A ragtag group of former TV stars and comic book artists who make their living working at conventions decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and an overbearing former TV icon.
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The story centers on former child actor Keith Mahar (Russell Peters) who played Haji, the "bald cancer kid" in a camp 80's production. He is financially strapped and extremely down on his luck. He meets fellow "stars" at a "Supercon" convention in the south. They all dislike Adam King (Clancy Brown) an egotistical super hero with certain Shatner qualities. John Malkovich comes into the feature at midpoint as a "Stan Lee" type of character. After an altercation our group of characters decide to go Danny Ocean on the Supercon. The film makes fun of both Comic-cons and Ocean type films with all fictional characters. It would have been nice to of had actors play themselves...so much for budget constraints. Film was funniest when it made fun of the conventions. Adam King goes on a SNL William Shatner rant. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
God - or producers with an IQ over 90 - preserve us from writer/directors!This has good potential, particularly for anyone who likes comics and the comic con world. Galaxy Quest, anyone? But in spite of several good ideas, it just doesn't pull it off.Yes, you have to blame the script and the director. What a surprise, they're the same person!It does have a couple of saving graces, however. Maggie Grace is brilliant, as is Brandon Morales.And, for me, John Malkovich can do no wrong. Yes, not even here. Makes you wonder how they managed to get him on board, but he is known for doing quirky movies.So watch it for the stars, not the script or dialogue or, well, anything else,really...
A rag-tag group of former TV stars and comic book artists, who make their living working at conventions, decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and an overbearing former TV icon. Supercon was good for somewhere around 2 or 3 minutes since it showed some Spider-Man comics and a Spider-Man cosplayers but then random names started showing on screen like Mike Epps, an ex WWE wrestler, Maggie Grace full on cocaine, Clancy Brown as an idiot and the worst of them all? John Malkovich with a terrible wig. Also don't get me start on the terrible jokes or the so called "plot" of this "film". This is the perfect example of a good career going downhill. (0/10)
Every actor here has achieved a modicum of respect. But I'm sure, as we all know that some people are just lucky. The trailer alone is enough to show that. While this may save you the time of watching the movie. The time you spend watching the trailer will never come back, as somehow it is bad enough to leave that regret and disgust, not in them, but in myself for watching it all the way through. Also how Russel Peters managed to take one comedy show and recycle it into multiple shows by diluting the original with bad jokes, and then get a tv series... You have to admire his ability to convince the money every time that this is going to be better.