[MOVIES] Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by Craig Mazin, and produced by David Zucker and Robert K. Weiss. Production began in September 2007 in New York. It was released on March 28, 2008 in the United States, and the UK release was June 6, 2008. The film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references, and language.

Superhero Movie is a spoof comedy film that spoofs superhero films, mainly the first Spider-Man, following in the footsteps of the Scary Movie series of comedies, with which the movie's poster shares a notable resemblance. It mainly parodies the first Spider-Man in the way that Airplane! parodied Zero Hour!. The film also contains some homages to Airplane! and The Naked Gun such as how the actor, Leslie Nielsen, who played Dr. Rumack in Airplane!, plays Rick Riker's uncle in Superhero Movie.

PLOT OUTLINE

After being bitten by a genetically-altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) develops superhuman abilities such as superhuman reflexes and armored skin (although he cannot fly). Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers (Christopher McDonald). After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." Throughout the movie, Rick tries to woo the girl of his dreams (Sara Paxton) and battle the comically vicious Hourglass and finally becomes able to fly.

SOURCE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero!

http://www.superhero-movie.net/