Super (2010)
Action, Comedy, Drama
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 (Wilson) sees his ex-addict wife (Tyler) willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer (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 (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.
Director: James Gunn
Writer: James Gunn
Stars: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo
►Cast:
| Rainn Wilson | ► | Frank Darbo |
| Ellen Page | ► | Libby |
| Liv Tyler | ► | Sarah |
| Kevin Bacon | ► | Jacques |
| Gregg Henry | ► | Detective John Felkner |
| Michael Rooker | ► | Abe |
| Andre Royo | ► | Hamilton |
| Sean Gunn | ► | Toby |
| Stephen Blackehart | ► | Quill |
| Don Mac | ► | Mr. Range |
| Linda Cardellini | ► | Pet Store Employee |
| Nathan Fillion | ► | The Holy Avenger |
| Gerardo Davila | ► | Cop (as Gerardo Davilla) |
| Grant Goodman | ► | Young Frank |
| Paul T. Taylor | ► | Frank Sr. (as Paul Taylor) |
| Connor Day | ► | Teenage Frank |
| James Gunn | ► | Demonswill |
| Mikaela Hoover | ► | Holly |
| Nick Holmes | ► | Jim |
| Matt Moore | ► | Jesus / Guy in Line |
| Rob Zombie | ► | God (voice) |
| Steve Agee | ► | Comic Book Store Jerk |
| Laurel Whitsett | ► | Librarian |
| James Lentzsch | ► | Passenger Teen |
| Nate Rubin | ► | Driving Teen |
| Edrick Browne | ► | Nathaniel |
| Danny Cosmo | ► | Purse-Snatcher |
| Krystal Mayo | ► | Wheelchair Woman |
| Russell Towery | ► | Chickenhawk |
| Mario Jimenez | ► | Chicken (as Mario Jiminez Jr.) |
| Jonathan Winkler | ► | Transvestite |
| Mollie Milligan | ► | Sarah’s Sister |
| Gerry May | ► | Newscaster |
| Valentine Miele | ► | Line Butter |
| Michelle Gunn | ► | Line Butter’s Girlfriend |
| Darcel White Moreno | ► | Waitress (as Darcel Moreno) |
| Greg Ingram | ► | Long-Haired Hood |
| Lindsay Soileau | ► | Libby’s Friend |
| Brandon Belknap | ► | Christian |
| Zach Gilford | ► | Jerry |
| Lloyd Kaufman | ► | 911 Man |
| Tim J. Smith | ► | Range’s Technician (as Tim Smith) |
| Mark De Alessandro | ► | Thug Jumped on by Boltie |
| Cole S. McKay | ► | Thug Set on Fire (as Cole McKay) |
| Dominick LaBanca | ► | Thug #1 |
| John W. Lawson | ► | Thug Missing Arms |
| William Katt | ► | Sgt. Fitzgibbon |
| Dale Beasley | ► | Prom Photographer |
| Heather Bloom | ► | Mom with Girl |
| M Charlotte Cheatham | ► | Extra |
| Kurt DeVille | ► | Cop #2 |
| Gabriel Geer | ► | Customer in Comic Book Shop |
| Walt Hollis | ► | Purse Snatcher |
| Rick LaCour | ► | Drug Dealer |
| Daniel Mignault | ► | Feature / Brother |
| Daniel Nix | ► | Mr. Jake |
| James Paul | ► | Street Pedestrian |
| Christine Quinn | ► | Stoner Girl |
| Marchello Stewart | ► | Waiter |
| Preston Strother | ► | Johnny Stockwell |
Sources: imdb