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The Line Starts Here

  • 2005
  • 1m
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8.3/10
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ComedyShort

In the tradition of Star Wars geeks everywhere comes Charlie, a super-obsessed fan of the mythical comic book hero Captain Lightning. Like any good uber-fan, Charlie camps out at the local m... Read allIn the tradition of Star Wars geeks everywhere comes Charlie, a super-obsessed fan of the mythical comic book hero Captain Lightning. Like any good uber-fan, Charlie camps out at the local movie theater for months to be first in line for the upcoming Captain Lightning movie, but ... Read allIn the tradition of Star Wars geeks everywhere comes Charlie, a super-obsessed fan of the mythical comic book hero Captain Lightning. Like any good uber-fan, Charlie camps out at the local movie theater for months to be first in line for the upcoming Captain Lightning movie, but when things start to go wrong on the day of the film's opening, Charlie finds that even su... Read all

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    • Matthew Pope
  • Writer
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    • Ptolemy Slocum
    • Carolina Castro
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    13
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    • Director
      • Matthew Pope
    • Writer
      • Matthew Pope
    • Stars
      • Ptolemy Slocum
      • Carolina Castro
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    Carolina Castro
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    • (as Carolina Phipps)
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      Winner of the 2005 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award. The film played in over 21,000 theaters across the country in late 2005 during the pre-show trailers.

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2005 (United States)
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      • English
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      • Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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      • $7,500 (estimated)
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