. I do not know why, but I feel that Stackpole taste in this movie.

[@stark1987]

at 2:35 and 4:59, in the early 90s when i was 6 one of the first games i ever played was x-wing flight simulator, ill never forget that cockpits graphics, thanks for remaking them, this was gorgeouus

[@MrWvB1]

This is what a Star Wars movie should look like. Respect to the makers.

[@williambrown3063]

I absolutely loved this. Watching it felt just like playing the classic X-Wing and TIE Fighter PC games from the early 90s.

[@alexchong1933]

XVT VS TF 2 . old memories.

[@lorenzlosmann1859]

This is the proof that heart beats money. Twice. Thank Michaels for this - the best Star Wars movie i have seen for a long time.

[@Biervampir]

Excellence at work in everything. Camera and editing were off the roof. SFX and VFX are top notch. I loved the work and details given into the costumes. The scratches in imperial pilot's mask were a perfect little add. A big thank you, to everyone who gave his heart and soul into this project.

[@raztaz826]

Wow! Top quality Star Wars space combat! I appreciate the power level and shield indicators, just like the Xwing games :D Good acting too.

[@hilmarruter1960]

This!❤

[@slingblade313]

The level of detail from the CGI ships and the damage they take, to the physical cockpit sets, is phenomenal. Probably the best fan made space combat I've ever seen. Well done!!!

[@FunkMasterJunk]

WHAT THE HELL!!?? NOW THIS IS STAR WARS! Woo hoo! What a ride! This came up randomly in my suggestions. I had no idea, what it was. I feel like a kid again, watching Empire Strikes Back! Thanks for the great Film. Shared and saved!

[@chrisaguilera1564]

This is the first time in years I have been this engaged in any Star Wars and its NOT Disney. This has passion and love all over it.

[@djolds1]

Now THIS, is very good Star Wars. Thank you to the entire team that made this.

[@bobshultz7373]

OMG! That was fantastic! Just perfect! Thank you!

[@AsmodeusInflect]

The visual language to convey the speed and movement of the dogfighting in this is excellent.

[@justsomeguy17199]

Forget Disney, this is what fans want

[@chrwrd2960]

Yeah! Thats how starwars movies should be!

[@cepopeye]

imagine if they gave us a Rogue Squadron show that felt like Masters of the Air

[@chrwrd2960]

Additionaly I must remark, its a shame how Disney desecrated many super heroes movies specialy recently. 😭🤮😭 They killed the marvel universe. I cant watch it anymore! Spoiled scenes and dialogs. Shame on you disney, shame on you!!! 🤬😡

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

Disney SUCKS! This fan film is real Star Wars!!

[@janoschpongi1897]

better than the sequels @Dead Justice

[@firelock9080]

Great sound design, and the visuals were top notch. This was very enjoyable to watch, I wish I could watch 100 more episodes.

[@Snake452006]

Absolutely one of the best Star Wars fan films I've seen! You guys nailed it! I just randomly came across this, and I'm blown away. Keep up the stellar work, I hope you make more films like this. This truly nailed the aesthetic of the Rogue and Wraith Squadron books, saw a few familiar references. I love that the X wings were beat to hell but kept flying. I'm sure the mechanics will have a field day when they get back.

[@balancedboys]

The ebbs and flows of the action are done very well. Its easy to get lost in the chaos of space combat, anyone who's played battlefront or squadrons knows, but it feels quite grounded. The villain TIE fighter has a real presence in the film, and him having a chip taken out of his wing was such a smart way to point out which one he was. Fan films get a pass on dialogue when the overall story and visuals are incredible. One of my favorites, thank you so much!

[@markscrutton8215]

Amazing video. Kudos to everyone involved. Thanks.

[@theelderkine]

Just finished it and I’m speechless. BRAVO to all of you! Amazing how the studios simply don’t get it… but put some real fans behind some storylines and VFX and we get a real, true Star Wars story. Well-done.

[@djhollis8841]

I can’t even fathom the work your team put in to create this. It had the heart of Star Wars, and that’s something we don’t get anymore. Amazing work, all of you.

[@martok2112]

Absolutely amazing work! Hats off to all artists involved! I especially loved how you had fighters zipping through space instead of just a lot of slow dog fighting. Loved how lasers didn't always just completely obliterate a fighter, but actually chewed fighters up, rended them! Well done on all accounts!

