Superhero Movie (2008)

Director:

Craig Mazin

Writer (WGA):

Craig Mazin (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The greatest Superhero movie of all time! (not counting all the others)

Plot:

Orphaned high school student Rick Riker is bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, develops super powers (except for the ability to fly), and becomes a hero. |

Plot Keywords:

Ring | Insect Sting | Woodchipper | Invisibility | Life Sapping

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Drake Bell	...	Rick Riker / Dragonfly
Sara Paxton	...	Jill Johnson
Christopher McDonald	...	Lou Landers / Hourglass
Leslie Nielsen	...	Uncle Albert Adams
Kevin Hart	...	Trey
Marion Ross	...	Aunt Lucille Adams
Ryan Hansen	...	Lance Landers
Keith David	...	The Chief of Police
Brent Spiner	...	Dr. Strom
Robert Joy	...	Dr. Stephen Hawking
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Dr. Whitby
Robert Hays	...	Blaine Riker
Nicole Sullivan	...	Julia Riker
Sam Cohen	...	Young Rick Riker
Tracy Morgan	...	Professor Xavier

Also Known As:

Superhero! (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-13 | Germany:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44303) | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Michael Papajohn, who plays the mugger who ends up gunning Rick's parents down, originated the role of Carradine -- the man who steals Uncle Ben's car after shooting him -- in Spider-Man (2002).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dragon-Fly and Jill are kissing in the rain from one shot to the next their noses switch over.

Quotes:

Lou Landers: I've never been married.
Jill Johnson: [hold up fruitcake] Fruitcake?
Lou Landers: No. Just haven't met the right woman.

Movie Connections:

References Airplane! (1980)

Soundtrack:

Douchebag of the Year

Finally they got rid of Adam Seltz and Jason Friedburg.

The "movie" movie series was really going for a while there (All the Scary Movies had me in stitches) it bombed for a while when Adam Seltz and Jason Friedburg took over and here is a brief show is a list of ratings of some of the other "movie" movies: Date Movie: 57% Epic Movie: 50% Meet The Spartans: 48% But with this one the series gets better with Superhero films being sent up in a playful way and it is actually really funny. It is a little hit and miss but I think that adds to the final feel to the "dumbness" to the film. I think that this is worth a view for the fans of Scary Movie and haters of the later "movie" movies. Overall this is a good and funny film good for a laugh once or twice and I give it a fair rating of 65%.