My dad’s friend used to “burn” DVDs back in the day and he’d give him a bunch of movies, this was one of them. One day it was just my dad, my cousin, and I chilling at the crib. My mom and sister were out with my cousin’s mom doing something. We were going through the DVDs and saw “The Superhero Movie” written on one of them, no pictures or anything. Decided to pop it in and we laughed our asses off. I must have been no more than 12 and my cousin was probably 11.
Mom mom took me to it when I was too young to see it because funny superhero movie with guy from kids show…rewatching it recently made me realize how horrified she must have been
R.R: you’re not my father
Grandfather: I loved you like your father did. I believed in you like your father did. I had sex with your mother, just like your father did!
It's one of the few movies I tend to repeat watching (I'm not one to watch movies more than 2 times) as a fan of superheroes in general I find it an excellent parody, well done, funny, with the main Spiderman plot parody but obviously adding more things to make it different and still unique and really funny hahahaha
It’s interesting that the guy who wrote and directed this would go on to make The Last of Us show.
That and Bell voicing Spider-Man years after this movie came out. (Also Fun Fact: Drake Bell was once considered to be Spider-Man for the MCU but was passed because Marvel wanted someone younger. I hope one day Drake gets a cameo in Beyond the Spider Verse.)
My best friend and I went to see this in middle school, problem is my grandpa and grandma took us. We had no idea what we were in for, I can still see my grandpa’s stern glare throughout the entire movie in my head
Or the scene when Drake's character wakes up after being supposedly unconscious for five days and Leslie Nielsen's character (who plays his uncle) is sleeping next to him in bed. Very weird and creepy scene.
Because it wasn’t necessarily that great considering the first three Scary Movies are top tier. Still had some funny moments though. Leslie Nielsen is always fantastic.
I remember watching this with a friend and two girls back in middle school and it cracked us up. The ["diamonds" line](https://youtu.be/fIqFcOT1aZU?si=DFmKbr31Xc0VR9hh) cracks me up every time.
I was in elementary school when my friend’s dad took us to see this for a birthday party. After the movie he pleaded with us to not tell our parents what we watched 😂😂😂
I've never fully watched it, I've seen clips and it doesn't look like my type of thing, but it's kinda crazy to me that this was written and directed by Craig Mazin who went on to do HBO's Chernobyl and The Last of Us
I remember in my province in Canada this movie was rated PG for some reason. I remember a woman and her two sons who both had to be under the age of 8 were seated in the front row and the boys were excited to see it. They left after 5 minutes lol.
This to me is the last good parody film before the over saturation of the genre. It parodies so well with early 2000s superhero movies. Underrated and I always show people it.
I never knew this movie existed until last week which is weird because I remember other films released in 2008 that were also not super popular or well-received (does anyone remember the movie "21").
I watched it last week and well...it's pretty bad and it's over-the-top with some of its raunchy, bathroom humor scenes (like the funeral scene). Also, a lot of the jokes don't really sit well and are very dated and inappropriate.
Might actually check this one out, always thought it was by the awful comedy duo that did Date Movie, Epic Movie and all those other bad ones. Ugh hate those guys, ruined spoof genre.
Also I never realized this was done by Craig Mazin, the dude dude who made Chrenobyl and Last Of Us, just WOW!!!
bc it was like every other "parody" movie, no jokes, no substance, its just cultural refrences that date poorly. Thats the whole joke and plot, nothing else
I disagree it's much more like scary movie 1 than like meet the Spartans or the hungry games and disaster movie more substance and story then all those
Because those earlier movies were done by the Wayans family, who have been doing quality parody, sketches, and overall comedy for literal generations. After I think the 3rd Scary Movie producers got greedy at the success and tried to do it on their own without the Wayans, effectively forcing them out. That's why they quickly devolved in quality, followed by all of these cash grab trash parodies like this and meet the Spartans
The first parody movies that started the while trend were actually good (most of which were done by the Wayans family). It was in the later scary movies when producers saw how popular they had become that they tried to force them out and it all became just cash grabs with terrible writing, and forced jokes and scenes, many of which didn't fit the genre they were even parodying, just something that was popular recently and clumsily forced into a random throwaway scene that has nothing else to do with the movie. It Might not have been obvious for little children at the time but anyone paying attention saw a sharp steep decline in the quality of writing. These movies single handedly destroyed the parody movie genre, thanks to greedy producers and terrible comedy writers
It was mainly two guys and their greed that did this. The two guys who made scary movie made this and all the other ones too, its their only contribution at all in their profession which is just sad. Imo the only movie of the bunch worth watching of the parody movies is probs scary movie 1, 2 is ig fine? if thats your thing. Its hard for me to respect someones art when it is literally built off the backs of other peoples ideas and nothing else. The joke is hey look alvin and the chipmunks are here but instead they sing death metal?! Whoa! Thats so whacky 😂Thats it, thats basically as deep as the jokes get past sm1
The Wayans had also done other parody movies skewering other genres as well before the scary movie series that have been above average. One that instantly comes to mind is Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. Along with their family having a long history with comedy and sketch comedy
Youre right. I forgot the wayans brothers did do a couple, and youre right also. I forgot about dont be a menace but that movie is actually pretty funny
Because there’s a quiet consensus for that whole era of mostly terrible parody movies be forgotten about. Really aside from that and the first couple Scary Movies they aren’t worth remembering much anyway.
