Super
Fun and funny, dark and twisted, semi-schizophrenic and certifiably insane.
Super
In the outlandish dark comedy SUPER, James Gunn has created what is perhaps the definitive take on self-reflexive superheroes.
When sad-sack loser Frank (Rainn Wilson) sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler) willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer (Kevin Bacon), he finds himself bereft and wholly unable to cope. But soon he decides to fight back under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a hand-made suit, a wrench and a crazed sidekick named Boltie (Ellen Page), the Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife. The rules were written a long time ago: You are not supposed to molest children, cut lines or key cars; if you do, prepare to face the wrath of the Crimson Bolt!
No stranger to rebel filmmaking, James Gunn cut his teeth writing for Troma before making his directing debut with 2006's SLITHER. In a similar vein, his follow-up feature combines absurd humor with balls-out violence to create something that is both unashamed and inimitable. But this time Gunn adds a new ingredient, one that is dark, dramatic and subversive to the core.
“Fun and funny, dark and twisted, semi-schizophrenic and certifiably insane.” (Scott Weinberg, Cinematical)
When sad-sack loser Frank (Rainn Wilson) sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler) willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer (Kevin Bacon), he finds himself bereft and wholly unable to cope. But soon he decides to fight back under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a hand-made suit, a wrench and a crazed sidekick named Boltie (Ellen Page), the Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife. The rules were written a long time ago: You are not supposed to molest children, cut lines or key cars; if you do, prepare to face the wrath of the Crimson Bolt!
No stranger to rebel filmmaking, James Gunn cut his teeth writing for Troma before making his directing debut with 2006's SLITHER. In a similar vein, his follow-up feature combines absurd humor with balls-out violence to create something that is both unashamed and inimitable. But this time Gunn adds a new ingredient, one that is dark, dramatic and subversive to the core.
“Fun and funny, dark and twisted, semi-schizophrenic and certifiably insane.” (Scott Weinberg, Cinematical)
Genre
Comedy,
Action/Adventure
Web Site
Runtime
96
Language
English
Director
James Gunn
Cast
Rainn Wilson,
Kevin Bacon,
Ellen Page
FEATURED REVIEW
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
The market hasn't exactly been hurting for backyard superheroes over the past year, what with the likes of "Kick-Ass" and "Defendor."But they're lame imposters next to "Super," a giddily over-the-top, super-entertaining goof on the Everyman crimefighter flick written and directed with evident relish ...
Played at
Town Center 5 4.01.11 - 4.14.11
Monica Film Center 4.01.11 - 4.14.11
Playhouse 7 4.01.11 - 4.21.11
Claremont 5 4.29.11 - 5.05.11
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