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. Dec. 20	3:05 PM	SHOW
Fri. Dec. 25	9:00 PM	SHOW
Wed. Dec. 30	11:30 AM	SHOW

Cast

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)
Супергеройское кино (Russia) [ru]
En süper kahraman (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Film de super-héros (Canada: French title) [fr]
Super Héros Movie (France) [fr]
Super-Herói: O Filme (Portugal) [pt]
Superhéroes, la película (Argentina) [es]
Superhero - Il più dotato fra i supereroi (Italy) [it]
Superhero Movie (Poland) [pl]
Superhero Movie (Norway) [no]
Superhero Movie (Greece) [el]
Suprhrdina (Czech Republic) [cs]

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:

David Zucker (producer) works again with two actors that have appeared in previous movies of him: Airplane! (1980)'s star Robert Hays and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)'s star Leslie Nielsen.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dragonfly slams a thug's head on the brick wall, the wall gives slightly, revealing it as a softer, rubber-like material.

Quotes:

Rick Riker: [during a prolonged conversation with Jill while plummeting from a rooftop] This is a really tall building.

Movie Connections:

References The Deer Hunter (1978)

Soundtrack:

I Need A Hero

Was actually decent!

I really liked this one. I wasn't expecting much, being worn out on spoof movies lately because of the layer of crap that's been dropped on us, the movie-going public. "Epic Movie","Date Movie","Meet the Spartans" all sucked.

That being said, the people who made this, made the latter-day Zucker- styled comedies(a la Airplane, The Naked Gun) Scary Movie 3 & 4, and not those other "Movie" movies (which are the domain of Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer).

There were parts of this movie where I laughed so hard I could barely breathe. And that happens SO rarely with comedies lately. Seriously, I laughed hard.

But, it was one of those things that will entertain but never be a classic you'd bother watching again. It was a bit forgettable in that way.