Sunshine Superman

PG

Released May 22, 2015

1h 40m

Documentary

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92%

60 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

1,000+ Ratings

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The life and accomplishments of Carl Boenish, one of the first pioneers of BASE jumping.

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Sunshine Superman shines a light on a fascinating life with copious amounts of incredible, thrilling footage.

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Audience Member

The greatest 01 hour: and 40 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

A sweet documentary on Carl Boenish, an ordinary guy with pioneering thoughts & abilities.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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This was a very interesting look into the history of Base jumping. Even though a lot of the film footage is old, it still looks incredible. This documentary is bittersweet, but I think it earns itself at least one watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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I enjoyed this one and the stories the told of early adventures in BASE jumping

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

High flying, adored.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Thrilling documentary, but I will never understand the pleasure of jumping off of a cliff.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Marah Strauch

Director

John Long

Self

Allison McCulloch

Screening Party Attendee

Cecilie Bull

Screening Party Attendee

Marah Strauch

Jean Boenish

Carl Boenish

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Tom Long

Detroit News

You may find "Sunshine Superman" exhilarating or you may find "Sunshine Superman" terrifying, but you almost surely will not find it boring.

Rated: B

Jul 28, 2015

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Josh Kupecki

Austin Chronicle

Sunshine Superman is at times a bit too reverent with the material, and there are distracting reenactments ( la The Jinx and Man on Wire), some of which seem extraneous, but overall, the film is a sun-kissed tribute to a singular individual.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 11, 2015

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

Engrossing, tension-filled and utterly fascinating.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 9, 2015

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

The footage is spectacular, and the big screen is the perfect place to convey that majesty.

Jun 30, 2019

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

[Director] Marah Strauch captures here not only arresting visuals, she effortlessly sums up emotions, and extremely inspiring ones at that.

Nov 9, 2018

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Pat Padua

DCist

Thrilling not just from its subject's charisma and death-defying feats, but from the inventive and terrifying process of filming a jump.

Aug 29, 2018

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Synopsis

The life and accomplishments of Carl Boenish, one of the first pioneers of BASE jumping.

Director: Marah Strauch
Producer: Dan Braun, Josh Braun, Alex Gibney, Samantha Horley
Screenwriter: Marah Strauch
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Metrol Technology, Scissor Kick Films, Head Gear Films, Flimmer Film, The Salt Company International
Rating: PG (Smoking|A Brief Nude Image|Some Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 22, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $87.9K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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