Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2009)

A good guy with no powers joins a superhero team with no clue against a bad guy with no shame.

Director:

Ray Griggs

Writer:

Ray Griggs

Stars:

Justin Whalin, Michael Rooker, Danielle Harris

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Whalin	...	Ed Gruberman
Michael Rooker	...	Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Ryan McPartlin	...	Will Powers
Sam Lloyd	...	Herman Brainard (as Samuel Lloyd)
Danielle Harris	...	Felicia Freeze
Ray Griggs	...	Puffer Boy
Doug Jones	...	Special Agent Smith #1
Isaac C. Singleton Jr.	...	Special Agent Smith #2
Jon Polito	...	Captain Sludge
Christine Lakin	...	Red
Oliver Muirhead	...	Herbert Q
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Sarge
Clint Howard	...	Mugger
Adam West	...	Manbat / Cab Driver
June Lockhart	...	Mother

Storyline

Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit heroes-in-training known as The Super Capers. Having only faith, Gruberman must travel through time to uncover an evil plot involving some gold bullion, a fiery femme fatale, and a criminal mastermind with a dark secret about Ed's past.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | time | gold | bank | angel | 

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Taglines:

The origins of Ed and the missing bullion.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and brief smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Szeleburdi szuperhősök

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,463 (USA) (20 March 2009)

Gross:

$30,955 (USA) (17 April 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Super Caper Chili Pie Recipe INGREDIENTS 1/2 lb ground hamburger 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup fine chopped green peppers 2 cans of red kidney beans 2 cans of chili beans 2 cans of chili sauce 2 cans of pinto beans 1 can of tomato paste 2 tablespoons of brown sugar 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard 1 teaspoon of hot peppers 2 packages of cornbread mix DIRECTIONS In a large skillet, brown hamburger, add all the ingredients into a large Crockpot, set to low for 5 hours. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Mix two packages of cornbread in a separate bowl. To create two layers. in a square non stick pan lay down 1st layer of cornbread mix, let cook for 1 minute. Place chili on-top of first cornbread layer, now lay down 2nd layer of cornbread mix, on-top of chili; covering the whole surface. let cook for 25 minutes in oven Garnish with red paprika when done.

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Quotes

Ed Gruberman: Hey! Why don't you use your, uh, mind thing and pop open the trunk?
Herman Brainard: No problem.
[Herman makes mind control sound effect]
Ed Gruberman: What are you doing?
Herman Brainard: I'm making a sound effect. No superhero can use his powers without a good sound effect in the background. Come on, help me out.
Ed Gruberman: Really?
Herman Brainard: I'm not doing it without!
Ed Gruberman: Alright! Okay. Uh...
[both make mind control sound effects, the limousine trunk opens]
Ed Gruberman: Hey! You did it!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Super Caper Chili Pie Recipe INGREDIENTS 1/2 lb ground hamburger 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup fine chopped green peppers 2 cans of red kidney beans 2 cans of chili beans 2 cans of chili sauce 2 cans of pinto beans 1 can of tomato paste 2 tablespoons of brown sugar 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard 1 teaspoon of hot peppers 2 packages of cornbread mix DIRECTIONS In a large skillet, brown hamburger, add all the ingredients into a large Crockpot, set to low for 5 hours. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Mix two packages of cornbread in a separate bowl. To create two layers. in a square non stick pan lay down 1st layer of cornbread mix, let cook for 1 minute. Place chili on-top of first cornbread layer, now lay down 2nd layer of cornbread mix, on-top of chili; covering the whole surface. let cook for 25 minutes in oven Garnish with red paprika when done.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
B.J. Thomas

User Reviews

somewhere between boring, unfunny and stupid

When I first learnt about his film, I was intrigued. When I saw the trailer, I was more than interested. A funny superhero parody, with movie references and comic style drawings? This was going to be sweet. Unfortunately, it wasn't.

Basically, nothing works here - the jokes fall flat, the parody is barely present and the is replaced by unbearable campiness. All the funny moments can be seen in the trailer.

The actors did their job, cashed their pay-checks and went home immediately forgetting what movie they had just been in. The best one is b far Adam West and he's in it for about two minutes. That should tell you about the quality of acting.

Whatever the authors intentions were, they didn't succeed. For me the worst part were the constant movie references - after about 30 minutes they got incredibly annoying.

I can't recommend it to anyone. It's bad. Not in a good way, more in a "how long until the end credits?" way.