Superhero Movie
(14A) 
Synopsis:
Comedy. A high school outcast (Drake Bell), given super-powers after being bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, takes on a costumed identity to battle crime before meeting an evil nemesis (Christopher McDonald) whose power matches his own.

Content Elements:
One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity and vulgar expressions
Infrequent use of crude sexual language and references
Frequent gun, weapons and hand-to-hand violence, some in a comedic context; portrayal of corpses—some detail, little impact
Frequent crude portrayals of bodily functions, some in a sexual context


Thematic Elements:
Conventions of film parody
The qualities of a hero
Power and responsibility


Classification Rationale:
Rated 14A for coarse language and crude content.

Classification Date:
03/17/2008