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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Craig Mazin (written by)
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Release Date:
28 March 2008 (USA) more
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. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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(98 articles)
The Inaugural On-Screen Geek-Off Tournament: Round #1!
 (From Cinematical. 21 January 2010, 7:32 PM, PST)

Sr Pick: A Historical Timeline of Nerds in Film
 (From Screen Rant. 20 January 2010, 2:44 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
Not bad. Not bad at all. more (148 total)


Additional Details

Also Known As:
Superhero! (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language.
Runtime:
75 min | 82 min (extended edition)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44303) | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:12A | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | UK:15 (Re-edited Version) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Norway:11 | Iceland:7 | Brazil:12
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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). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rick Riker checks his symptoms on the internet, the dialog box title changes from "mdnet" to "internetmd" and back again. more
Quotes:
Rick Riker: I'm not wearing any diamonds. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Final Destination (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Douchebag of the Year more

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What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Extended version of the movie?
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Not bad. Not bad at all., 8 June 2008
6/10
Author: mattwaterhouse from United Kingdom

Superhero movie is one of those films that you cannot judge by normal film standards. As a film, it's ... well ... passable. Just. If you judge it as a spoof, it isn't passable. Its bloomin' marvellous.

Superhero movie is full of some of the most spontaneous and genuine humour that we've seen recently from the filmmakers, and is somewhat of a return to form. They haven't done anything nearly this funny since Scary Movie 3, and I hope that they continue along these lines because the writers proved with Scary Movie and Scary Movie 3 that they can do it, they just don't do it enough.

And on that point, it's annoying that their other movies have been so awful. But having said that, the movies they send up are perfect, Spiderman, X-Men, and Fantastic Four had it coming frankly. When this film is on a roll, very few others can top it. The sequence in the laboratory is hilarious and full of surprise, and the send up of Professor Xavier and the mutant mansion is great fun to watch. Leslie Nielsen is as sharp as ever and Chris Macdonald has some great lines, especially the hero/villain sparring with Drake Bell. The humour is puerile at times but there is enough good to outweigh the bad.

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