Description:CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary that chronicles the lives of three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on Hollywood Boulevard. This deeply personal look into their daily routines reveals their hardships and triumphs as they pursue and achieve their own kind of fame.CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary that chronicles the lives of three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on Hollywood Boulevard. This deeply personal look into their daily routines reveals their hardships and triumphs as they pursue and achieve their own kind of fame. The Hulk sold his Super Nintendo for a bus ticket to LA; Wonder Woman was a mid-western homecoming queen; Batman struggles with his anger, while Superman's psyche is consumed by the Man of Steel. Although the Walk of Fame is right beneath their feet, their own paths to stardom prove to be long, hard climbs.... (more)(less)
"Another noteworthy documentary from 07. They were able to capture some awesome interviews and find some cooky real-life characters. I wanted to keep following them after the credits rolled."
NMartucci added this to a list 7 months, 1 week ago
"Take out Spider-Man and put in the black dude as the Hulk and you got your 4 subjects of this doc taking a sincere look at the people who pose for pictures in superhero costumes on Hollywood Blvd in front of Mann's Chinese Theatre and "accept tips." Sneaks up on you on how effective each character's story hits. Must must see if you're a big documentary nerd like me. Superman dude looks exactly like Christopher Reeve.
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Xanadon't added this to a list 10 months, 2 weeks ago
“The premise of this documentary is what caught my attention.
I love how it follows 4 key 'look-a-likes' of whom I feel are 4 of the most important superheroes.
To be honest I was kind of annoyed with 2 out of the 4 of them.
Superman was just ANNOYING! I get it, you love Superman. Yea, you kind of even look like him... when you spend 2 hours on your hair and make up. Unfortunately I feel like he takes it too far. I understand he is obsessed, but come on. It gets to the point where its creepy. I have to admit though at the convention what he did for his girl was so cute :).
The other character I thought was annoying was Batman. He was so into himself it wasn't even funny. Sorry, dude, you don't look like George Clooney. He needs to grow up and come to” read more
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