SUPERHERO MOVIE (DVD/EXTENDED EDITION/WS/ENG-SP-SUB/SELL-THROUGH ONLY) DVD

Superhero Movie
After spoofing disaster films in Airplane!, police shows in The Naked Gun, and Hollywood horrors in Scary Movie 3 and 4, producer David Zucker sets his satirical sights on the superhero genre with this anarchic comedy lampooning everything from Spider-Man to X-Men and Superman Returns. Shortly after being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high-school outcast Rick Riker (Drake Bell) begins to experience a startling transformation. Now Rick's skin is as strong as steel, and he possesses the strength of ten men. Determined to use his newfound powers to fight crime, Rick creates a special costume and assumes the identity of The Dragonfly -- a fearless crime fighter dedicated to keeping the streets safe for law-abiding citizens. But every superhero needs a nemesis, and after Lou Landers (Christopher McDonald) is caught in the middle of an experiment gone horribly awry, he develops the power to leech the life force out of anyone he meets and becomes the villainous Hourglass. Intent on achieving immortality, the Hourglass attempts to gather as much life force as possible as the noble Dragonfly sets out to take down his archenemy and realize his destiny as a true hero. Craig Mazin writes and directs this high-flying spoof featuring Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Marion Ross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Regina Hall. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Drake Bell as Rick Riker (aka Dragonfly) Sara Paxton as Jill Johnson Christopher McDonald as Lou Landers (aka Hourglass) Kevin Hart as Trey Brent Spiner as Dr. Strom Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Whitby Ryan Hansen as Lance Landers Robert Hays as Marion Ross as Aunt Lucille Robert Joy as Pamela Anderson as Invisible Girl Leslie Nielsen as Uncle Albert Dan Castellaneta as Keith David as Chief Strom Simon Rex as Kurt Fuller as Jenica Bergere as Tracy Morgan as Dr. Xavier Regina Hall as Mrs. Xavier Miles Fisher as John Hall as Craig Bierko as Wolverine John Getz as Charlene Tilton as Lil' Kim as

Crew James F. Truesdale - Art Director Venus Kanani - Casting Mary Vernieu - Casting David Siegel - Co-producer Scott Tomlinson - Co-producer Carol Ramsey - Costume Designer David Sardi - First Assistant Director Craig Mazin - Director Josh Bleibtreu - Second Unit Director Andrew S. Eisen - Editor Daniel Schalk - Editor Craig Herring - Editor Matt Stein - Executive Producer Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer James L. Venable - Composer (Music Score) Bob Ziembicki - Production Designer Thomas E. Ackerman - Cinematographer Robert Weiss - Producer Craig Mazin - Producer David Zucker - Producer Alison O'Brien - Special Effects Jeremy Pierson - Sound/Sound Designer David Kelson - Sound/Sound Designer Craig Mazin - Screenwriter Richard Oswald - Second Assistant Director Michael J. Benavente - Supervising Sound Editor

Superhero Movie
The shotgun-satire approach to comedy that David Zucker helped pioneer in Airplane! is a shadow of its former self in this dismal, laugh-free attempt at a satire of superhero flicks. Superhero Movie has a solid enough storyline to hang its gags on, using Spider Man's premise as a basis for its pseudo-hero and layering in elements from The X-Men, The Fantastic Four and other postmodern comic book flicks. Unfortunately, writer/director Craig Mazin weighs the film down with an endless string of crass, laugh-free gags that make Superhero Movie a numbing experience. It also seldom makes use of inspired comedy setups: for instance, the final battle spills over into a superhero fan convention but this great setup only rates a few rote gags before Mazin and company move on to a less-inspired finale. Superhero Movie also wastes a great cast: for instance, they get the great Marion Ross to play a parental role and then waste her time with painfully lame gags about senior-citizen sex and flatulence. To make matters worse, the finished film looks as cheap and set-bound as the most threadbare t.v. productions. In short, this is a dismal experience. Even especially patient and forgiving comedy fans are likely to lose their patience with Superhero Movie. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Feature commentary By Writer/Director Craig Mazin and Producers David Zucker and Robert K. Weiss Alternate ending Deleted scenes Meet the Cast The Art of Spoofing Theatrical trailer MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 82 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Superhero Movie 1. Opening Credits [2:45] 2. Meet Rick Riker [4:44] 3. Animal Magnetism [3:44] 4. Landers' Immortality Machine [2:49] 5. The Internet Knows the Truth [2:59] 6. Dr. Hawking's Speech [4:09] 7. Riker's Breakdance [1:44] 8. I Want To Be a Dancer [5:52] 9. You're Kneeling On My Balls [5:56] 10. Invisibitch [4:25] 11. That's My Gargoyle [5:50] 12. Dragonfly and Hourglass [4:39] 13. Crime & Romance [4:49] 14. Leaky Ceiling [3:17] 15. Aunt Lucille Cuts Loose [:14] 16. All By Myself [6:15] 17. Herocon [7:32] 18. End Credits [5:17]