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Superhero Movie is a 2008 American superhero parody film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, and Leslie Nielsen.[1]

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  1. 110 relations: Airplane!, Aki Aleong, Aunt May, Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds perjury case, Batman Begins, Brent Spiner, British Board of Film Classification, Charlene Tilton, Charles Xavier (film character), Christopher McDonald, Christopher Nolan, CinemaScore, Clique, Craig Bierko, Craig Mazin, Dalai Lama, Dan Castellaneta, Date Movie, David Zucker, Deleted scene, Desmond Tutu, Dimension Films, Dragonfly, Drake Bell, Fandango Media, Fantastic Four (2005 film), Fantastic Four in film, Flash Thompson, Frodo Baggins, Harry Osborn (Sam Raimi film series), Hobbit, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, ITunes Store, J. Jonah Jameson (film character), James L. Venable, Jeffrey Tambor, John Getz, Kansas City, Missouri, Keith David, Kevin Hart, Kurt Fuller, Leslie Nielsen, Lil' Kim, List of Marvel Comics characters: B, Logan (film character), Los Angeles Times, Marion Ross, Marque Richardson, ... Expand index (60 more) »

  2. 2000s superhero comedy films
  3. American superhero comedy films
  4. Cultural depictions of Nelson Mandela
  5. Cultural depictions of Stephen Hawking
  6. Cultural depictions of Tom Cruise
  7. Cultural depictions of the 14th Dalai Lama
  8. Films produced by David Zucker
  9. Films produced by Robert K. Weiss
  10. Films scored by James L. Venable
  11. Films with screenplays by Craig Mazin
  12. Parodies of Spider-Man
  13. Parodies of Superman
  14. Teen superhero comedy films
  15. X-Men in other media

Airplane!

Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debuts, and produced by Jon Davison. Superhero Movie and Airplane! are American parody films.

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Aki Aleong

Assing "Aki" Aleong (born December 19, 1934) is a Trinidadian-born American character actor and singer who has also been active in songwriting and musical production.

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Aunt May

Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man.

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Barry Bonds

Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Barry Bonds perjury case

The Barry Bonds perjury case was a case of alleged perjury regarding use of anabolic steroids by former San Francisco Giants outfielder and all-time Major League Baseball (MLB) career home run leader, Barry Bonds, and the related investigations surrounding these accusations.

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Batman Begins

Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer.

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Brent Spiner

Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor best known for his role as the android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (19871994), four subsequent films (19942002), and Star Trek: Picard (20202023).

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British Board of Film Classification

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content, etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom.

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Charlene Tilton

Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress and singer.

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Charles Xavier (film character)

Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known simply by his codename Professor X, is a fictional character primarily portrayed by Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, and Harry Lloyd in 20th Century Fox's ''X-Men'' franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise produced by Marvel Studios, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

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Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American film, television, theatre and voice actor.

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Christopher Nolan

Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker.

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CinemaScore

CinemaScore is a market research firm based in Las Vegas.

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Clique

A clique (AusE, CanE, or), in the social sciences, is a small group of individuals who interact with one another and share similar interests rather than include others.

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Craig Bierko

Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor and singer.

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Craig Mazin

Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American filmmaker and producer.

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Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama is a title given by Altan Khan in 1578 AD at Yanghua Monastery to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Dan Castellaneta

Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an American actor and writer.

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Date Movie

Date Movie is a 2006 American romantic comedy parody film written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, directed by Seltzer, and produced by Paul Schiff and Friedberg. Superhero Movie and Date Movie are 2000s parody films and American parody films.

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David Zucker

David Samuel Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.

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Deleted scene

A deleted scene is footage that has been removed from the final version of a film or television show.

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Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.

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Dimension Films

Dimension Films is an inactive American independent film and television production and distribution label founded in 1992, and currently owned by independent studio Lantern Entertainment.

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Dragonfly

A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata.

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Drake Bell

Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and musician.

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Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website and their mobile app.

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Fantastic Four (2005 film)

Fantastic Four (sometimes stylized as Fantastic 4) is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

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Fantastic Four in film

The superhero team Fantastic Four featured in Marvel Comics publication has appeared in four live-action films since its inception.

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Flash Thompson

Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Frodo Baggins

Frodo Baggins (Westron: Maura Labingi) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings and one of the protagonists in The Lord of the Rings.

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Harry Osborn (Sam Raimi film series)

Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn is a fictional character in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' film series.

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Hobbit

Hobbits are a fictional race of people in the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Human Torch

The Human Torch (Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman (Dr. Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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ITunes Store

The iTunes Store is a digital media store operated by Apple Inc. It opened on April 28, 2003, as a result of Steve Jobs' push to open a digital marketplace for music.

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J. Jonah Jameson (film character)

J.

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James L. Venable

James Lewis Venable (born May 19, 1967) is an American composer, working primarily in American film and television.

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Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor.

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John Getz

John William Getz is an American character actor.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area.

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Keith David

Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor.

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Kevin Hart

Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor.

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Kurt Fuller

Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953) is an American character actor.

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Leslie Nielsen

Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian.

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Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), Those giving 1974 include.

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List of Marvel Comics characters: B

Bagheera is a black panther, based upon The Jungle Book character of the same name.

