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After a bite from a genetically altered insect gives him superhuman abilities, teenage loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) decides to use his powers for good. Donning an uncomfortably tight costume, Rick becomes a mysterious crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." But standing in the way of truth, justice and the American Way is an evil villain known as "The Hourglass," who plans to become immortal by sucking the life force out of anyone who gets in his way.

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Superhero Movie is not the worst of the spoof genre, but relies on tired gags and lame pop culture references all the same.

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Superhero Movie | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Superhero Movie | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Tony Horkins Empire Magazine This super-powered spoof just doesn't fly. Rated: 2/5 Jun 5, 2008 Full Review Superhero Movie | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly There are a few lively bits, and one joke with an edge: a slap at Stephen Hawking and his computer-drone voice. Mostly, though, this is super-lame. Rated: C- Apr 2, 2008 Full Review Superhero Movie | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Isn't it a bad sign when the most entertaining aspect of these spoof films has become the celebrity spotting rather than the actual film itself? Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Superhero Movie | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Manages to be a much more creative and coherent superhero picture than "Spider-Man 3" ever hoped to be. Feb 9, 2016 Full Review Superhero Movie | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Dave White Movies.com Rated: 0.5/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dimitris T This film doesn't give you a single minute to rest from cackling. It seems physically impossible for a parody to serve so many jokes in such small timespans over a duration of nearly one and a half hours. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Ruan L I really enjoyed the movie. I loved the idea that it was a parody of famous movies. I think that the comedy in this movie was a stroke of a genius. They've used the sarcasm very well and i will watch this movie again! I wish that other peoples could see this masterpiece because it's worth it. I liked how light the vibe of the film was. My final answer is that this movie was a 8/10. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review f d THIS IS THE WORST COMEDY MOVIE BY FAR THAT I WATCHED AND COMEDIES IS THE ONLY THING I WATCH Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Bob P I ended up skipping through scenes just to get to the ending and it looks like I didn't miss much. I watched it years ago and forgot that I did, so it's really forgettable. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Dante C While the movie has some funny moments, there are jokes that may not be necessary, at least in my opinion. The storyline reminded me of mainly the first Spider-Man movie, directed by Sam Raimi. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Me D Very funny but sometimes it goes a little to far. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W. Zucker Director Craig Mazin Director Drake Bell Rick Riker Sara Paxton Jill Johnson Leslie Nielsen Uncle Albert Christopher McDonald Lou Landers
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Synopsis After a bite from a genetically altered insect gives him superhuman abilities, teenage loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) decides to use his powers for good. Donning an uncomfortably tight costume, Rick becomes a mysterious crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." But standing in the way of truth, justice and the American Way is an evil villain known as "The Hourglass," who plans to become immortal by sucking the life force out of anyone who gets in his way.

Director
David W. Zucker, Craig Mazin

Producer
Craig Mazin, David W. Zucker, Robert K. Weiss

Screenwriter
Craig Mazin

Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Co
Dimension Films

Rating
PG-13 (Crude and Sexual Content|Comic Violence|Drug References|Language)

Genre
Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 2008, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2017

Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.9M

Runtime
1h 25m

Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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