Super Capers (2008)
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27% of users liked it
(2,440 ratings)
A wannabe superhero joins a team of bumbling heroes-in-training on a time-traveling mission to thwart an evil plot in this high-flying comedy featuring Clint Howard, Adam West, Tom Sizemore, and Doug Jones. Ed Gruberman (Justin Whalin) may not possess any actual superpowers, but his passion for… More A wannabe superhero joins a team of bumbling heroes-in-training on a time-traveling mission to thwart an evil plot in this high-flying comedy featuring Clint Howard, Adam West, Tom Sizemore, and Doug Jones. Ed Gruberman (Justin Whalin) may not possess any actual superpowers, but his passion for fighting crime rivals that of even the greatest comic-book do-gooders. When Ed becomes a member of The Super Capers, an oddball team of aspiring superheroes, it seems as if his dream of fighting crime for real is about to come true. Upon discovering evidence of an evil plot involving gold bullion, an alluring femme fatale, and a powerful criminal mastermind, Ed travels back in time to prevent a disaster the likes of which the world has never seen. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Griggs
- Written By
- Ray Griggs
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Mar 20, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- RG Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Super Capers begins as a campy tribute to comic book heroes and their 1960s and '70s TV incarnations, but quickly descends into an ineptly paced, toothless lampoon of sci-fi and fantasy films.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Featuring the production values of a commercial for a local used-car dealership in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Super Capers is a pathetic grab bag of spoofs.
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Lael Loewenstein, Variety
A bizarrely misguided attempt to revive -- and spoof -- the classic B-movie, Super Capers is the kind of experience that makes you want your 93 minutes back.
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Nathan Lee, New York Times
Intended as a campy riff on comic-book antics, Super Capers is instead a monumental negative achievement: a super catastrophe.
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Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
This first feature by Ray Griggs wears its Mad Magazine influences like a badge of honor but fails to round up enough laughs to save the day.
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Cast
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Justin Whalin
as Ed Gruberman
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Adam West
as Man Bat
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Sam Lloyd
as Herbert Brainard
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Christine Lakin
as Red
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Sarge
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Ryan McPartlin
as Will Powers
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Danielle Harris
as Felicia Freeze
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Oliver Muirhead
as Herbert Q
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Tom Sizemore
as Roger Cheatem
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Jon Polito
as Captain Sludge
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Doug Jones
as Special Agent Smith #1
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Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
as Special Agent Smith #2
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Pancho Moler
as Robo
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Bobby "Slim" Jones
as Cretan
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Ray Griggs
as Puffer Boy
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Clint Howard
as Mugger
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Michael Rooker
as The Dark Winged Vespers
- June Lockhart
- Samuel Lloyd
- Steve Braun

