The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (Video 2000)

Super Dave Osborne, our accident-prone stuntman hero, comes out of a self-imposed retirement to raise money for his new girlfriend's son's heart operation.

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Writers:

Bob Einstein (characters), Allan Blye (characters),

Stars:

Bob Einstein, Dan Hedaya, Gia Carides

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Einstein	...	Super Dave Osborne (as Super Dave Osborne)
Dan Hedaya	...	Gil Ruston
Gia Carides	...	Sandy
Don Lake	...	Donald
Art Irizawa	...	Fuji
Brett Miller	...	Randy / Fire chief
Mike Walden	...	Michael
Carl Michael Lindner	...	Little Timmy
Steve Van Wormer	...	DJ
Ray Charles	...	Ray Charles
Michael Buffer	...	Michael Buffer
Evander Holyfield	...	Himself
John Elway	...	Himself
Daniel Raymont	...	Hairdresser
Pamela Paulshock	...	Manicurist

Storyline

After a backfiring stunt and a mishap-filled New Year's Eve 1999, klutzy and legendary stuntman Super Dave Osborne decides to hang up the crash helmet and retire. Coupled with financial problems, a double-crossing protégé' named D.J., and slimy promoter and arch-nemesis Gil Ruston, things do not look good for the super one. However, he meets klutzy mother Sandy and her son Timmy, who has a heart condition, who he immediately takes a shine to. When D.J.'s taunting prompts Timmy to attempt to jump a ramp with his bicycle (and fail), he aggravates his heart condition and requires an operation, forcing Super Dave to accept an offer from Ruston to do a stunt to get the necessary money for Timmy's operation.

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Plot Keywords:

stuntman | based on tv series | based on sketch comedy | sketch comedy

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Taglines:

Two Broken Thumbs Way Up!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crude language and humor

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Be the Man

Filming Locations:

Club Ed Film Set - 150th Street E, Lancaster, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was supposed to be released in the summer of 1998, then it got pushed to winter 1998, then spring 1999, summer 1999, and winter 1999, before MGM finally released it straight to video and DVD in January 2000.

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Goofs

The pad Super Dave is using to sign the fat ladies' son's autograph changes colors between yellow and blue between shots.

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Crazy Credits

As the credits start to roll, Super Dave drives up in his car for one last message. He parks and as he talks, a rock falls on the car and crushes him.

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Connections

Follows Super Dave's Vegas Spectacular (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Irie"
Written by Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Zahniser and Louis Castle
Performed by The Hippos
Courtesy of Vagrant Records

User Reviews

More of a childrens movie

I watched this film with a few kids and they really enjoyed the slapstick comedy of it all. The movie does start out with a blast but then seems to lose focus after the first 15 minutes. This really had some potential it just failed to seize the initiative. All in all though its not that bad of a film.