Confessions of a Superhero
Confessions of a Superhero (2007). Directed by Matthew Ogens.
You’ll find them on a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard by the Chinese Theatre - Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and The Hulk. They are in full costume and and if you want your picture taken with them, they remind you that they “work for tips.”
Confessions of a Superhero is a quirky documentary about an odd group of people that eke out a living as super heroes. Are they panhandlers or heroes? Each of them has an interesting story to tell that you won’t want to miss.
Christopher Lloyd Dennis (Superman) is a super hero purist. He believes that there are rules and responsibilities. For example, never smoke in public while wearing your costume. He’s also a fanatic collector of all things Superman. Oh, and he had a drug problem but that’s behind him now.
Maxwell “Batman” Allen looks a bit like George Clooney and he has a really bad temper but he’s working on that with his psychiatrist. He prefers to see his shrink in full costume and confesses to doing some really bad things in his past.
Jennifer Gehrt (Wonder Woman) was prom queen and homecoming queen but her acting career is slow to take off and her marriage is crumbling. Then there is Joe McQueen (The Hulk) from North Carolina. When he arrived in Hollywood he was homeless for 4 years.
This film is anything but low budget. It is beautifully filmed and director Matthew Ogens does a wonderful job of revealing the true identity of these heroes with honesty and sincerity. And if that isn’t enough there is the requisite Stan Lee cameo!
Confessions of a Superhero - Official site.
½
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Posted in DVD Reviews at 11:18 PM
Comments
Stan Lee cameo? But Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are all DC Comics characters…
Posted by: Paul on March 16, 2009 1:38 PM
There is a short video clip from an undated Stan Lee interview where Lee says,”“I wouldnʼt want to look like an idiot in some costume.â€
The only connection to Stan Lee would be the Hulk but I got a kick out of the fact that the director included a clip from Stan Lee considering his cameos in Spider-Man, Hulk and Iron Man.
Posted by: jay 
on March 16, 2009 2:17 PM
Hey Jay, you forgot my Oscar-nominated turns in Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Spider-man 2, Spider-Man 3, Stripperella and X-Men. Excelsior!
Posted by: Stan Lee on March 17, 2009 3:33 AM
Told you you’d like it.
Funniest moment in the movie: when the guy in the Hulk costume temporarily passes out from the heat.
Posted by: DrewK 
on March 17, 2009 11:40 AM
