Allan Rich, Anita Dangler, Anne Archer
An unemployed "nice guy" actor (John Ritter) is mistaken for a do-gooding, costumed crime fighter named Captain Avenger. But the harmless error is magnified when a couple of political operatives (Bert...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
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Flixster Reviews (45)
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November 21, 2007A bit of a forgotten classic. The story is quite believable, as John Ritter plays an actor-turned-superhero. It's a lot of fun and complimented Superman the Movie in the same era nicely. It's exciting whenever he appears as Captain Hero to the rescue.
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August 25, 2009This feel good movie stars John Ritter as a do gooder trying to come clean. I miss John Ritter because his acting is so pure that it is hard to find an actor today that can come close. Ann Archer was pretty good but sort of fake in this role. I have always liked this movie and it...( read more)
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July 14, 2009John Ritter was one of those actors that had big success on television, but never managed to transfer that success to the big screen. Which is a real shame, because he's probably one of the most easily likeable actors ever. Who better to play a regular guy who becomes a hero not ...( read more)
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August 30, 2008nostalgic film which is still fun to watch after all these years
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February 19, 2008John Ritter dons the superhero costume. I used to watch this all the time as a kid. I saw it again recently and i still loved it.
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July 25, 2007A good movie in the typical John Ritter vein (i.e. stumble around like an idiot)
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