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Superhero Movie!, 2008

Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton

Directed by: Craig Mazin

Written by: Craig Mazin

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 75 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:4.3

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Superhero Movie! can be described as humorous. The plot revolves around superhuman powers, superheroes, and a master villain. Its comic aspect comes from slapstick humor and grossout humor. Superhero Movie!'s main genres are comedy and parody. In approach, it is not serious and fantastical. The storytelling is fast paced. Superhero Movie! is located in the USA. It takes place in contemporary times. It is well suited for teens. Note that Superhero Movie! involves drugs/alcohol, sexual content, and profanity.

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In this spoof of Hollywood blockbusters, director and screenwriter Craig Mazin (THE SPECIALS) tackles the age-old story of a regular guy who suddenly finds that he possesses super powers. Ricky Riker (Drake Bell) is a typical teenager, except that his luck is worse then most. Basically, he's a loser. He's been in love with beautiful Jill (Sara Paxton) for years, but is sure she doesn't know he exists. Even his techie best friend, Trey (Kevin Hart), is willing to throw him over for another clique. But Rick's life changes dramatically when a genetically enhanced dragonfly bites him during a school field trip. In a flash, he becomes the Dragonfly. He can scale buildings, and has immense strength--though he's still a klutz. Rick isn't sure he has what it takes to be a superhero, but it's up to him to save the city from the villainous Hourglass (Christopher McDonald), who literally sucks the life out of people, and threatens to harm those dearest to Rick.

Mazin, who was one of the screenwriters for both SCARY MOVIE 3 and SCARY MOVIE 4, spoofs a gamut of superheroes, including Batman, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. Marion Ross and Leslie Nielsen appear as Rick's Aunt Lucille and Uncle Albert, and a multitude of stars appear onscreen, albeit briefly, including Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, Simon Rex, Craig Bierko, Pamela Anderson, Robert Hays, and Nicole Sullivan. Miles Fisher is particularly amusing as Tom Cruise, and Brent Spiner plays Hourglass's sidekick. Stick around after the credits start rolling for some additional footage.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	28 March 2008
Runtime:	75 min

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Drake Bell

as Rick Riker / Dragonfly

Sara Paxton

as Jill Johnson

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Entertainment Weekly

Seems to have been given the comedy equivalent of blood thinner. It has the blazing satirical boldness to skewer the first Tobey Maguire Spider-Man -- and, amazingly, not much else. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Given the abysmal quality of recent spoof pics, it's saying something that Superhero Movie provides a fairly steady stream of midsized laughs -- and even the 40% or so of gags that just lie there aren't actively painful. Full Review

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by: Dennis Harvey

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