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Logan (film character)

James Howlett, known as Logan and by his codename Wolverine, is a fictional character who originated as a main protagonist and central figure of 20th Century Fox's ''X-Men'' film series, having appeared in ten films since his introduction in X-Men (2000), including both ensemble and solo films.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Marion Ross

Marion Ross (born Marian Ellen Ross; October 25, 1928) is an American actress.

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Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson Jr. (born October 23, 1985) is an American actor.

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Martha Wayne

Martha Wayne (Kane) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Marvel Enterprises, Inc.) was an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, formed by the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz.

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Mary Jane Watson (Sam Raimi film series)

Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a fictional character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film series.

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Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication.

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Mean Girls

Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen buddy comedy film directed by Mark Waters. Superhero Movie and Mean Girls are 2000s teen comedy films and American teen comedy films.

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Meet the Spartans

Meet the Spartans is a 2008 American parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Superhero Movie and Meet the Spartans are 2000s parody films and American parody films.

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Mendel Stromm

Professor Mendel Stromm is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM), is an American media company specializing in film and television production and distribution based in Beverly Hills, California.

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Michael Corcoran (musician)

Michael Corcoran (born December 9, 1972), known professionally as Backhouse Mike or Ken Lofkoll, is an American musician, record producer, and composer.

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Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn (born November 7, 1964) is an American character actor, stuntman and former college baseball player for the LSU Tigers baseball team.

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Miles Fisher

James Leslie Miles Fisher (born June 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician.

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Myspace

Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace; also myspace and sometimes my␣, with an elongated open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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Nicole Sullivan

Nicole Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress and comedian best known for being a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv for six seasons (1995–2001).

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Norman Osborn (Sam Raimi film series)

Norman Virgil Osborn is a character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy and later the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise.

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Pamela Anderson

Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model and media personality.

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Parody

A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.

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Parody film

A parody film or spoof film is a subgenre of comedy film that lampoons other film genres or films as pastiches, works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together.

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Peter Parker (Sam Raimi film series)

Peter Benjamin Parker, also known by his alter ego Spider-Man, is a superhero portrayed by Tobey Maguire, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

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Pop rock

Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music.

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PR Newswire

PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases headquartered in Chicago.

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A promotional recording, promo, or plug copy is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available.

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Regina Hall

Regina Lee Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress.

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Republic Records

Republic Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG).

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Richard and Mary Parker

Richard and Mary Parker are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Robert Hays

Robert Hays (born July 24, 1947) is an American actor, known for a variety of television and film roles since the 1970s.

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Robert Joy

Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor.

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Robert K. Weiss

Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen (born July 5, 1981) is an American actor.

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Sam Raimi

Samuel M. Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.

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Sara Paxton

Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress and singer.

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Scary Movie (film series)

Scary Movie is a series of American parody films, mainly focusing on spoofing horror films. Superhero Movie and Scary Movie (film series) are American parody films, Dimension Films films and the Weinstein Company films.

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Science fair

A science fair or engineering fair is an event hosted by a school that offers students the opportunity to experience the practices of science and engineering for themselves.

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Scientology

Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement.

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Simon Rex

Simon Rex (born Simon Rex Cutright; July 20, 1974) is an American actor.

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Spider-Man (2002 film)

Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.

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Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking, (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.

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Storm (Marvel Comics)

Storm is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Superhero

A superhero or superheroine is a stock character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero; typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime.

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Superhero film

A superhero film is a film that focuses on superheroes and their actions.

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Superman in film

DC Comics's ''Superman'' franchise, based on the character of the same name created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in June 1938, has seen the release of various films since its inception.

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun media franchise, consists of several American crime spoof-comedies, based on an original story written by the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. Superhero Movie and the Naked Gun are American parody films.

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The Weinstein Company

The Weinstein Company, LLC (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005.

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Thomas E. Ackerman

Thomas Edward Ackerman (born September 14, 1948) is an American cinematographer.

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Thomas Wayne

Thomas Alan Wayne, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer.

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Tony Bennett

Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer.

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Tracy Morgan

Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

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Uncle Ben

Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, was a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man (Peter Parker).

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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Wolverine (character)

Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett; alias: Logan and Weapon X) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, often in association with the X-Men.

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X-Men (film series)

X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.

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X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (also marketed as X3: The Last Stand, or X-Men 3) is a 2006 superhero film based on the X-Men comic books published by Marvel Entertainment Group.

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Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker

Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ) were an American comedy filmmaking trio consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker who specialised in writing slapstick comedy films during the 1980s.

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14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, also known as Tenzin Gyatso;; born 6 July 1935) is, as the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism.

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20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios, Inc. is an American film studio owned by the Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, in turn a division of The Walt Disney Company.

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See also

2000s superhero comedy films

American superhero comedy films

Cultural depictions of Nelson Mandela

Cultural depictions of Stephen Hawking

Cultural depictions of Tom Cruise

Cultural depictions of the 14th Dalai Lama

Films produced by David Zucker

Films produced by Robert K. Weiss

Films scored by James L. Venable

Films with screenplays by Craig Mazin

Parodies of Spider-Man

Parodies of Superman

Teen superhero comedy films

X-Men in other media

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero_Movie

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