Superlopez (2018)

Juan López, an ordinary and anonymous office worker, decides to expose his superpowers to turn into the first Spanish superhero: Superlópez.

Director:

Javier Ruiz Caldera

Writers:

Jan (based on characters created by), Borja Cobeaga

Stars:

Dani Rovira, Alexandra Jiménez, Julián López

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dani Rovira	...	Superlópez
Alexandra Jiménez	...	Luisa Lanas
Julián López	...	Jaime
Maribel Verdú	...	Ágata Muller
Pedro Casablanc	...	Padre (Juan)
Gracia Olayo	...	Madre (María)
Ferran Rañé	...	General Skorba
Gonzalo de Castro	...	Padre Chitón (Jan)
Mireia Portas	...	Madre Chitón
David Fernández	...	Ingeniero Español (Clones)
Jordi Colom	...	Soldado Clon (Clones)
Xavi Colom	...	Soldado Clon (Clones) (as Xevi Colom)
Teresa Rodríguez	...	Ágata niña
Alejandro Serrano	...	Súperlópez 10 años
Toni Garrido	...	Niño 1

Storyline

In a faraway planet named Chitón, evil General Skorba threatens with his armies to conquer and annihilate all cities and inhabitants, but a scientist named Jan and his wife decide to save their newborn baby giving special superpowers and sending him to planet Earth in a space pod to keep him safe and sound. When General Skorba arrives, his child daughter Ágata uses her telepathic abilities to trace the baby, and promising her father kill him and destroy planet Earth, travels in another space pod following the first, but in the Earth's orbit the pod of Jan's son crashes against an artificial satellite, falling in Spain and not USA as it can be wanted. Thirty years later, not knowing his past and hiding his powers to everybody, Juan López is an office worker raised and educated of a little town by two farmers who they have a car repair's shop. Unable to hide him by more time and wanting to help the people, Juan saves a subway train to crash, exposing unwittingly to the public eye and ...

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | based on comic | 

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Taglines:

El superhéroe que este país no necesita [The superhero that this country doesn't needs]

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 November 2018 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Superlopez

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€7,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gran Superproducción, La, Mediaset España, Mogambo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based in the popular Spanish comic book character created in 1973, it was originally designed as a Superman parody. Lopez being a very common surname in Spain, the concept was of an everyday Spaniard (similar to a John Smith in America) with superpowers.

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Quotes

Juan López: A protruding nail is asking for a hammer. If you stand out, they'll crush you.

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Crazy Credits

There's a post-credits scene

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Connections

References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Soundtracks

Yo quería ser normal
Written by Ariel Rot and Irina Aizencang
Performed by Tequila

User Reviews

A " ...... Origins " Film and something more.

For a first movie of a well known Character will be important to stablish good foundations , this film is that and more , beacouse the need of show how a man ( well is an alien but ) with superpowers grows trying to look like a normal person to other people , to be accepted , and the hard way to break with his foster parents education to arrive to his maximum potencial .

So i hope this motion picture will be the first of many , in another hand we have a comedy for all the family , well will be some non-correct languaje , but nothing a modern child had'nt hear in his usual day . And we have a film with hiden eggs also , the hero having breakfast ....... looks like a Alfredo Landa or ...... will be Charles Chaplin , or may be a mix of both of them.

Finaly has been a good experience to see "Superlopez" finally on a cinema screen.