[@youownittakeit]

Bravo bravo !!!!!! You did an incredible job and thank you so much for a glimpse of what Star Wars used to be like before Kennedy and her minions got a hold of Star Wars, there is hope, I will keep watching and looking out for more incredible work from you, once again thank you for making Star Wars great again !

[@andrewtwedell3172]

As a long time Star Wars fan and X-wing series( books, games, etc) lifer this is hands down the best thing I have ever seen outside some of the short cinimatics of Star Wars starfighter combat in the movies and games. I have always wanted to "fly" a T-65-B and this makes me want to do it even more and I love it. Thank you for this.

[@samthecat8829]

Fantastic film making! Best dog fighting of any Star Wars movie. Love the damage effects, so cool. Exciting and suspenseful, excellent characters and acting and damn fine flying. These guys should be in charge of the next Star Wars film.🔥🔥🔥

[@junebug0o0]

Hands down one of the best short films I've seen. Regardless of it being star wars, the writing/ plot/ score/ character development is well done. I'll even say better than what disney has been putting out hahaha. I can't wait to see what else you guys have in store. My buddies and I are working on a star wars horror short and I hope one day we can all work together and just do what we love.

[@DragonxFlutter]

Whenever I see "Fan Film" in a title, it's usually a short. While many are amazing, they just don't have the length to justify the "Film" title. This one not only has the length, but the quality as well. Such an amazing video that left me satisfied, wanting more, and asking questions that should never have answers.

[@vito9674]

Extrordinary ! The Action, Editing, Camera work and story are All first class ! You and your friends should be so extremely proud of yourselves ! Thank you all very much for refreshing my admiration for the ORIGINAL SW movies again !

[@michaelsbasement9021]

And thank YOU for your kind words. Its so great to read that the insane amount of work really was worth it.

[@digitalshadow1235]

Best fan film I have ever watched. Excellent work keeping the tension high-- the flow of information-- the use of sound FX and cross cuts-- brilliant brilliant! Better than most of the Star Wars TV that's out right now and I actually like a lot of that stuff. And as a fan of the old X-Wing games, probably the best representation I've seen in film of the way I imagine the X-Wing life might be (especially with the Trench Run as our main reference) Great sets, great vfx, great choreography, just wow

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thank you very much!

[@digitalshadow1235]

@@michaelsbasement9021 You might laugh, but I was actually planning only to watch "for a minute or two" because I wasn't "in the movie mood" but got sent the link. 50 minutes later I'm in the last scene exclaiming loudly and my roomie comes in to watch the last few minutes. He's impressed and so I rave about it for a few minutes. I say "you've gotta see how it started though, just 5 minutes" and we agree to watch the first 5 minutes. 50 minutes later we've now watched the whole thing, for the second time in a row for me XD

[@michaelsbasement9021]

@@digitalshadow1235 thats so great! Thank you for sharing. These stories just make the time we spent making and filming all the more worth it!

[@digitalshadow1235]

@@michaelsbasement9021 It was absolutely worth it. Never doubt that! You guys did something spectacular.

[@digitalshadow1235]

@@michaelsbasement9021 Unrelated to my previous comments but (I watched a third time) I noticed that Skipper's name in the credits is Hal Farlander. A relative of Keyan Farlander perhaps? I was wondering if the name was intended as a brother, father, cousin, or what. Couldn't find record of it as a canon or 'legends' character on a quick Google. Haha great detail though!

[@yournamehere5827]

Just amazing. I had to turn it off at 10 minutes because i want to watch the rest with my wife. What amazing work. I subscribed and liked and hope you'll do some more. You are what the Mouse House should aspire to be! Thank you for taking me back to the real Star Wars world!

[@Darkhound708]

This Fan Film deswrves an Oscar !!! Great Work !! More projects to come in the future !!

[@lengchai27]

Turrific movie! Perfect models, energetic cinematography, credible radio distribution, well planned actions and the "actors" finally acted plausibly! What else need? :) 10/10

[@joewilliams4956]

“This is not duty, this is hatred” went so harddd❤❤❤

[@kailef]

I am slightly biased, but that was my favorite line in the film.

