Comic Book: The Movie
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| Directed by | Mark Hamill |
| Written by | Mark Hamill Billy West |
| Produced by | Mark Hamill Jess Harnell Eric Mittleman Roger Rose Billy West Scott Zakarin |
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| Narrated by | Mark Hamill |
| Cinematography | Jason Cooley |
| Edited by | Matt Mariska Nimrod Erez Lawrence Hutchins E.S. Josephs |
| Music by | Billy West |
| Distributed by | Miramax |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Comic Book: The Movie is a 2003 direct-to-DVD mockumentary starring and directed by Mark Hamill.
Plot[]
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Comic book fan Don Swan battles against a fictional film studio that is about to announce a film based on his favorite superhero, Commander Courage.
Cast[]
- Mark Hamill as Donald Swan
- Billy West as Leo Matuzik,
- Donna D'Errico as Liberty Lass, Papaya Smith
- Roger Rose as Taylor Donohue
- Jess Harnell as Ricky
- Lori Alan as Anita Levine
- Daran Norris as Commander Courage, Bruce Easly
- Jim Cummings as Dr. Cedric Perview
- Jill Talley as Jill Sprang
- Tara Strong as Hotel Maid
- Arleen Sorkin as Ms. Q
- James Arnold Taylor as J.T.
- Debi Derryberry as Debby Newman
- Tom Kenny as Derek Sprang
- Sid Caesar as Old Army Buddy
- Jonathan Winters as Wally (Army Buddy #2)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Ice Tray
Cameo appearances in the film[]
- Kevin Smith
- Hugh Hefner
- Stan Lee
- Bruce Campbell
- Peter David
- David Prowse
- Peter Mayhew
- Jeremy Bulloch
- Mike Mignola
- Matt Groening
- Rob Paulsen
- Sergio Aragonés
- Maurice LaMarche
Production[]
The script was finished on July 29, 2002. Most of the movie was filmed at San Diego Comic-Con on July 17–20, 2003. All the interviews with attendees while Hamill remained in character were unscripted to obtain a realistic look. This film did the opposite by casting voice actors in live-action roles.
Release[]
Comic Book: The Movie was released on DVD on January 27, 2004. then released on DVD again on April 26, 2011. Started Streaming on Netflix on Nov 27, 2013- June 2, 2016.
Reception[]
The film received an approval rating of 40% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.[1] IGN rated the film a 7 out of 10.[2]
Awards[]
- DVD Exclusive Awards
- Best Live-Action DVD Premiere Movie
- Best Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Mark Hamill
- Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Sid Caesar and Jonathan Winters
- Best Director (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Mark Hamill
References[]
- ^ "Comic Book: The Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Andy Patrizio (9 February 2004). "Comic Book: The Movie". IGN. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
External links[]
- Scott Chitwood (20 January 2004) Interview with Mark Hamill by TheForce.Net.
- Comic Book: The Movie at IMDb
- Facebook Tribute Group
- 2004 films
- English-language films
- 2003 direct-to-video films
- 2003 comedy films
- American mockumentary films
- Films about comics
- Films about fandom
- Films about filmmaking
- Films directed by Mark Hamill
- American films
- American comedy films