Kick-ass / Lionsgate and Marv present a Marv Films/Plan B production ; a film by Matthew Vaughn ; executive producers, Pierre Lagrange, Stephen Marks, Mark Millar, John Romita, Jr., Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Kris Thykier [and others] ; screenplay Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn ; directed by Matthew Vaughn.

Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Kick-ass (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Murphy, John, 1965- (Composer)
Jackman, Henry (Henry Pryce) (Composer)
De Vries, Marius (Composer)
Eshkeri, Ilan (Composer)
Millar, Mark (Creator)
Romita, John, Jr (Creator)
Corporate Authors: Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Marv Films
Plan B (Firm)
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Vaughn, Matthew, 1971- (Producer, Screenwriter, Director)
Goldman, Jane, 1970- (Screenwriter)
Taylor-Johnson, Aaron, 1990- (Actor)
Mintz-Plasse, Christopher, 1989- (Actor)
Strong, Mark, 1963- (Actor)
Moretz, Chloë, 1997- (Actor)
Cage, Nicolas, 1965- (Actor)
McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- (Actor)
Davis, Ben, 1961- (Cinematographer)
Harris, Jon, 1967- (Editor)
Scalia, Pietro, 1960- (Editor)
Hamilton, Eddie (Editor)
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Soundtracks: English; with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate Films, 2010.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Heroes > Drama.
Comic book fans > Drama.
Superhero comic books, strips, etc. > Film adaptations.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Film adaptations.
Teenage boys > Drama.
Superheroes > Drama.
Millar, Mark > Film adaptations.
Romita, John > Film adaptations.
Heroes > Teatro.
Héroes > Teatro.
Feature films.
Superhero films.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Millar, Mark.
Romita, John, > Jr.
Comic book fans.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Heroes.
Superhero comic books, strips, etc.
Superheroes.
Teenage boys.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Superhero films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank D'Amico. But when D'Amico's son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass to live up to his name, or die trying.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Based on the comic book written by Mark Millar and John S. Romita, Jr.
Call Number:CV4 D0123899 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use, some involving children.
Credits:Director of photography, Ben Davis ; editors, Jon Harris, Pietro Scalia, Eddie Hamilton ; music composed by John Murphy, Henry Jackman, Marius de Vries, Ilan Eshkeri.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; 16x9 widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio).
Cast:
Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern.