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A raucous comic book-inspired action picture. Rainn Wilson gives a deep and soulful performance.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

Sweet and earnest, but also raunchy and fearless. Ellen Page is a complete joy. Has such a charm, it's pretty hard to resist.

— Karen Valby, Entertainment Weekly

THIS FILM IS PURE MOVIE MAGIC! Comedy, violence, hot ladies... it has everything.

— Ain't it Cool News,

Presented by IFC Films | United States | Apr 1st, 2011 | 96 MINS | R

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!

SUPER combines absurd humor with balls-out violence to create something that is unashamed, unimitable, and dark, dramatic and subversive to the core.

Director

  • James Gunn

Producers

  • Miranda Bailey
  • Ted Hope

Writer

  • James Gunn