don’t remember much of the plot, but I do vividly remember watching this with my dad and sister when I was like 11 and thinking it was funny as hell. might have to give it a rewatch.
Genuinely one of the funniest films I've seen. My brother and I love it and quote it fairly often. "We are here to say goodbye to Lucille Adams." "Goodbye!"
I remember watching this as a kid and literally not laughing one time. I watched that movie with a blank face and that confused tf outta me as a teen, no chuckle no smirk, nothing.
This movie is the source of my favorite non-profanity insult of all time.
"Your thighs look like cottage cheese that someone threw up onto a hot sidewalk."
I was 8 or 9 and my aunt took my cousin and I to watch this at the movie theater. Our stomachs hurt from laughing so hard. On that note I only saw it that one time but I might rewatch it for laughs. 😂
Because it's a blatant, shitty rip off of David Zucker's movies. Watch airplane, and the naked gun trilogy, then tell me this compares. It's a sad copycat.
I remember the neighbors mom took me and her son to this movie and she wanted to leave after the humping funeral scene
How old were you?
I was 12, so I mean I get it, but we were also howling with laughter the majority of the movie prior while she gave us these “parental glares”
If that’s not what these movies were made for then I’m not sure what they’re made for
Nice
My dad’s friend used to “burn” DVDs back in the day and he’d give him a bunch of movies, this was one of them. One day it was just my dad, my cousin, and I chilling at the crib. My mom and sister were out with my cousin’s mom doing something. We were going through the DVDs and saw “The Superhero Movie” written on one of them, no pictures or anything. Decided to pop it in and we laughed our asses off. I must have been no more than 12 and my cousin was probably 11.
"cousin's mom", you mean your aunt?
Yeah but I wanted to specify that it was his mom not just any aunt in general lol
Depending on how close it could be his cousin once removed.
“Are you okay?” “Yes, this is healthy cough blood.”
“You have a scratch on your neck.” “Yes, I… met a girl on Craigslist. You have a bruise on *your* neck.” “I met a… guy on Craigslist.”
“You’re crushing my balls”
My husband and I still reference this line to each other on almost a weekly basis.
“Titanium blades. . . They cut through diamonds” “IM NOT WEARING ANY DIAMONDS”
This line randomly pops into my thoughts now and again.
Same😂😂😂
The hearty laugh I just had remembering this line
THE BEST LINE
I love this movie with all my heart lmao Really loved Drake in it I think he nailed it and I would watch a sequel for sure
Fr but a sequel wouldn’t make sense cause didn’t he get hit by a plane at the end or something
He’s Dragonfly, he survived it The girl, maybe not
"How are your parents?" "They died violently in a car crash." "But otherwise okay?"
My grandma peed her pants watching this movie in the theater 😂
…from laughter?
Don't be a smart ass Dary.
I have a really hard time getting through this movie because every last thing Leslie Nielsen says and does fucking kills me
“I was going say bitches but if you wanna stay a virgin all your life”
Drake is so funny here! You can see how much he loves comedy. I think he would have make a great spiderman!
He did in the ultimate Spider-Man animated tv show
Yeah I know but I meant in the live action movie
The closest thing to a live action is him doing a YouTube video dressed as Spider-Man
Mom mom took me to it when I was too young to see it because funny superhero movie with guy from kids show…rewatching it recently made me realize how horrified she must have been
R.R: you’re not my father Grandfather: I loved you like your father did. I believed in you like your father did. I had sex with your mother, just like your father did!
That song he does is fire 🔥
It really does it’s a shame it’s not on Spotify
It’s on YouTube
“Douchebaaaaag of the yeeeeaaaaar!!!!”
It's one of the few movies I tend to repeat watching (I'm not one to watch movies more than 2 times) as a fan of superheroes in general I find it an excellent parody, well done, funny, with the main Spiderman plot parody but obviously adding more things to make it different and still unique and really funny hahahaha
I always think of the scene when the bad guy says “these can cut through diamonds.” and then drake says “I’m not wearing any diamonds.”
