Confessions of a Superhero (2007)

Directed by

Matthew Ogens

Genre

documentary film, superhero film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows four struggling actors who work as costumed characters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It explores their personal histories and dreams of making it in the entertainment industry.

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What happens

Confessions of a Superhero is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Matthew Ogens about costumed superheroes on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The film focuses in particular on Christopher Dennis, Jennifer Wenger, Joseph McQueen, and Maxwell Allen, who portray Superman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk, and Batman, respectively. The film tells the life story of its four main subjects, all aspiring actors who have very different backgrounds. Dennis grew up in Los Angeles as an orphan, but claims to be the son of Oscar and Tony winning actress Sandy Dennis, though Sandy Dennis's family denies that she had any children. Wenger was a small-town cheerleader before moving to Hollywood to become an actress. McQueen moved to Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots and was homeless for four years before performing as the Hulk; he is the most successful of any of the subjects in the film, winning a small role in Justin Lin's Finishing the Game. Allen claims to be a former mobster with a murderous past, though his wife casts doubts on his stories in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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