Superhero Movie

Movie • 2008 • Action  

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The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
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Does the dog die?
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One of the first things that happens when the main character gets his powers from being bitten by a dragonfly is that he runs into the street and pushes an old lady and her Pomeranian out of the way of a large truck that is barreling down the street without brakes. He pushes the old lady into a wood chipper, and the Pomeranian is still attached to the leash she is holding, and it is slowly pulled upwards into the wood chipper opening. It doesn't show anything directly, but it does show the Pomeranian being slowly pulled up towards the mouth of the wood chipper, you hear a yelp, and then fluffs of dog hair are floating by moments later.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there audio gore?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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username1111
there is a scene where we hear the protagonist's love interest being abused by her mother, but not visually.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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thegoodwitch
a few throughout the movie, obviously fake and played for comedic effect - a bird catches fire near the beginning, and later a dog is pulled into a wood chipper
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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a cat gets put into a thanksgiving turkey as stuffing
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Does a pet die?
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username1111
the protagonist has no pets (besides fish), but both dogs and cats are killed in the movie.

It is not clear if the fish are killed or not, as we only see them when the protagonist pukes in the aquarium.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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username1111
technically no, but the dog is hung by his neck from the leash while he goes into the wood chipper.
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username1111
there is a scene where the protagonist has a bomb placed on his genital area. However it did not seem to cause any visible damage.
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thegoodwitch
the protagonist breaks a mugger's arm - we see the arm move suddenly to an unnatural looking angle but the visuals aren't too graphic. we hear the crunch/snap quite loudly though
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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KUYUHAKAY421
young people are dying
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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MysticMountain
10:25, “Don’t forget to feed the fish.” Visual and audio.
42:22, there’s a gag with the camera spinning. Main villain bends over a trash can and gets sick. Audio only.
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Does someone spit?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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thegoodwitch
word mention, nothing shown
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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WonderlandinSpace
A joke about it, nothing on screen.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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username1111
Protagonist's uncle said that he had sex with the protagonist's mom. However it is not shown, only stated.
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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username1111
(spoiler)

Technically no, but they get hit by a helicopter at the end, then credits roll.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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