SUPERHERO MOVIE
Year: 2008
USA: The Weinstein Company / Dimension Films
UK: Momentum Pictures
Cast: Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall, Sara Paxton, Keith David, Brent Spiner, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Hart, Marion Ross, Ryan Hanse, Robert Joy, Jeffrey Tambor, Robert Hays, Nicole Sullivan, Sam Cohen, Marisa Lauren, Craig Bierko, Richard Tillman, Simon Rex, Dan Castellaneta, Atom Gorelick, Alison Woods, Eric Artell, Sean Simms, Miles Fisher, Brian Carpenter, Vincent Larusso, Michael Papajohn, Anna Osceola, Rod McLachlan, John Getz, Charlene Tilton, Jenica Bergere, Byrne Offutt, Vic Polizos, Daryl J Johnson, Kent Shocknek, Amanda Carlin, Clay Greenbush, Kurt Fuller, Seth McCook, Craig Mazin
Director: Craig Mazin
Country: USA
USA: 85 mins
UK: 86 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate sex and drug references and one use of strong language
USA Release Date: 28 March 2008
UK Release Date: 6 June 2008
UK Release Date: 13 October 2008
Synopsis
Rick Rider (Drake Bell), is young, cool and when he gains some superpowers is nicknamed Dragonfly but finds himself in a bit of a dilemma as to how to use them... With the world in danger 'how many superheroes does it take to save the world?'
From the creators of NAKED GUN and SCARY MOVIE, David Zucker and co take aim at some of the biggest blockbusters including SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN, X-MEN and THE FANTASTIC FOUR in this hilarious comedy SUPERHERO MOVIE where learning to fly, spinning a web and busting a gut has never been this much fun..
Starring Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall, Sara Paxton, Kevin Hart, Keith David, Brent Spinner (STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION), Dan Castellaneta (THE SIMPSONS) and Charlene Tilton (DALLAS TV series).
After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly and gaining superhero abilities, high school student Rick Riker uses his incredible strength and armoured skin to become the masked crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." Standing in the way of the good-doer is the villainous Lou Landers, a.k.a "The Hourglass" who holds the power to steal a person's life force. With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, "Dragonfly" attempts to stop the sands of "The Hourglass" and save the world.
DVD EXTRAS
Alternate ending
Deleted scenes
Meet the Cast featurette
The Art of Spoofing featurette
Trailer