Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006) (V)

Director:

Curt Geda

Writers:

Duane Capizzi (screenplay)
Duane Capizzi (story)
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Release Date:

20 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Two Enemies Unite To Destroy The Man Of Steel

Plot:

Embittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel. |

Plot Keywords:

Perry White | DC Comics

Cast

Tim Daly	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
Powers Boothe	...	Lex Luthor (voice)
Dana Delany	...	Lois Lane (voice)
Lance Henriksen	...	Brainiac (voice)
George Dzundza	...	Perry White (voice)
David Kaufman	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Mike Farrell	...	Jonathan Kent (voice)
Shelley Fabares	...	Martha Kent (voice)
Roger Rose	...	(voice)
Cynthia Songé	...	(voice)
Tara Strong	...	Mercy Graves (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	(voice)

Directed by
Curt Geda

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Duane Capizzi		screenplay
Duane Capizzi		story
Christopher Simmons		story

Produced by
Duane Capizzi	....	consulting producer
Margaret M. Dean	....	producer
Curt Geda	....	supervising producer
Kyle Jolly	....	associate producer
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Thomas Chase		(as Thomas Chase Jones)

Cinematography by
Dongwoo

Film Editing by
Margaret Hou

Casting by
Susan Blu

Production Management
Brian A. Marshall	....	production manager

Art Department
Mike Borkowski	....	storyboard artist
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	....	storyboard artist
Stephen Sandoval	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
John Dillon	....	visual effects supervisor

Animation Department
Gary Montalbano	....	background artist
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker
Jesse Silver	....	background artist
Glenn Wai Lim Wong	....	character designer

Editorial Department
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Christopher Keenan	....	development and creative supervisor

Production Companies

• Warner Bros

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Canada:PG (TV rating)

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

While this film features the same character designs, general look and style, and some of the previous cast members of "Superman: the animated Series" (1996), this film is in no way part of the same universe or canon. Duane Capizzi stated that this was indeed a film for children and was not intended for an adult audience that the animated series had been written for (despite being marketed as a Saturday morning show). He said that he and the creative team simply "borrowed" the designs of the former television show.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Clark Kent:I think Lois will be just fine as long as Superman and Clark Kent are here to look out for.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Superman: The Animated Series (#4.51)" (2011)

Oh, how I wish I had read the reviews first!!!

Excited by the release of the Animated Superman's 3rd season and the 2nd of Justice League, I decided "what the heck" and bought Braniac Attacks on DVD. There, quite simply, could have been no worse way to spend $15.

The counter on my DVD player read one minute and 34 seconds when I realized I had made a mistake. It's one thing if they couldn't get Clancy Brown to reprise his role as Luthor, but it seems that the writers also forgot who he was. This Lex Luthor was far more reminiscent of Gene Hackman's unbelievable geek (and, as I understand, the upcoming Kevin Spacey portrayal). The characters all have drifted from their origins (since when did Lois actually *moon* over Superman?) I am not one to be surprised when direct-to-video animation sequels turn out to be cheap imitations of the original, but this is so far beyond that!

Whether you are a fan of the series yourself, or have kids who are, you absolutely should *not* waste money on this piece of trash.