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Comic Book: The Movie
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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, RoviCast
- Mark Hamill - Donald Swan
Credit
Mark Teague - Art Director, Mark Hamill - Director, Matt Mariska - Editor, Es Josephs - Editor, Lawrence Hutchins - Editor, Peter Jaysen - Executive Producer, Rich Tackenberg - Executive Producer, Kathy Weiss - Line Producer, Jason Cooley - Cinematographer, Mark Hamill - Producer, Roger Rose - Producer, Jess Harnell - Producer, Billy West - Producer, Scott Zakarin - Producer, Eric Mittleman - Producer| Comic Book Villains (2002 Film), Comic Book Kids (1982 Film) | |
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Comic Book: The Movie
| Comic Book: The Movie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mark Hamill |
| Produced by | Mark Hamill Jess Harnell |
| Narrated by | Billy West |
| Starring | Mark Hamill |
| Music by | Billy West |
| Cinematography | Jason Cooley |
| Editing by | Matt Mariska Nimrod Erez Lawrence Hutchins E.S. Josephs |
| Distributed by | Miramax |
| Release date(s) | January 27, 2004 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Comic Book: The Movie is a 2004 direct-to-DVD mockumentary directed by and starring Mark Hamill who is best known for his role as Luke Skywalker, the main character in the original trilogy of Star Wars feature films. He also voiced The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series.
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Plot
The story revolves around comic book fan Don Swan and his battle, at least in his mind, against a fictional film studio which is about to announce a film based on his favorite superhero, Commander Courage.
Production
Most of the movie was filmed at a San Diego Comic-Con. All the interviews with attendees while Hamill remained in-character were unscripted, for a realistic look.
The stars of the movie are primarily known for their work as cartoon voice-actors: Billy West, Roger Rose, Jess Harnell, Lori Alan, Daran Norris, Jim Cummings, Jill Talley, Tara Strong, Arleen Sorkin, Gary Owens, James Arnold Taylor, Maurice LaMarche, Debi Derryberry, and Tom Kenny. Other actors include screen legends Sid Caesar and Jonathan Winters.
Cameo appearances in the movie include Kevin Smith (filmmaker and comic book writer), Hugh Hefner (originator of Playboy), Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, Lloyd Kaufman (filmmaker and president of Troma Films), actor Bruce Campbell, Peter David (comic book writer), Paul Dini (comic book and animated series writer), Bruce Timm (comic book and animated series writer), David Prowse (who played Darth Vader opposite Hamill in Star Wars), actor Peter Mayhew (who played Chewbacca alongside Hamill in Star Wars), actor Jeremy Bulloch (who played Boba Fett alongside Hamil in The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi), actor and voiceover performer Edd Hall, special effects designer Greg Nicotero, and Matt Groening (creator of the comic Life in Hell and animated TV series The Simpsons and Futurama).
Awards
- DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best Live-Action DVD Premiere Movie
- Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Sid Caesar and Jonathan Winters
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