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After a bite from a genetically altered insect gives him superhuman abilities, teenage loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) decides to use his powers for good. Donning an uncomfortably tight costume, Rick becomes a mysterious crime fighter known as The Dragonfly. But standing in the way of truth, justice and the American Way is an evil villain known as The Hourglass, who plans to become immortal by sucking the life force out of anyone who gets in his way.
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Superhero Movie is not the worst of the spoof genre, but relies on tired gags and lame pop culture references all the same.

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Tony Horkins Empire Magazine This super-powered spoof just doesn't fly. Rated: 2/5 Jun 5, 2008 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly There are a few lively bits, and one joke with an edge: a slap at Stephen Hawking and his computer-drone voice. Mostly, though, this is super-lame. Rated: C- Apr 2, 2008 Full Review Rob Humanick Slant Magazine Essentially a retread of every bad grade-school joke you're happy to have forgotten. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 31, 2008 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Isn't it a bad sign when the most entertaining aspect of these spoof films has become the celebrity spotting rather than the actual film itself? Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Manages to be a much more creative and coherent superhero picture than "Spider-Man 3" ever hoped to be. Feb 9, 2016 Full Review Dave White Movies.com Rated: 0.5/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cristian s Una de esas comedias paródicas que salieron en la década del 2000 que me perdí en su momento y recién pude disfrutar en pleno 2025. Me encanto, como película es medio malarda pero me reí de principio a fin. Y una estrella extra por tener el placer de volver a ver a Leslie Nielsen, increíble como apenas apareció en pantalla ya me estaba riendo. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 Full Review Solen C very funny movie kind like spiderman spaceballs Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/25 Full Review James E This is really only good for low brow laughs, but I can’t help but enjoy it for what it is. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/28/25 Full Review Forty P Hilarious spoof movie! Always makes me laugh my butt off. If you love Superhero flicks, but need a good laugh at the same time, this is the ultimate choice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review Jon P this is super well made Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review Tom G Its what you expect to be fair Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a bite from a genetically altered insect gives him superhuman abilities, teenage loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) decides to use his powers for good. Donning an uncomfortably tight costume, Rick becomes a mysterious crime fighter known as The Dragonfly. But standing in the way of truth, justice and the American Way is an evil villain known as The Hourglass, who plans to become immortal by sucking the life force out of anyone who gets in his way.
Director
David W. Zucker, Craig Mazin
Producer
Craig Mazin, David W. Zucker, Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriter
Craig Mazin
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Dimension Films
Rating
PG-13 (Crude and Sexual Content|Comic Violence|Drug References|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.9M
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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