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Overview

User Rating:
4.3/10   19,640 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Craig Mazin (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 March 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
The greatest Superhero movie of all time! (not counting all the others)
Plot:
Orphaned high school student Rick Riker is bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, develops super powers (except for the ability to fly), and becomes a hero. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(95 articles)
Sr Pick: Cool Illustrated Disney/Marvel Mash-Up
 (From Screen Rant. 31 December 2009, 3:49 AM, PST)

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User Reviews:
Very funny more (148 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Superhero! (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language.
Runtime:
75 min | 82 min (extended edition)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44303) | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:12A | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | UK:15 (Re-edited Version) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Norway:11 | Iceland:7 | Brazil:12
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David Zucker (producer) works again with two actors that have appeared in previous movies of him: Airplane! (1980)'s star Robert Hays and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)'s star Leslie Nielsen. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rick Riker checks his symptoms on the internet, the dialog box title changes from "mdnet" to "internetmd" and back again. more
Quotes:
Rick Riker: Now I'm never gonna know the secret to becoming a superhero.
Mrs. Xavier: You wanna know the secret? Come close.
Rick Riker: [smacks Rick] Make a costume, shithead!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Final Destination (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Oh No You Didn't more

FAQ

What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Extended version of the movie?
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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Very funny, 14 July 2009
7/10
Author: atinder from United Kingdom

With all these bad Spoof movies like Date movie, Not Another Teen Movie,Epic Movie and Disaster Movie (which is the worst spoof movie ever).

So i was thinking will be the same, but my god this movie made me laugh so much, This movie better then others listed above better then Scary movie 4 and 2

Plot: In this spoof of Hollywood blockbusters, director and screenwriter Craig Mazin (THE SPECIALS) tackles the age-old story of a regular guy who suddenly finds that he possesses super powers. Ricky Riker (Drake Bell) is a typical teenager, except that his luck is worse then most. Basically, he's a loser. He's been in love with beautiful Jill (Sara Paxton) for years, but is sure she doesn't know he exists. Even his best friend, Trey (Kevin Hart), is willing to throw him over for another clique. But Rick's life changes dramatically when a genetically enhanced dragonfly bites him during a school field trip. In a flash, he becomes the Dragonfly. He can scale buildings, and has immense strength--though he's still a klutz. Rick isn't sure he has what it takes to be a superhero, but it's up to him to save the city from the villainous Hourglass (Christopher McDonald), who literally sucks the life out of people, and threatens to harm those dearest to Rick. Mazin, The main spoof is spider man they also spoof Batman, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men.

I love this movie so, well the last spoof movie I Saw was Disaster movie that oh my god, that movie was SO bad ) (That one the reason like this movie more then I Should) The superhero movie is one best spoof to come out last year, I am not saying it the best spoof EVER! Love it 7/10

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