Superhero Movie (2008)

Director:

Craig Mazin

Writer (WGA):

Craig Mazin (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A send-up of superhero films, from Batman Begins to Fantastic Four. |

Plot Keywords:

Laboratory | Loss Of Wife | Super Villain | Brawl | Scientist

US Showtimes:

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Cast

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
Regina Hall	...	Mrs. Xavier
Marisa Lauren	...	Storm
Craig Bierko	...	Wolverine
Richard Tillman	...	Leg-Shaving Wolverine
Simon Rex	...	The Human Torch
Dan Castellaneta	...	Carlson
Atom Gorelick	...	Stretchy Boy
Alison Woods	...	Stretchy Girl
Eric Artell	...	Sneezo
Sean Simms	...	Barry Bonds
Pamela Anderson	...	Invisible Girl
Miles Fisher	...	Tom Cruise
Brian Carpenter	...	Matthews
Vincent Larusso	...	Bank Robber
Michael Papajohn	...	"Gimme your wallet"
Anna Osceola	...	"Dr. Hawking, I am such a fan"
Rod McLachlan	...	Actual Editor
John Getz	...	Lunatic Editor
Charlene Tilton	...	Jill's Mother
Jenica Bergere	...	"Mr. Landers!"
Byrne Offutt	...	Reporter Ed
Vic Polizos	...	Undertaker
Daryl J. Johnson	...	"Well, an old guy did get shot over there"
Kent Shocknek	...	News Anchor
Amanda Carlin	...	Principal
Clay Greenbush	...	Dead Blonde Woman's Husband
Kurt Fuller	...	Bank Loan Officer
Seth McCook	...	Paperclip Guy
Craig Mazin	...	"O.K., I come back."
Jonathan Chase	...	Onlooker #1
Kourtney Kaas	...	Onlooker #2
Karlton Johnson	...	Truck Driver
Charles W. Gray	...	"Thanks for the loan, Mr. Thompson" (as Charles Woods Gray)
Wendy L. Walsh	...	Live Reporter (as Wendy Walsh)
Ian Patrick Williams	...	King of Sweden
Elisabeth Noone	...	"Take me…."
Aki Aleong	...	Dalai Lama
Howard Mungo	...	Nelson Mandela
David McKnight	...	Bishop Tutu
Freddie Pierce	...	Tony Bennett
Steve Monroe	...	Nerdy Dragonfly
Jeremiah Hu	...	Asian Hourglass
Matt Champagne	...	"Excuse me, there’s a line!"
Susan Breslau	...	Mourner
Nick Kiriazis	...	Police Officer
Aubrie Lemon	...	Dead Blonde Woman
Ajay Mehta	...	Convenience Store Owner
Cameron Ali Sims	...	Xavier's Son
Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones	...	Xavier's Daughter (as Kimberly Jones)
Jordan Rubin	...	Toilet Paper Hand Man

Directed by
Craig Mazin

Writing credits (WGA)
Craig Mazin		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Maynard	....	executive in charge of post-production
Craig Mazin	....	producer
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella	....	line producer: additional photography
David Siegel	....	line producer
Matthew Stein	....	executive producer
Scott Tomlinson	....	co-producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Robert K. Weiss	....	producer
David Zucker	....	producer

Original Music by
James L. Venable

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew S. Eisen
Craig Herring		(as Craig P. Herring)
Dan Schalk		(as Daniel A. Schalk)

