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:

Dragonfly | Hero | High School | Insect Sting | Hit By Car

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Feb. 14	8:00 PM	TMC
Sat. Feb. 20	6:00 PM	TMC

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

75 min | 82 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

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

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 Rick Riker checks his symptoms on the internet, the dialog box title changes from "mdnet" to "internetmd" and back again.

Quotes:

Rick Riker: I'm not wearing any diamonds.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Final Destination (2000)

Soundtrack:

Douchebag of the Year

Not bad. Not bad at all.

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.