Superhero Movie

After spoofing disaster films in Airplane!, police shows in The Naked Gun, and Hollywood horrors in Scary Movie 3 and 4, producer David Zucker sets his satirical sights on the superhero genre with this anarchic comedy lampooning everything from Spider-Man to X-Men and Superman Returns. Shortly after ...more

Despite the fact that spoofs recycle and reinterpret previously existing material, they must exert a lot of effort to be funny and smart. They must also have at least a modicum of respect for the subject, or subjects, it’s riffing on. Superhero Movie is largely a send up of Spider-Man, yet it mixes the alter-ego histories of Peter Parker, Clark Kent, and Bruce Wayne in an attempt to show off its superhero savvy. It also features cast members who’ve enjoyed success in the genre, namely Leslie ...more