Confessions of a Superhero

Four aspiring actors struggle to make a living by impersonating costumed superheroes (Superman, Batman, the Hulk, and Wonder Woman) on Hollywood Boulevard.

While some attempt is made at depicting the plight of the aspiring actor in Los Angeles (where it sometimes feels like everyone is waiting for their 'big break' into acting, directing, or script writing), this is basically a character study: Superman is obsessive (and compulsive, according to his psych-major girlfriend) about the Man of Steel, Batman has delusions of bad-assery worthy of Steven Seagal himself, Wonder Woman is a naive country gal who wonders (hah!) why success isn't coming to her as easily as back home, and the Hulk ended up homeless after arriving in LA during the Rodney King riots.

There is no attempt to depict the characters in a flattering light; Batman's boasts of his various martial arts black belts are followed by footage of his sensei correcting his form in the most basic of white-belt moves, and candid interviews with the heroes' significant others reveal that the audience aren't the only ones thinking these guys are a few capes short of a Justice League.

At the end of the film, though, you have to hand it to the Hulk (Joseph McQueen). Not only has he refused to sink into the mire of self-delusion that has taken hold of the other characters, but by the end of the movie he's been given a cameo part in the Breeze Loo film-within-a-film of Finishing the Game!

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Confessions of a Superhero (IMDB)

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