Kick-Ass (2010)

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

Jane Goldman (screenplay), Matthew Vaughn (screenplay)

Stars:

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz

19 wins & 61 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass (as Aaron Johnson)
Garrett M. Brown	...	Mr. Lizewski
Evan Peters	...	Todd
Deborah Twiss	...	Mrs. Zane
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Katie Deauxma
Sophie Wu	...	Erika Cho
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Mrs. Lizewski
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Stu 'Large' Riley	...	Huge Goon (as Stu Riley)
Johnny Hopkins	...	1st Gang Kid
Ohene Cornelius	...	2nd Gang Kid
Mark Strong	...	Frank D'Amico
Michael Rispoli	...	Big Joe
Corey Johnson	...	Sporty Goon
Kenneth Simmons	...	Scary Goon

Storyline

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers or training.

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Plot Keywords:

comic book | reference to batman | female killer | narrated by character | hit in the crotch | 

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Taglines:

I can't read your mind. But I can kick your ass.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use - some involving children

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kick-Ass

Filming Locations:

Capri Pizza, John St. North, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,828,687, 18 April 2010

Gross USA:

$48,071,303

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$96,188,903

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marv Films, Plan B Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After being rejected by every studio they approached, Matthew Vaughn raised the budget at a dinner party and made the movie independently. Vaughn ultimately sold the movie to Universal for more than he had originally asked them for.

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Goofs

In the Kick-Ass unmasking shootout scene, Hit-Girl's point of view is too high. She is a relatively small child, but the night-vision shots, supposedly from her point-of-view, show the height of the shooter to be roughly that of the full-grown victims.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dave Lizewski: I always wondered why nobody did it before me. I mean, all those comic books, movies, TV shows. You think that one eccentric loner would've made himself a costume. I mean, is everyday life really so exciting? Are schools and offices so thrilling that I'm the only one who fantasized about this? Come on, be honest with yourself. At some point in our lives we all wanna be a superhero.
Dave Lizewski: That's not me,by the way. That's some Armenia guy with a history of mental health problems.

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Crazy Credits

The movie's title shows up on the license plate of a car

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Connections

Features The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

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Soundtracks

We're All in Love
(David Johansen / Sami Yaffa (as Sami Takamaki) / Steve Conte (as Steven Conte) / Sylvain Sylvain (as Sylvain Mizrahi) / Brian Delaney / Brian Koonin)
Published by © 2006 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Unforgivable Hipness Music (BMI)
WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Acoustic Voodoo Music (Ascap), Thunderdog Music (ASCAP), Subway Rhythm Publishing Music (BMI),
Glaveman Publishing (ASCAP), Eggplant Music (ASCAP)
All rights administered by WB Music Corp
All rights Reserved
Performed by New York Dolls
Licensed courtesy of Roadrunner Records

User Reviews

Surprisingly Good Movie

I saw the previews for this and thought this was going to be one of those slapstick stupid comedy movies (Superbad, Super Hero Movie). I came on IMDb and saw the rating and the reviews and I thought I'd reconsider after doing some research on this. I was very wrong with my initial assessment. Yes, there's some teen comedic elements to this movie, but the movie flowed perfectly. Great Soundtrack, great fight scenes, acting was good, story was great and original. With a current IMDb rating of 8.3 as I write this, look's like I'm not alone on how I rated this movie. Show stealer was definitely Hit Girl. I foresee her having a huge career. Possibly the next Natalie Portman. Reminded me of Natalie's role in Leon. Which leads me to my next point. Unless you're into comic books, video games, in your teens/20's/30's and don't have a young kid, you might be taken aback that a little 11 year old girl is killing people and using bad words. For those that gave this a bad review because of that, do some research on a movie before you go see something that you think you won't like. I hate musicals and I'm not going to pay 10 bucks to see High School Musical and then come in here and complain that there was too much singing and dancing. It's clearly geared at a older teen/young adult audience and is rated R, what did you expect. In closing, one of the most entertaining films I've ever seen.