Superhero Movie (2008)

Réalisateur:

Craig Mazin

Scénariste (WGA):

Craig Mazin (written by)

Release Date:

28 mars 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedie | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

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

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Super Villain | Dragonfly | Fart | Father Son Relationship | Bank

Avis des utilisateurs:

An irreverent and often outrageously funny parody!

US Showtimes:

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Ensemble

Drake Bell	...	Rick Riker / Dragonfly
Sara Paxton	...	Jill Johnson
Christopher McDonald	...	Lou Landers / Hourglass
Leslie Nielsen	...	Uncle Albert Adams
Kevin Hart	...	Trey
Marion Ross	...	Aunt Lucille Adams
Ryan Hansen	...	Lance Landers
Keith David	...	The Chief of Police
Brent Spiner	...	Dr. Strom
Robert Joy	...	Dr. Stephen Hawking
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Dr. Whitby
Robert Hays	...	Blaine Riker
Nicole Sullivan	...	Julia Riker
Sam Cohen	...	Young Rick Riker
Tracy Morgan	...	Professor Xavier

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Superhero! (USA) (working title)
Film de super-héros (Canada: French title) [fr]
Super Héros Movie (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language.

Durée:

85 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Classification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44303) | Finland:K-13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:U | UK:12A | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:PG (Manitoba)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Anecdotes:

According to the commentary, actor Rip Torn was to play the "Lunatic Editor" but for some reason, not disclosed, was replaced.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the Youtube scene, you can see the video time is 22:00, instead of 00:22.

Guillemet:

Uncle Albert: With great power comes... ow!
Rick Riker: Great responsibility? Try to breathe!
Uncle Albert: I can't. You're kneeling on my balls!

Connexions De Film:

Spoofs Scarface (1983)

Soundtrack:

I Need A Hero

An irreverent and often outrageously funny parody!

(NOTE: The people behind Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans were NOT at all involved in this film.)

Superhero Movie delivers jokes so rapidly in it's first half that you almost forget how good a time you've had after a slower ending. Still, I can say with assurance that you'll get more laughs out of this than any other film currently in theatres.

What makes Superhero Movie particularly interesting is that it was written and directed by only one person, much unlike the Scary Movies, which all took 3 - 6 writers to complete. Craig Mazin mostly succeeds with his particularly irreverent brand of humor, and this is notable considering that he is spoofing material that doesn't exactly lend itself to parody.

Sure, I could find some things to complain about (the hit-and-miss humor becomes a little tired), but the bottom line is that this movie is still immeasurably better than what the spoof genre has been putting out lately (Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet The Spartans...) We can see that there is intelligence and wit behind Superhero Movie, whereas Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's lame efforts are completely void of both.

If you're looking for a good time and more than a fair share of big laughs, your money will be well spent on this one.