Superhero Movie

Name: Superhero Movie
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy
Released: March 28, 2008
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sara Paxton

2008

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Dimension Films | Release Date: March 28, 2008 | Unrated

Starring: Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sara Paxton

Summary: How many superheroes does it take to save the world? The creators of The Naked Gun and Scary Movie answer this question in hysterical David Zucker fashion with the uproarious comedy Superhero Movie. Meet Rick Riker. He's young, he's cool, and he's got superpowers. Now, if he only knew how to use them... But the world is in danger, and noHow many superheroes does it take to save the world? The creators of The Naked Gun and Scary Movie answer this question in hysterical David Zucker fashion with the uproarious comedy Superhero Movie. Meet Rick Riker. He's young, he's cool, and he's got superpowers. Now, if he only knew how to use them... But the world is in danger, and no one is safe when Zucker and the gang--headed by the hilarious cast of Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall, and many others--take aim at some of the biggest blockbusters of our time, including Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men, and Fantastic Four, to name a few. On March 28, learning to fly, spinning a web, and busting a gut has never been this much fun. (The Weinstein Company)… Expand

Director: Craig Mazin

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 75 min

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Nathan Rabin

Undiscriminating comedy fans hungering for the High School High of superhero parodies need look no further. Read full review

Ty Burr

How can you tell the target age for Superhero Movie is exactly 13 1/2 years? Because most of the jokes are Internet-related. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

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. Read full review

Empire Tony Horkins

This super-powered spoof just doesn't fly. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The gags are consistently weak, though actor Miles Fisher turns in a hair-raising impression of Tom Cruise. Read full review

Felix Vasques Jr.

What's shocking about Superhero Movie is not that it's been advertised to death on Nickelodeon to impressionable children, but that it's a completely on-the-nose satire of "Spider-Man.” Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

This abysmal "Spider-Man" satire has more in common with the lamentable spate of "Epic" and "Date Movies" than Zucker and Nielsen's truly funny "Naked Gun" series. Read full review

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luffyy

Jan 11, 2011

This film is the greatest comedy movie I've seen. It's so funny, I can't stop laughing. If you like a kind of that comedy, don't miss this movie. Believe me!

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Jamison12

Jul 23, 2013

I'm not one to like spoof movies other than the first 2 Scary Movies. Superhero movie I think is a great spoof film. It's one of few other spoof movies that really focuses on plot and character development. Not to mention the jokes. Adding Leslie Nielsen was the right move to make a funnyI'm not one to like spoof movies other than the first 2 Scary Movies. Superhero movie I think is a great spoof film. It's one of few other spoof movies that really focuses on plot and character development. Not to mention the jokes. Adding Leslie Nielsen was the right move to make a funny Spoof film.… Expand

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DallinP.

Sep 15, 2009

It is by far the best stupid comedy to come out in the last few years. If you don't like the stupid spoof genre, don't watch this movie. If you do like it, this one is the best since the old Jim Abrahams ones.

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ClintH.

Jul 15, 2008

This film had better potential, but writer-director Craig Mazin believes that good comedy is only sex jokes, fart jokes, poop jokes, pop culture and internet references are the way to go. Scattershot satire is only good until the middle of the movie. Better than Epic Movie, though.

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diogomendes

Jan 1, 2015

"Superhero Movie" provides some laughs, but on pure cinematic terms, this is a pathetically bad "Spider-Man" satire that doesn't fulfill a moviegoer's expectation.

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drlowdon

Feb 25, 2018

In case the title didn't give it away this is a "parody" of superhero movies, more specifically the first Spider Man film.

The parody movie genre has proved successful on multiple occasions in the past, The Austin Powers movies being my favourite examples, but this is another example of aIn case the title didn't give it away this is a "parody" of superhero movies, more specifically the first Spider Man film.

The parody movie genre has proved successful on multiple occasions in the past, The Austin Powers movies being my favourite examples, but this is another example of a film full of lazy writing and lazy jokes that barely caused me to raise a smile let alone actually laugh. The only real question is how the Scary Movie franchise become popular enough to spawn, not only a bunch of sequels, but a host of other spin-offs as well?… Expand

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Robert

Mar 28, 2008

How many of these ridiculously bad Zucker films can be put out. What is an outrage is that there's young, dedicated film makers out there with great ideas who only need a financial break to get their work put out - and yet we get these kind of cornball movies that open big, and within How many of these ridiculously bad Zucker films can be put out. What is an outrage is that there's young, dedicated film makers out there with great ideas who only need a financial break to get their work put out - and yet we get these kind of cornball movies that open big, and within 3 weeks fade into obscurity. For me, the only good film of this type was Scary Movie - which is the first. Every single one of its predecessors STINK, just like this one.… Expand

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