How An Extremely Graphic, Violent, Rated-R Superhero Movie Created Modern DC
Update: 2025-11-03
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**Summary:**Dive into the dark, lesser-known world of superhero movies with James Gunn's 2010 film, Super. This pitch-black comedy follows a sad short-order cook, Frank Darbo, who transforms into the Crimson Bolt to save his wife from a drug kingpin. Joined by a reckless sidekick, Libby, they embark on a violent showdown with criminals, revealing the unsettling reality of real-life vigilantes. Despite its razor-thin budget and limited box office success, Super boasts a stacked cast, including Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, and Linda Cardellini. Mark Millar, the original Kick-Ass comic writer, even praised it as a unique, wild thing. Now available for free on Pluto TV, this raw, disturbing story offers a glimpse into the early days of a Hollywood superhero filmmaker.
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