Comic Book - The Movie

2004

Comic Book - The Movie (2004)

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40%

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39%

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Mark Hamill directs and stars in the straight-to-video mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie, largely filmed on-location at the 2002 Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA. Comic book fan Donald Swan (Hamill) is hired to make a documentary about his favorite superheroes: Commander Courage and Liberty Ladd. A big Hollywood film company has funded an action blockbuster about the legendary superhero, although with an updated image. Commander Courage becomes an aggressive anti-terrorist played by Bruce Easley (Daran Norris) and his sidekick becomes sexed-up eye candy Papaya Smith (Donna D'Errico). Traditionalist Swan fights to save the dignity of his beloved hero. His documentary crew consists of studio executive Taylor Donohue (Roger Rose) and intoxicated cameraman Ricky (Jess Harnell). A consultant on the project is Leo Matuzik (Billy West), the grandson of the original character creator. Kevin Smith, Hugh Hefner, Bruce Campbell, and Stan Lee appear as themselves. Legendary actors Sid Caesar and Jonathan Winters play a pair of old army buddies who reminisce about the good old days. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (language, sexual content, and some drug references)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Mark Hamill
  • Written By:
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Miramax

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Cast

Mark Hamill
as Donald Swann
Roger Rose
as Taylor Donohue
Billy West
as Leo Matuzik
Donna D'Errico
as Liberty Lass / Papaya Smith
Jess Harnell
as Ricky
Tom Kenny
as Derek Sprang
Daran Norris
as Bruce Easley
Lori Alan
as Anita Levine
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Critic Reviews for Comic Book - The Movie

All Critics (5)

What Hamill and crew do with Comic Book: The Movie is take the documentary format...and flip it over in a satirical manner

Apr 1, 2018 | Full Review…
Solzy at the Movies

Say what you will about the various types of fanboys out there, but one thing seems fairly certain: the geeks do know how to laugh at themselves.

May 24, 2004 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
eFilmCritic.com

The movie will probably play better for those with a better appreciation for the world of comics than for those without...

Feb 1, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Reel Film Reviews

a quickie and low-budget affair

Jan 25, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Filmcritic.com

Comic Book reminded me of a DVD bonus item that might be included with a disc's main attraction to help sell the feature.

Jan 24, 2004 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Comic Book - The Movie

½

This movie was a very clever concept. Mark Hamill makes a monument to his own nerdom and peoples it with his voice actor buddies. Okay, that makes it sound bad, but it really is very good and funny. Hamill creates a non-existent comic book character through which to examine the culture of comic collection and fandom. Jess Harnell and Kevin Smith are particularly good, and Smith is extra funny if you've seen his Evening With series. Heaps of talent brought this movie into being, and it really shows.

Emily Armstrong
Emily Armstrong

Super Reviewer

Silly and poorly acted. Fun for comic fans I guess and you get to see a little bit of comic con.

Jason Spencer
Jason Spencer

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½

A few parts aside, this really sucked. Hamill was so annoying.

Michael Gildea
Michael Gildea

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What the fuck was this load of crap really about. Just a bunch of voice over actors trying to feel important.

James Alvarez
James Alvarez

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