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Matt Mercury - The Mind Reels

Matt Mercury In The SpaceWays is a Saturday Morning style, animated web series based on the Matt Mercury movie by Star Wars artist, Bill Hughes. In the series, Captain Mercury and the the crew of the spaceship Electra travel the SpaceWays in search of fun, adventure and maybe a lesson or two along the way. This episode finds Matt Mercury and crew giving Mr. Lobo and his troupe of performers a ride to a distant mining outpost. Their mysterious puppet show may spell DOOM for the starship Electra and her crew! Art by Star Wars artist Bill Hughes and starring Matt Lavine, Danni, Rashii Vijay and Joe Grisaffi. Special Guests this episode include: Mr. Lobo, John Stanley, Stephanie Hyden, Dixie Dellamorto, Michael Storm and Bill Bortzfield.

  • Bill Hughes
    Director
    Matt Mercury - Plot of the Galactic Mastermind, Riders In The Sky - Cartoon Cowboys
  • Matt Lavine
    Producer
    Matt Mercury - Plot of the Galactic Mastermind, Fox 26 News, UPN Star Trek Enterprise
  • Matt Lavine
    Key Cast
    "Matt Mercury"
    Matt Mercury - Plot of the Galactic Mastermind, Fox 26 News, UPN Star Trek Enterprise
  • Bill Hughes
    Key Cast
    "Professor Brainwave"
    Matt Mercury - Plot of the Galactic Mastermind, Riders In The Sky - Cartoon Cowboys
  • Joe Grisaffi
    Key Cast
    "Nemo"
    Stranger Things, Scream Legacy, Matt Mercury - Plot of the Galactic Mastermind, The Bat Last Laugh
  • Dannie
    Key Cast
    "Sparx McCoy"
  • Eric Lobo
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Lobo"
    Cinema Insomnia, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Astro Zombies M3, Matt Mercury - Plot Of The Galactic Mastermind
  • Dixie Dellamorto
    Key Cast
    "Romana"
    Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Ranger, Midnight Show
  • Stephanie Hayden
    Key Cast
    "Cosmonaughty Prime"
    Hover, Sons Of Guns
  • Bill Hughes
    Writer
    Matt Mercury - Plot of the Galactic Mastermind, Riders In The Sky - Cartoon Cowboys
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Bill Hughes

Bill Hughes was a designer and artist for Lucas Film's Star Wars projects. He is an indie filmmaker, writer, art director and one man animation studio in the Texas Hill Country.

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Director Statement

With the help of our talented cast of voice actors, Producer Matt Lavine and I are hammering these episodes out by hand. It's not the easiest way to make a movie... but it's the right way!