This 'Star Wars' superfan blew his $400 tax refund on glamour shots with the cast

Courtesy of James Calabrese

By the time he was 18, James Calabrese helped teach a world history class at his high school that intertwined "Star Wars" canon and philosophy into reality.

So, it should surprise no one that Calabrese later blew his tax refund on photos with Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and the rest of the cast from the original movies.

"I think I had a little money leftover," Calabrese laughs on the phone with Tech Insider. "It's a reasonable investment."

In spring 2015, the superfan attended the Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, California, with a variety of themed T-shirts and $400 in tow. He waited in line for about five hours to get photos with the stars in attendance - a popular draw for con-goers.

Hamill, Fisher, and others sat perched on high chairs while fans rotated in and out from the scene. Calabrese, ever the jokester, asked his idols to help him recreate scenes from the movies.