Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass is a comicbook and movie about superheroes. The movie opened in theatres in the United Kingdom 26 March 2010 and 16 April 2010 in the United States.
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Directed by | Matthew Vaughn |
Produced by | Matthew Vaughn Brad Pitt Kris Thykier Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack David Reid |
Written by | Matthew Vaughn Jane Goldman |
Starring | Aaron Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloe Moretz Nicolas Cage Mark Strong |
Music by | John Murphy Henry Pryce Jackman Marius de Vries Ilan Eshkeri Danny Elfman |
Cinematography | Ben Davis |
Edited by | Pietro Scalia Jon Harris Eddie Hamilton |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures Lionsgate |
Release date | March 26, 2010 |
Running time | 117 mins. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million |
Box office | $96,130,462 |
The movie and comic tell the story of a teenager called Dave Lizewski. Lizewski is an average teenager who wonders why nobody in real life has ever decided to become a superhero like the ones in the comic books. He decides to become a real-life superhero despite having no special power or ability of any kind. He purchases a suit on the Internet and calls himself Kick-Ass.