[@Jazzy1Kenobi11]

When Fanfiction does better than a multi billion dollar corporation

[@charlesjeffries7599]

looks better than the Acolyte!

[@mrdavies7894]

💯

[@e.corellius4495]

not that hard to do given how low a bar disney has set.

[@thejanusproject32]

@@charlesjeffries7599 Its definitely better

[@deker0954]

Absolutely

[@Dinosreviews]

Great fan film. You made the Empire look like a threat again. For me fan films are the future for keeping Star Wars alive.

[@mfrickard]

That was as good if not better than some of the newer Star Wars films I have sat through. I sat rooted to my seat for the next fight. I got what I was waiting for. A great film. Thank you for spending the time and effort in making it.

[@SV_Sangha]

Unreal!! I was blown away! Major Kudos Sir

[@b4cktr4k24]

Your eye tracking and vehicle positioning in camera on cuts is ON POINT. Well done team! For so much going on, it was pretty easy to follow who was doing what. Thank you!

[@Flashahol]

I wasn't convinced before pressing play but this got 100% of my attention... One of the best fan films I ever saw!!

[@LupusIrae]

This is absolutely the best fan film I ever seen. The addition of real world physics and ships taking damage is better than ANY actual SW movie from Lucasfilm or Disney. WOW.

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thanks a lot! We really appreciate that.

[@jessepacheco6020]

It's sad when fans can produce more premium content than Disney. Good work lads and ladies...👏

[@SyntheticHuman01]

Awesome cast, looks like everyone has long experience fighting the Empire. And the little detail of the ace Tie pilot is insane, love the lens on the helmet

[@deadeye4047]

Bravo to the Michael's Basement Team! This was INCREDIBLE!!!

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

So many "i know where this come From "Moments, thx an Ton:) loved the whole Movie, lovely Details, were grinning the completeTime about the 70`s Mustache a la Biggs of Some Pilots :) Rest is already written over and over again, so...THX, dont brake up now! Bavaria, Germany.

[@AFutureOnlineYT]

Love the FX.. .The lighting and textures, the camera action. All the movements of the ships were smooth and plausible. Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!!! You guys rocked it on every detail down to the interiors of the ships. I applaud your fx crew and the Art Department. You guys nailed it with casting too... man.. even had some big mustaches.. lol. Awesome job and loved watching it. Please do more!!

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thanks a lot!

[@cavinator1]

Astounding! Interesting characters and very well-made action sequences! Very creative use of battle-scarring on the ships rather than "one hit = instant kaboom" which tends to be normal in Star Wars. My favourite bit was when they were flying through the dusty comet and you could see flashes on the X-wing shields as bits of space dust hit them, and at first he was worried they wouldn't make it, then Ross said it was hitting them too and the TIE fighters (which infamously don't have shields) were just suffering much worse. Wonderful details like this are all throughout it. Tremendous well done!

[@michaelsbasement9021]

Thank you. Yes, I was very eager about using rebel creativity in combat since it is the only true advantage they have.

[@MojoTheGreater]

The asteroid field is my favourite scene as well❤

[@kevinnazario1015]

This fan film is the very definition of excellence. It has set the bar where it should have always been for star wars, at the very top. Congratulations to all the cast and crew. You have delivered a masterpiece.

[@ChuckSeayII]

Excellent! Great everything! Topnotch animation and SFX!

[@Eneeki]

This would make George proud. By far the best Star Wars I have seen since the prequels. You put so much love and passion into this film and it has paid of in ways i have no words for. You turned me back into that 12 year old kid in 1977 when i saw A New Hope for the first time. Bravo!!!

[@mattdarcy6975]

George is too stupid to know good content anymore. He’s a Disney sellout. According to him, this is amateur trash.

[@annibal01]

I just discovered this randomly looking for new sw fan film. This is unbelivable, the action scenes looks so real and clean, acting is on point too, everything is perfect.

[@leonardoochoasanchez3494]

Simply...A piece of Art...thank to all involved in this. In my hearth...i wish to be part ...only a dream

[@inktologist]

Uh, how is this better than 99% of any other Star Wars fan flicks made? It’s so well done and should replace Disney’s stuff. Bravo!

[@deadsilence9544]

This was incredible. Better than anything “The Mouse” will ever put out.