Superhero Movie (2008)

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.

Director:

Craig Mazin

Writer:

Craig Mazin

Stars:

Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sara Paxton

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

parody | product placement | field trip | professor charles xavier character | storm character | 

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Taglines:

The greatest Superhero movie of all time! (not counting all the others)

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Hays plays Blaine Riker. In "Airplane!" (1980), he played a character named Ted Striker. Both of these films were produced by David Zucker.

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Goofs

When searching for a $300 car, the search engine comes up with a "Nissan Shitbox". The car in the photo isn't actually a Nissan at all. It's (what's left of) a Peugeot 309.

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Quotes

Uncle Albert: [lovingly] Your thighs look like warm cottage cheese someone threw up on a hot sidewalk.
Aunt Lucille Adams: And you've always had a tiny penis.
Uncle Albert: Well, what does it matter when you're in love?

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Crazy Credits

Several minutes of deleted scenes are included in one solid block halfway through the closing credits.

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Alternate Versions

The Castilian Spanish edition on DVD/Blu-ray runs 86 minutes. It's not a extended version of the film but actually the theatrical cut with 7 minutes of mixing deleted/extended scenes of the movie during the end credits. It also includes in those 7 minutes the Craig Bierko's scene as Wolverine.

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Connections

References The Deer Hunter (1978)

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Soundtracks

Douchebag of the Year
Music by James L. Venable
Lyrics by Craig Mazin
Performed by Freddie Pierce

User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Film de super-héros

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,510,297, 30 March 2008

Gross USA:

$25,881,068

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$71,571,300

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 82 min (extended edition) 101 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1