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Comic Book: The Movie
Comic Book: The Movie
	DVD cover
Directed by	Mark Hamill
Written by	Mark Hamill ; Billy West
Produced by	Mark Hamill ; Jess Harnell ; Eric Mittleman ; Roger Rose ; Billy West ; Scott Zakarin
Starring	Mark Hamill; Billy West; Donna D'Errico; Roger Rose; Jess Harnell;
Narrated by	Mark Hamill
Cinematography	Jason Cooley
Edited by	Matt Mariska; Nimrod Erez; Lawrence Hutchins; E.S. Josephs
Music by	Billy West
Production; companies	Creative Light Entertainment; Timely Studios
Distributed by	Miramax Home Entertainment
Release date	January 27, 2004;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Comic Book: The Movie is a 2004 direct-to-DVD mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Mark Hamill.

Plot edit

Comic book fan Donald "Don" Swan battles against a fictional film studio that is about to announce a film based on his favorite superhero, Commander Courage (a parody of Batman).

Cast edit

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 edit

Production edit

The script was finished on July 29, 2002. Most of the movie was filmed at the 35th annual San Diego Comic-Con international on August 1–4, 2002. All the interviews with attendees while Hamill remained in character were unscripted to obtain a realistic look. This film subverted convention by casting voice actors in live-action roles. The panel was held on August 2, 2002.

Home Media Release edit

ComicBook:The Movie was originally released on DVD on January 27, 2004. It was Distributed by Miramax Home Entertainment and Beuna Vista Home Entertainment. It was Distributed Internationally Through NFK Entertainment UK and Force Entertainment (Australia) on September 13, 2005. Re-released on DVD and q It was Distributed by Alliance Films on April 26, 2011. In Canada. Then it was Re-Released on DVD and it was distributed by Paramount Movies on July 13, 2021, it Started Streaming on Netflix on Nov 27, 2013-June 2, 2016.

Reception edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ "Comic Book: The Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^ Andy Patrizio (9 February 2004). "Comic Book: The Movie". IGN. Retrieved October 15, 2020.