I Was a Teenage Superhero Sidekick

2015
8.2| 1h18m| NR| en
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Kid Dynamic, sidekick to Dynamic Man, quits the whole superhero racket and struggles with the transition...with finding himself. His hippy-dippy headshrinker, who insists on outdoor yoga classes during psychoanalysis, helps him find the courage to go for the simpler life he yearns for. What he comes to understand is that life isn't so simple, with or without the cape.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
urbancowgirlsrock-71134 Super cute and creative way to look at superheroes... Less tent-pole, more back- story... Amazing what J Hanna did on a low budget indie. If you go back to story telling, you can do a super hero movie without big budget effects. Definitely seems like a passion project where blood, sweat and tears were put into it. My favorite was the Frog King played by Andre Antwan who added a definite comedic element to the story. Barrett Mitchell gives a charming turn as Larry/Kid Dynamic who falls for a girl who hates superheroes. But I guess you would too if one of them destroyed your families home. Also fun to see the locations that were used that are in the town that I live. Overall, well done!
Holly Wood I had the pleasure of seeing "I Was a Teenage Superhero Sidekick" at a festival screening and I really enjoyed it. The indie is a character study set in a world of superheroes.Larry used to be the sidekick for this world's Superman, but after a bad falling out with his mentor, he left the world of superhero-ing behind. Now he struggles to get through basic day to day stuff. He befriends an anti-superhero protester and it makes him reevaluate his life.One of my favorite aspects of the flick was that the world was clearly established within moments of the movie beginning. This is a world with heroes and villains. People with powers that do everyday things. The movie is well directed with a lighthearted vibe and a clear dramatic arc. The cast is likable and I was rooting for Larry to step up. There are cutaway animated sequences used to flashback to key moments in Larry's superhero career that look fantastic and set an awesome tone. I would love to watch an animated spin off of Larry's years as Kid Dynamic.I recommend this to anyone that wants to see a different side of superheroes.
michaeljestrin What a fun, novel concept! Really liked the film's humorous exploration of the personal struggles of comic book heroes, and of course, sidekicks! I Was a Teenage Superhero Sidekick shows that there's actually a lot more happening with comic book characters than the typical hero vs. villain battle, and the writer/director is smart to tell the story of a sidekick who has quit the life. That said, the film still feels like a comic book movie, not just because of the subject matter, but also because of the excellent graphic interstitials, which both move the story forward and give the movie a very cool look. The comic tone is unique, kind of a weird world played totally straight. That makes for a fun ride because although these characters are takes on comic book tropes, the film treats them as if they're real people, which in turn makes their problems real and relatable. And personally, I couldn't stop laughing whenever the Frog King was on screen.There's a lot to like about this movie! Highly recommend giving it a go.
laughlin-254 I kept thinking throughout that "this is an extremely clever way to make a low budget, independent film about super heroes." Instead of the Batman/Superman/Ironman method with big stars and huge special effects, the film chose to focus on the sidekicks (non-stars) in the super hero world, so it helped that the actors were all non-stars themselves. And the fact that several were ex-super heroes meant that you could do most scenes without costumes and elaborate effects. And the few times that flashbacks were needed to explain previous super hero exploits, those were handled capably with animation. A very clever "hack." So, overall, I thought it was a very smart "moneyball" approach to making a film. Plus I liked the emotional core of the film -- the somewhat Oedipal struggle between KD, Dynamic Man, and Electra Girl. Which all got neatly resolved at the end. Who knew that super heroes just wanted to stay home and bake pies?

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