Superheroes (2011)

Director:

Mike Barnett

Genre:

Documentary | Action | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A journey inside the world of real life caped crusaders. From all over America, these self-proclaimed crime fighters, don masks, homemade costumes and elaborate utility belts in an attempt to bring justice to evildoers everywhere.

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Directed by
Mike Barnett

Produced by
Douglas Blush	....	executive producer
Ian Christy	....	associate producer
Patrick Creadon	....	executive producer
Theodore James	....	producer
Christine O'Malley	....	executive producer
Peter Tangen	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
Ceiri Torjussen

Cinematography by
Mike Barnett

Film Editing by
Douglas Blush
Derek Boonstra
Jeff Chen

Art Department
Alex Carrillo	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Peter Mullen	....	sound editor

Animation Department
Antonio Canobbio	....	animation director
Syd Garon	....	animator
Ben Kalina	....	animation producer

Editorial Department
Ian Christy	....	assistant editor
Michael Mahaffie	....	assistant editor
Jane Tones	....	editorial intern
Stefanie Visser	....	editorial intern

Other crew
Syd Garon	....	title design
Michael Lurie	....	international distribution
David Magdael	....	publicist
Steven Wallace	....	publicist

Thanks
Greg Winter	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Theodore James Productions

Distributors

• Slamdance (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Canvas (2011) (Belgium) (TV)
• EuroVideo (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Unicorn Entertainment International (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Mobeon  production services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min | 85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Theodore James Productions

up up and away but first a beer

So I watched HBO's 2011 documentary called superheroes. So was it good, I say up up and away (is that what superman used to say?) or in other words good. This documentary exposed me to a phenomena that I did not know existed, where people take the liking of superheroes way to far. Well that's not entirely true I saw a Mexican documentary a few years back, about Mexican wrestlers who were just people with a cause and a mask to draw attention to themselves called "super amigos", that was also very interesting and good. Basically this documentary is about a bunch of vigilantes most of whom are either out of shape, old, or drunks. There was a team out of New York which was actually composed of some very organized highly trained bad asses. But for the most part these are people with a super hero fetish who are just trying to do some good. My favorite line from the doc was when a super hero was describing his day it went as follows. "he's a regular guy who gets up,.... says goodbye to his girlfriend....., and goes out on the streets in costume." Then the documentarian asks "So you have a girlfriend?", and the super hero replies, "No ... I was just speaking metaphorically." I think that one line says it all, these guys are pretty freaking out there. However, they do good, they seem to help homeless people and shine a light on a common problem in this world, which is that most people turn a blind eye to injustice in this world including cops. So is this movie for everyone, well maybe some comic book geeks may be offended, but it has a good mix of entertainment value and educational value as well (it is a documentary after all). So mostpeople should find something to like about this flick I know I did. if you like concise reviews of interesting films please read my other reviews at http://raouldukeatthemovies.blogspot.com/