Casting by
Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Bob Ziembicki

Art Direction by
James F. Truesdale

Set Decoration by
Jill Sprayregen Henkel

Costume Design by
Carol Ramsey

Makeup Department
Merribelle Anderson	....	key hair stylist
J.D. Bowers	....	old age dummy sculptor: W.M. Creations Inc.
Marc Boyle	....	hair stylist
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist
Carlton Coleman	....	special makeup effects artist
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair department head
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetics: bodies & special makeup applications
Keith Sayer	....	key makeup artist
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup department head
Turner Walker	....	special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.
Clinton Wayne	....	special makeup effects artist
Crystal Wolfchild	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella	....	production supervisor
Leslie Rodier	....	post-production supervisor
David Siegel	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josh Bleibtreu	....	second unit director
Audrey Clark	....	additional second assistant director
Greg Hale	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kevin McNamara	....	additional second second assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director
Andrew Ward	....	second second assistant director
Maileen Williams	....	assistant director: additional photography
Maileen Williams	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jory Alvarado	....	drapery foreman
Mychael Bates	....	property master
Tony Bohorquez	....	model maker
Mauro Borrelli	....	illustrator
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
James J. Burke	....	graphic designer: re-shoot
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker foreman
Derek Dean	....	set dresser
Joseph Fedo	....	on-set dresser
Justin George	....	art assistant
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	head painter
Mark Kelly	....	property master: second unit
George Lee	....	set designer
David Loitz	....	lead man
Walt Mikolwski	....	general forman
Richard 'Rocky' Nichols	....	assistant property master
Eric Rosenberg	....	graphic designer
Lee Ross	....	lead scenic
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Taylor Thompson	....	art production assistant: reshoots
Michael A. Truesdale	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising sound editor
Sarah Bourgeois	....	sound assistant
Daniel Brock	....	sound mixer: second unit
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Gary A. Hecker	....	supervising foley artist
David Kelson	....	sound mixer
Larry Kemp	....	sound editor
Tricia Linklater	....	first assistant sound editor
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Myron Nettinga	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound designer
Jeremy Peirson	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Jeff Porrello	....	boom operator
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound technician
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Robert Kato DeStefan	....	body shop technician: Frontline Design
Michael Lantieri	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Suzette Barnett	....	compositor
Pharoah Barrett	....	3D artist
Geeta Basantani	....	digital compositor
Christopher Blazick	....	pipeline engineer: EntityFX
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
August Coleman	....	compositor
Matthew Collorafice	....	digital compositor
Sam Dabbs	....	end credits sequence
Mike Diltz	....	digital compositor
Saeed Faridzadeh	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Randy Goux	....	visual effects supervisor
Junji Hirano	....	3D artist
Nathan Ilejay	....	technical coordinator: Entity FX
John Kearns	....	digital restoration
Aaron N. Leichter	....	I/O coordinator: Entity FX
Mark Lipsmeyer	....	tracker/matchmover: Zoic Studios
Matthias Lowry	....	digital compositor
Krista Maryanski	....	visual effects coordinator
Steve J. McLeod	....	digital compositor
Viet Nguyen	....	systems engineer: EntityFX
Brandy Nightingale	....	visual effects coordinator
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer
Bethany Pederson	....	rotoscope artist
Brian Petras	....	compositor
Ricardo Quintero	....	digital compositor
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
Jesse Siglow	....	visual effects
Nate Smalley	....	I/O manager: Entity FX
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Mike Tosti	....	head of production technology
Jerry Tung	....	visual effects
Caleb Wagner	....	visual effects
Bob White	....	visual effects
Ian Wilson	....	visual effects
Graham Houston	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Emily Sogg	....	assistant visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Elle Alexander	....	stunt performer
Elle Alexander	....	stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunt performer
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	....	stunts
Jane Austin	....	stunt performer
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Rick Avery	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Avery	....	stunt performer
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt performer
Michael H. Barnett	....	stunt performer
Kelly Bellini	....	stunt double
Monica Braunger	....	stunt performer
Kevin Collins	....	stunts
Brycen Counts	....	stunt performer
Callie Croughwell	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator
Joshua Croughwell	....	stunt double
Richie Gaona	....	stunts
Katie Gill	....	stunt double
Al Goto	....	stunts
Michael Hilow	....	utility stunts
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Malosi Leonard	....	stunts
Sam Looc	....	stunts
Anthony Molinari	....	stunt performer
Damien Moreno	....	utility stunts
Anna Mercedes Morris	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Tristan Morts	....	stunts
Kai Nuuhiwa	....	utility stunts
Daniel T. O'Brien	....	utility stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double: Nicole Sullivan
Simon Rhee	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	utility stunts
Neal 'Xingu' Rodil	....	stunts
David Rowden	....	stunts
Steve Schriver	....	stunt performer
Myke Schwartz	....	utility stunts
David St. Pierre	....	stunt performer
Philip Tan	....	stunts
Chrissy Weathersby	....	stunts
Webster P. Whinery Jr.	....	stunts
Thom Williams	....	stunts
Boni Yanagisawa	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	camera operator: second unit
Justin Babin	....	rigging grip
Robert J. Babin	....	rigging key grip
Dwayne Barr	....	dolly grip: second unit
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Ryan Bradley	....	grip
Robin Bursey	....	film loader
Alan Colbert	....	chief lighting technician
Chris Cotterman	....	grip
Porfirio Dominguez	....	rigging grip
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Shawn Ensign	....	best boy grip
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera
Christopher Franey	....	lighting technician
Franc Gabusi	....	company grip
Andrew B. Horton	....	assistant chief lighting technician
King Lanaux	....	grip
Lloyd Moriarity	....	key grip
Charles Papert	....	steadicam operator
Jay Pope	....	rigging grip
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Brian Scotti	....	electrician
Fulton Singleton	....	rigging grip
Brian Tilden	....	gaffer: second unit
Chris Updegrave	....	company grip
Jason Young	....	additional lighting console programmer

Casting Department
J.C. Cantu	....	casting associate
Lindsay Graham	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	specialty costumer
Ellen Falguiere	....	assistant costume designer
Jamelle Flowers	....	set costumer
Christine Jordan	....	costume assistant
Joyce Kogut	....	costume supervisor
Michelle Margolis	....	set costumer
Kanani Wolf	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Melissa McCaffery	....	second assistant editor
Joe Patnaud	....	post-production assistant
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Sally Boldt	....	music editor
Danail Getz	....	composer: additional music
Angela Leus	....	music coordinator
Michael Patti	....	composer: additional music
Erich Stratmann	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation
Jim Chesney	....	transportation coordinator
Christine Dye	....	transportation dispatcher
Miguel Lozano	....	driver: honeywagon
Derek Raser	....	transportation
Carlos Williams	....	driver
Robert A. Wood	....	driver: production van

Other crew
Jeff Chlebus	....	production assistant
Jennifer Corey	....	production coordinator
Dana Curt	....	on set medic
Brad Davis	....	production accountant
Bryan Davis	....	assistant production coordinator
Adam Feingold	....	additional office production assistant
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Alex Franklin	....	development executive
Ali Griffith	....	production secretary
Julie Hannum	....	location scout
Kenny Hanson	....	production assistant
Jeff Hubbard	....	set production assistant
Simeon Jones	....	production assistant
Kristi McConnell	....	construction accountant
Caren Mellman	....	production accountant
A.J. Rinella	....	set production assistant
Justin Stirling	....	accounting clerk
Venus Ventura	....	assistant accountant
Chad Boldini	....	production assistant: title sequence (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dimension Films

Distributors

• AZ Gems (2008) (India) (all media)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Dimension Films (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Midget Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (all media)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Animal Makers (animatronic animals)
• Patrick Tatopoulos Design (concept design: Dragonfly)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Hollywood-DI  film projection
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  make-up trailer

Also Known As:

Superhero! (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

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!

Movie Connections:

References Airplane! (1980)

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.