Super Lopez (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 Superlópez
Gracia Olayo	...	Madre Superlópez
Ferran Rañé	...	Skorba (as Ferrán Rañé)
Gonzalo de Castro	...	Padre Chitón
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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Did You Know?

Trivia

In early production Álex de la Iglesia was going to direct and José Mota was Superlópez.

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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

The post-credits scene points to Lord of the Pacifiers (El Señor de los Chupetes), one of the most famours Superlópez stories, which is obviously a reference / tribute to The Lord of the Rings.

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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

Deliberately goofy and that works!

This Spanish Superman parody is seriously funny! Those reviewers that gave it a low rating just don't get it. This movie was not meant to be a big superhero movie, and certainly not to be taken seriously. They made it deliberately goofy, and the result is almost two hours of fun! I had some big laughs with this movie, and enjoyed it all the way. Two hours well spent! Highly recommended for every fan of Superman and parodies.

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 November 2018 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Super Lopez

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR7,300,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,347,006

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gran Superproducción, La, Mediaset España, Mogambo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.66 : 1