Editing Topher Grace (section)

=== Editing and "Lou's Cafe" ===
Grace has long held an interest in making [[fan edit]]s of popular films, particularly those involving ''[[Star Wars]].'' He has stated that this has become a source of relaxation for him. His edits were shared on his now-defunct pop-culture website Cereal Prize.<ref name="Weiner - Yahoo">{{cite web |last1=Weiner |first1=David |title=What's Inside Topher Grace's Cool 'Cereal Prize'? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/claim-topher-grace-39-cool-39-cereal-prize-201500791.html |website=Yahoo Entertainment |date=6 February 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, he edited the ''Star Wars'' [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]] into one 85-minute film,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/the-phantom-menace-ruined-jake-lloyds-childhood-topher-grace-edited-all-3-star-wars-prequels-into-an-85-minute-movie-for-some-reason-20120307/|title='The Phantom Menace' Ruined Jake Lloyd's Childhood & Topher Grace Edited All 3 'Star Wars' Prequels Into An 85-Minute Movie For Some Reason|website=theplaylist.net|date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> titled ''Star Wars: Episode III.5: The Editor Strikes Back''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/topher-grace-edited-star-wars-prequels-85minute-movie/|title=Topher Grace Edited The 'Star Wars' Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie and We Saw It|date=2012-03-07|website=/Film|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> and showed it to select audiences. The edit utilized original footage, music from the ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Clone Wars]]'' series, and a portion from [[Anthony Daniels]]' audiobook recordings.<ref name="Sciretta - Slash Film">{{cite web |last1=Sciretta |first1=Peter |title=Topher Grace Edited The 'Star Wars' Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie And We Saw It |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/520125/topher-grace-edited-star-wars-prequels-85minute-movie/ |website=SlashFilm |date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2014, he created a cut of ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' that served as a reconstruction of the character Brock Landers' fake movie ''Angels Live in My Town''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/watch-topher-grace39s-39boogie-nights39-remix-shows-us-complete-fake-porn-movie/14934|title=Watch: Topher Grace's 'Boogie Nights' Remix Shows Us the Complete Fake Porn Movie {{!}} Movie News|last=Nastasi|first=Alison|website=Movies.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

In 2018, he created his own edit of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'']], stating that "I think that maybe ''The Hobbit'' should've been one movie, and many people would agree. Money drives a lot of those franchises. It's better when the art leads."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/topher-grace-hobbit-20180731/|title=Topher Grace Re-edited 'The Hobbit' To Help Deal With The Stress Of Playing A Racist For Spike Lee|website=theplaylist.net|date=July 31, 2018 |access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> He specifically edited this as a way to relax while portraying [[David Duke]] in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''.<ref name="Shpherd, Independent">{{cite web |last1=Shepherd |first1=Jack |title=BlacKkKlansman's Topher Grace re-edits entire The Hobbit trilogy into two-hour film to de-stress from playing KKK leader |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/topher-grace-the-hobbit-trilogy-film-reedit-blackkklansman-david-duke-a8472546.html |website=the-Independent.com |publisher=The Independent}}</ref>

In 2019, Grace and editor Jeff Yorkes started a Twitter account for "Lou's Cafe", the pseudonym by which the two credit their work. The name comes from the diner featured in the film ''[[Back to the Future]]''. Later that year, he and Yorkes were commissioned by [[Pixar]] to edit a retrospective for ''[[Toy Story 4]]'', which was titled "Toy Story 4 Ever" and released on Pixar's YouTube account.<ref name="Anderton - SlashFilm">{{cite web |last1=Anderton |first1=Ethan |title=VOTD: Topher Grace's 'Toy Story 4 Ever' Remembers The Entire Pixar Franchise In 3 Minutes |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/567299/topher-grace-toy-story-4-ever-video/ |website=SlashFilm |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>