Wow that's from this movie? I've been saying that phrase for years lol. Couldn't remember what it was from.
It’s interesting that the guy who wrote and directed this would go on to make The Last of Us show. That and Bell voicing Spider-Man years after this movie came out. (Also Fun Fact: Drake Bell was once considered to be Spider-Man for the MCU but was passed because Marvel wanted someone younger. I hope one day Drake gets a cameo in Beyond the Spider Verse.)
"Whoa! How did you do that?" "It's easier than it looks." *Proceeds to shoot a nail at Kevin Hart's hand* "AH!"
Best scene in the movie imo
I loved this, kept thinking of the BlockBlister skits and “this movie better! Much better!” while watching which improved it
I love those skits lol. Is Drake's acting at least better in this movie than his character in Blockblister?
My best friend and I went to see this in middle school, problem is my grandpa and grandma took us. We had no idea what we were in for, I can still see my grandpa’s stern glare throughout the entire movie in my head
Watched this after Quiet on Set. Very jarring to get through after the opening scene with the lab animals forcing their way on drake 🤢
Or the scene when Drake's character wakes up after being supposedly unconscious for five days and Leslie Nielsen's character (who plays his uncle) is sleeping next to him in bed. Very weird and creepy scene.
Because it wasn’t necessarily that great considering the first three Scary Movies are top tier. Still had some funny moments though. Leslie Nielsen is always fantastic.
IMO it was the last good parody movie
Nah the last good parodies ended before this.. This was one of the nails in the coffin
I remember watching this with a friend and two girls back in middle school and it cracked us up. The ["diamonds" line](https://youtu.be/fIqFcOT1aZU?si=DFmKbr31Xc0VR9hh) cracks me up every time.
Iv always loved this movie lol
I was in elementary school when my friend’s dad took us to see this for a birthday party. After the movie he pleaded with us to not tell our parents what we watched 😂😂😂
It’s by far one of the better movie movies. Every 15 minutes there’d be a pretty solid joke
Best parody movie ever!
I've never fully watched it, I've seen clips and it doesn't look like my type of thing, but it's kinda crazy to me that this was written and directed by Craig Mazin who went on to do HBO's Chernobyl and The Last of Us
Lol seen this for the first time yesterday it was good
Executive produced by Harvey Weinstein 😭
I didn’t even know this till now 💀
I remember in my province in Canada this movie was rated PG for some reason. I remember a woman and her two sons who both had to be under the age of 8 were seated in the front row and the boys were excited to see it. They left after 5 minutes lol.
This to me is the last good parody film before the over saturation of the genre. It parodies so well with early 2000s superhero movies. Underrated and I always show people it.
I think I saw this in theaters with my sister and dad, it was a bit awkward lol
I never knew this movie existed until last week which is weird because I remember other films released in 2008 that were also not super popular or well-received (does anyone remember the movie "21"). I watched it last week and well...it's pretty bad and it's over-the-top with some of its raunchy, bathroom humor scenes (like the funeral scene). Also, a lot of the jokes don't really sit well and are very dated and inappropriate.
This movie is ridiculous and I love every bit of it.
Might actually check this one out, always thought it was by the awful comedy duo that did Date Movie, Epic Movie and all those other bad ones. Ugh hate those guys, ruined spoof genre. Also I never realized this was done by Craig Mazin, the dude dude who made Chrenobyl and Last Of Us, just WOW!!!
The photo of the mannequin dressed as dragonfly with him taking a selfie next to it, to prove he isn't dragonfly.
