Print the Legend
Print the Legend
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLuis Lopez
J. Clay Tweel
Produced bySeth Gordon
Steven Klein
Dan O'Meara
Chad Troutwine
StarringBre Pettis
Maxim Lobovsky
Avi Reichental
Cody Wilson
CinematographyLuis Lopez
J. Clay Tweel
Edited byLuis Lopez
J. Clay Tweel
Music byKyle Johnston
Matthew McGaughey
Noah Wall
Production
companies
Audax Films
Exhibit A Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) (South by Southwest Film Festival)
  • September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
Running time
100 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Print the Legend is a 2014 documentary film and Netflix original focused on 3D printing.[1] It delves into the growth of the 3D printing industry, with focus on startup companies MakerBot and Formlabs, established companies Stratasys, PrintForm and 3D Systems, and figures of controversy in the industry such as Cody Wilson.[2]

The title of the film comes from the denouement of the film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.[3]

It was filmed on Canon EOS C300 and Canon EOS C100.[3]

Synopsis

Print the Legend portrays some of the history and achievements of several 3D printing companies, including MakerBot, Formlabs, Stratasys, and 3D Systems.

The documentary also explores the relationship between the 3D printing industry and the gun rights advocacy movement. Cody Wilson, who is known for gun rights advocacy and specifically for promoting the 3D printing of guns, is interviewed extensively in the documentary.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Print the Legend". Print the Legend. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ Tsai, Martin (2014-09-26). "Review: 'Print the Legend' gives form to 3-D printer makers' history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ a b Luis Lopez and Steven Klein interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network
  4. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (25 September 2014). "You Can Make It Here, You Can Make It Anywhere". The New York Times.

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