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After spoofing disaster films in Airplane!,
police shows in The Naked Gun, and Hollywood horrors in Scary Movie 3
and 4, producer David Zucker sets his satirical sights on the superhero
genre with this anarchic comedy lampooning everything from Spider-Man
to X-Men and Superman Returns. Shortly after being bitten by a
genetically altered dragonfly, high-school outcast Rick Riker (Drake
Bell) begins to experience a startling transformation. Now Rick's skin
is as strong as steel, and he possesses the strength of ten men.
Determined to use his newfound powers to fight
crime, Rick creates a special costume and assumes the identity of The
Dragonfly -- a fearless crime fighter dedicated to keeping the streets
safe for law-abiding citizens. But every superhero needs a nemesis, and
after Lou Landers (Christopher McDonald) is caught in the middle of an
experiment gone horribly awry, he develops the power to leech the life
force out of anyone he meets and becomes the villainous Hourglass.
Intent on achieving immortality, the Hourglass attempts to gather as
much life force as possible as the noble Dragonfly sets out to take
down his archenemy and realize his destiny as a true hero.
Craig Mazin writes and directs this high-flying
spoof featuring Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Marion
Ross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Regina Hall.
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