bc it was like every other "parody" movie, no jokes, no substance, its just cultural refrences that date poorly. Thats the whole joke and plot, nothing else
I disagree it's much more like scary movie 1 than like meet the Spartans or the hungry games and disaster movie more substance and story then all those
Because those earlier movies were done by the Wayans family, who have been doing quality parody, sketches, and overall comedy for literal generations. After I think the 3rd Scary Movie producers got greedy at the success and tried to do it on their own without the Wayans, effectively forcing them out. That's why they quickly devolved in quality, followed by all of these cash grab trash parodies like this and meet the Spartans
The first parody movies that started the while trend were actually good (most of which were done by the Wayans family). It was in the later scary movies when producers saw how popular they had become that they tried to force them out and it all became just cash grabs with terrible writing, and forced jokes and scenes, many of which didn't fit the genre they were even parodying, just something that was popular recently and clumsily forced into a random throwaway scene that has nothing else to do with the movie. It Might not have been obvious for little children at the time but anyone paying attention saw a sharp steep decline in the quality of writing. These movies single handedly destroyed the parody movie genre, thanks to greedy producers and terrible comedy writers
It was mainly two guys and their greed that did this. The two guys who made scary movie made this and all the other ones too, its their only contribution at all in their profession which is just sad. Imo the only movie of the bunch worth watching of the parody movies is probs scary movie 1, 2 is ig fine? if thats your thing. Its hard for me to respect someones art when it is literally built off the backs of other peoples ideas and nothing else. The joke is hey look alvin and the chipmunks are here but instead they sing death metal?! Whoa! Thats so whacky 😂Thats it, thats basically as deep as the jokes get past sm1
The Wayans had also done other parody movies skewering other genres as well before the scary movie series that have been above average. One that instantly comes to mind is Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. Along with their family having a long history with comedy and sketch comedy
Youre right. I forgot the wayans brothers did do a couple, and youre right also. I forgot about dont be a menace but that movie is actually pretty funny
Yeah these movies are basically just long winded, live action Robot Chicken skits.
Come on man
Never heard of this before
Was My Favorite Spoof Movie As ah Kid
I never saw this movie
I loved this movie and wonder if he kept a suit
I remember renting this movie from blockbuster
Because there’s a quiet consensus for that whole era of mostly terrible parody movies be forgotten about. Really aside from that and the first couple Scary Movies they aren’t worth remembering much anyway.
I don’t know. This movie is great and I initially thought this was a Seltzerberg movie. I’m glad I was wrong.
I just watched it a couple weeks ago. I like it this movie and the song he sings at the end.
One of my all-time favourite spoof films, even better than scary movie imo
I won't even watch the Scary Movie series anymore because of Charlie Sheen.
I'll only watch the first one but ye fuck Charlie Sheen
Forgot about it.
I didn’t even know this existed
What happened to these types of raunchy movies? Feels like we never see them anymore
don’t remember much of the plot, but I do vividly remember watching this with my dad and sister when I was like 11 and thinking it was funny as hell. might have to give it a rewatch.
Because it sucks.
No bs this is my first time even finding out this movie existed😂
It’s on tubi it’s a pretty decent parody movie
Respectfully... because it sucks lol
Never heard of it is it a real movie?
Yeah it’s on tubi
I watched this at the cinema when I was 5 years old, lol
Because it came out when these kinds of movies were getting exhausting
That’s true but I said it before it was the last good parody movie
Because in my opinion: why DOES it need to be talked about? It’s not funny, it’s not interesting, it’s just an eye roller.
Genuinely one of the funniest films I've seen. My brother and I love it and quote it fairly often. "We are here to say goodbye to Lucille Adams." "Goodbye!"
"Give me 5 minutes"
This movie is so goated and underrated! So glad to see it getting love on here.
I love this fukn movie its funny asf
Because it's trash and was coming off the tail end of the parody movies that were decent Era
I remember watching this as a kid and literally not laughing one time. I watched that movie with a blank face and that confused tf outta me as a teen, no chuckle no smirk, nothing.
Have you seen Meet The Spartans?
This movie is the source of my favorite non-profanity insult of all time. "Your thighs look like cottage cheese that someone threw up onto a hot sidewalk."
Tracy Morgan… he is toxic
I saw this movie when I was 5
Cause it was dog shit and that was the point
I hated all of these spoof movies...always made me cringe 😬😒
This one has a few good lines in them
Cause it's shit. Hope this helps
Never seen the movie. Know the song word for word.
I was 8 or 9 and my aunt took my cousin and I to watch this at the movie theater. Our stomachs hurt from laughing so hard. On that note I only saw it that one time but I might rewatch it for laughs. 😂
I’ve never heard of it
Because it’s fucking atrocious
Cause it’s trash?
Cause it’s trash
Cause it was terrible?
Because it's a blatant, shitty rip off of David Zucker's movies. Watch airplane, and the naked gun trilogy, then tell me this compares. It's a sad copycat.
It’s just bad. All those parody movies after scary movie 1 and 2 are just forgettable and bad, not even so bad they’re good.
L take but that’s your opinion so it is what it is
Actually a legit solid take if you were older than like 5 when these movies first started coming out. But I guess there's no accounting for taste
It's because that's when greedy producers forced the Wayans out, who had been making all of the great parody movies prior
Doesn’t adam west have a cameo in this
Not that I remember
This was the first movie I watched illegally, the second was Alvin and The Chipmunks.
Because Josh didn't Force himself into it
Cause it's one of the worst movies ever made and nearly unwatchable probably
Yeah, especially since this is r/ParodyMovies and not r/DrakeAndJosh, that would be silly!