[DaftVapor]

For most of the wedding outside the Knoxville Convention Center, Jonathan Wollack did his best impersonation of "Star Wars" bounty hunter Boba Fett: cool, confident and fearless.

"I’m not nervous at all," the groom said, dressed in the character’s vintage garb.

When fiancee Rose Coe, dressed as Sarah from the movie "Labyrinth," approached the altar, Wollack simply smiled. Even the gaggle of curious onlookers didn’t faze the soon-to-be husband.

Midway through the Louisville couple’s sci-fi/fantasy-themed wedding, everything changed.

Ordained minister Corey "Atim" Miller, dressed as an Imperial Officer, asked if there were any objections to the marriage. From the back of the crowd, another Boba Fett yelled, "Yes!" rushed to the stage and pushed Wollack aside.

Then, to the astonishment of Wollack and the loud cheering of Coe and the audience, the intruder lifted his helmet to reveal his true identity: Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who portrayed Boba Fett in some of the "Stars Wars" movies.

Bulloch was among the celebrities taking part in the nearby AdventureCon.

"That’s a really big deal," Wollack said afterward, "at least to a ‘Star Wars’ fan."

The wedding was just one of many activities at Saturday’s AdventureCon. Inside the convention center, hundreds of collectors and fans perused row after row of action figures, comic books and photo opportunities.

Jonathan Cathell of Chattanooga already had taken one bag of goodies out to the car and was still having a ball.

"It’s just instant camaraderie with everyone here," he said. "That’s what’s so cool about ‘Star Wars.’ "

The convention continues today.

For Debbie Fields of Elizabethtown, Ky., AdventureCon was a first, and she was still gushing after meeting actresses Claudia Christian of "Babylon 5," Denise Crosby of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Gigi Edgley of "Farscape."

"It’s been awesome," she said. "I’m having the best time."

With groomsmen composed of Darth Vader and storm troopers, however, the biggest event by far Saturday was the Coe-Wollack wedding.

"This is perfect," said Skip Curley, an usher dressed as a character from the video game "Halo."

A theme wedding was a no-brainer for Wollack, 31, and Coe, 24. They met at a gathering of the 501st, a "Star Wars" fan group that has units across the world.

As the couple’s relationship progressed, "Star Wars" became an integral part of their lives together. Wollack described his fascination with the series, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, as a lifelong interest.

"It’s purely nostalgic," he said. "I grew up with it as a kid. It’s from a more carefree time in my life."

When it came time to make wedding plans, AdventureCon made the most sense. Coe, who works for the Knoxville Opera, always dreamed of having a wedding in a theme park, said her mother, Mary Kay Coe.

"She made her own little theme park here," Mary Kay Coe said.

Added Rose Coe, "Most of our friends, being "Star Wars" nerds, were coming to AdventureCon anyway."

Wollack said Bulloch’s appearance caught him off guard.

"My first reaction was, ‘Who would be objecting? Obviously, this isn’t a good thing,’ " he said.

Coe, however, knew Bulloch would make an appearance.

Afterward, the bride described her emotions as "happy, elated and relieved."

"It was amazing, wonderful," she said. "Everyone looked great, and I wanted everyone to have a good time, and they obviously did."

Common practice I guess.

[Scorned]

So what, if the dude walked in without a helmet, no one would know him.

[Cronk]

Originally Posted by Scorned

So what, if the dude walked in without a helmet, no one would know him.

that was my first thought. What an attention whore. I'd bitchslap the dude for interrupting my wife's wedding just because he was a fucking extra in a movie over 2 decades old.

[Scorned]

Originally Posted by Cronik

that was my first thought. What an attention whore. I'd bitchslap the dude for interrupting my wife's wedding just because he was a fucking extra in a movie over 2 decades old.

I bet he still uses that shit like a fuckin cheese dog at the bars.

"You know, I was the original Boba Fett."

"Uh... who?"

[Cronk]

Originally Posted by Scorned

I bet he still uses that shit like a fuckin cheese dog at the bars.

"You know, I was the original Boba Fett."

"Uh... who?"

"I was the guy who shot around ineffectually for a while until getting eaten by a giant vaginal worm."

I never understood the fascination with boba fett.

[vortexala]

It was the armour... aside from that, he was a putz

[Cronk]

Originally Posted by vortexala

It was the armour... aside from that, he was a putz

so he's a national phenomenon because he made a great toy? Plausible, yet lame.

[Scorned]

No no.. he was an awesome concept. Badass bounty hunter, feared by anyone who heard of him, sweet armor.

Then George Lucas actually put him IN the movie.

[Cronk]

Originally Posted by Scorned

No no.. he was an awesome concept. Badass bounty hunter, feared by anyone who heard of him, sweet armor.

Then George Lucas actually put him IN the movie.

ok, THAT i understand. he was infinitely cooler before he attempted action in ROTJ.

[Scorned]

Originally Posted by Cronik

ok, THAT i understand. he was infinitely cooler before he attempted action in ROTJ.

Yeah.. I mean even in Empire he was cool, because he was mysterious. Then he got his ass chumped, and screamed like a girl on his way out. Waste.

[DaftVapor]

Yeah, George totally knows how to manage his characters.

Plus his original voice was pretty cool.

[Xytroncore]

He said something? I don't remember him saying anything

[RhettSarlin]

Originally Posted by Xytroncore

He said something? I don't remember him saying anything

"as you wish" "he's no good to me dead" "what if he doesnt survive? he's worth a lot to me" "put captain solo in the cargo hold"

[DUATE]

the poor guy must hate himself since they took all his spoken lines away from him in the DVD updates and replaced them with the clone trooper voice.

HAHA sucks to be him

[Xytroncore]

I think just having like 30 words in over 6 hours of film, and that being the ONLY role he's known for, pretty much means he hated himself long before they changed the movie.

[tkups]

He uses that shit like a fucking cheese dog?

What the fuck kind of expression is that?

[DUATE]

You've never heard it?


Whenever I have a slight chance of being recognized by people in large groups, I use an umbrella like a fucking cheese dog.

COME ON

[DUATE]

Man I had the wickedest zit the other day. So I cheese dogged it and made it esplode all over the mirror.

Or

So I was watching TV the other day and this zealot came on and was pissing me off, so I cheese dogged while I watched it.


Come on. How much clearer do I have to make it?

[DUATE]

This chick I know was really bugging me, so I Cheese Dogged and yadda yadda yadda I was on a zeppelin.

[teuf]

you masturbated?

[DUATE]

weak attempt.

[teuf]

weak colloquialism.

[DUATE]

how so?

details?