Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys Now on DVD
I’ve ordered my copy! Over 70 minutes long, Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys is now available on DVD for $21. All I know about the documentary so far is what I learned when last exploring the work (last mentioned here), but the 13 minute preview segment was so well produced that it sold me on the film.
Just in case you haven’t seen the preview material here it is. And then you can order the DVD if you’re as happy with the preview as I was.
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Thanks for posting about this documentary, Philip. I’m fascinated by toy documentaries, but so many fly under the radar.
I would love to see a post someday that lists the various toy docs made over the years. I have a vague memory of an 1:18th scale GI joe one, and another about HeMan (figures or tv show, I can’t recal). However, I’m sure people would love to track down some of these gems.
One of the magical things about 80’s toy catalogues for me was seeing a glimpse of what was out there – a kind of behind the scenes look at what might (or might not) be coming to a store near you. Seeing interviews with fellow fans and the designers of beloved toy lines really reminds me of that same magic I felt as a kid. Toys connected me to a universe beyond myself. As an adult (and one who customizes/sculpts), learning more about what went into the creation of those toys captures some of that magic again. 🙂
I’ve started the ball rolling with an ongoing listing of toy production based documentaries available online:
http://blaynes-customs.blogspot.com/2014/01/toy-documentaries.html
@Blayne – Great link! Have you seen the G.I. Joe documentary that focuses on the birth of the 12-inch series?
@Philip – no, I haven’t heard of that one. I’ll see if I can find more information about that.
I keep hoping i’ll find a comprehensive documentary about the birth of Transformers – something similar in approach to “Plastic Galaxy”. Even a broad base Kenner/Hasbro/Tycho/Mattel/etc. film that talks about the creation of the various 80s toy lines (Ghostbusters, Visionaries, Dinoriders, etc) would be nice. It’s suprising there’s not more interviews out there with the people responsible for so many of the various 80’s toy lines. 🙁