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2 July 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's... morePlot:
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Surprisingly Good moreCast
(in credits order) | Will Smith | ... | John Hancock |
 | Charlize Theron | ... | Mary Embrey |
 | Jason Bateman | ... | Ray Embrey |
 | Jae Head | ... | Aaron Embrey |
 | Eddie Marsan | ... | Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr. |
 | David Mattey | ... | Man Mountain |
 | Maetrix Fitten | ... | Matrix |
 | Thomas Lennon | ... | Mike |
 | Johnny Galecki | ... | Jeremy |
 | Hayley Marie Norman | ... | Hottie |
 | Dorothy Cecchi | ... | Woman in Dive Bar |
 | Martin Klebba | ... | Convict #12 |
| Akiva Goldsman | ... | Executive #1 |
 | Michael Mann | ... | Executive #2 |
| Brad Leland | ... | Executive #3 |
| Trieu Tran | ... | Executive #4 |
 | Darrell Foster | ... | Police Sergeant |
 | Liz Wicker | ... | Female Cop |
| Taylor Gilbert | ... | Female Hostage |
| Caroll Tohme | ... | Clapping Guy |
| Barbara Ali | ... | Woman Under Ray's Car |
 | Ryan Radis | ... | Rail Crossing Crowd #1 |
 | Elizabeth Dennehy | ... | Rail Crossing Crowd #2 |
 | Darren Dowler | ... | Rail Crossing Crowd #3 |
 | John Frazier | ... | Train Engineer |
 | Daeg Faerch | ... | Michel |
| Matt King | ... | Neighborhood Kid #1 |
 | Martin Magdaleno | ... | Neighborhood Kid #2 |
| Ronald W. Howard | ... | Man on Street |
 | Gregg Daniel | ... | Police Chief |
| Nancy Grace | ... | Herself |
 | Atticus Shaffer | ... | Boy at Bus Bench |
| Aaron Henderson | ... | Ice Cream Truck Patron #1 |
| Huy Nguyen | ... | Ice Cream Truck Patron #2 |
| Mary-Jessica Pitts | ... | Ice Cream Truck Patron #3 |
| Kalee St. Clair | ... | Ice Cream Truck Patron #4 |
| Donald Gibb | ... | Convict #1 |
| Ralph Richeson | ... | Convict #2 |
 | Allan Havey | ... | Convict #3 |
 | Timothy Brennen | ... | Convict #4 (as Tim Brennen) |
 | Anthony Ledesma | ... | Convict #5 |
| Steven Pierce | ... | Convict #6 |
| Dominic Prampin | ... | Convict #7 |
 | Daniel Quinn | ... | Convict #8 |
| Mars Crain | ... | Convict #9 |
 | Jack Axelrod | ... | Convict #10 |
 | Eddie J. Fernandez | ... | Convict #11 |
| Michelle Lemon | ... | Girl at Bus Bench |
| Richard W. Gallegos | ... | Angry Man #1 |
| Marc C. Geschwind | ... | Angry Man #2 (as Marc Geschwind) |
| Rob Maron | ... | Angry Man #3 |
| Aisha Jau | ... | Sunglass Woman |
| Pritam Singh Biring | ... | Sikh (as Pritam Singh) |
| Cher Calvin | ... | Reporter |
| Bill McMullen | ... | Valet |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Leslie Berger | ... | Wife of Angry Man #3 (uncredited) |
 | Peter Berg | ... | Doctor (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
 | Stephen Bishop | ... | ER Doctor (uncredited) |
 | Samantha Cannon | ... | Hospital Doctor #2 (uncredited) |
 | Kate Clarke | ... | ER Nurse (uncredited) |
 | Shea Curry | ... | Reporter #2 (uncredited) |
 | Rico Devereaux | ... | Inmate (uncredited) |
 | Natasha Ellis | ... | News Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Mike Epps | ... | Criminal (uncredited) |
| Les Gardonyi | ... | Theater Goer (uncredited) |
| Adam Greeves | ... | Fireman (uncredited) |
 | Krystal Grenseman | ... | Hollywood Starlett (uncredited) |
| Antwoin Hagood | ... | Clapping Guy (uncredited) |
| Mustafa Harris | ... | Young Guard (uncredited) |
 | Alexa Havins | ... | Hot Fan (uncredited) |
 | Joe Hernandez-Kolski | ... | Man #2 (uncredited) |
 | David Hill | ... | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| Alex Huynh | ... | Gun Nut (uncredited) |
 | Edward M. Kelahan | ... | Theatre Guest (uncredited) |
 | Kristen Kelly | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Michelle Lenhardt | ... | ER Front Desk Nurse (uncredited) |
 | Algerita Wynn Lewis | ... | Mug Shot Officer (uncredited) |
 | Mike McIntosh | ... | Male Hostage (uncredited) |
 | Sumalee Montano | ... | Newsanchor (uncredited) |
 | Bryan Keith Ponton | ... | Hospital Doctor #1 (uncredited) |
 | Alan D. Purwin | ... | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
 | Dawn Ressy | ... | Theater Goer (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Rich | ... | Los Angeles City Fire Paramedic (uncredited) |
 | Mark Simich | ... | Matt (uncredited) |
 | Michael Thornberry | ... | LA Cop (uncredited) |
| Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan | ... | On Camera Reporter (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Peter Berg | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Vincent Ngo | (written by) (as Vy Vincent Ngo) and | |
| Vince Gilligan | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Powell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Tobias A. Schliessler | (director of photography) (as Tobias Schliessler) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Colby Parker Jr. | |||
| Paul Rubell | |||
Casting by | |||
| Denise Chamian | |||
| Francine Maisler | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Neil Spisak | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Hawkins | |||
| Dawn Swiderski | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Rosemary Brandenburg | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Louise Mingenbach | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Pierce Austin | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Smith | |
| Martha Callender | .... | makeup artist | |
| Richard De Alba | .... | daily hair dresser | |
| Richard De Alba | .... | hair stylist | |
| Debra Denson | .... | makeup artist | |
| Rocky Faulkner | .... | VFX Makeup: Ms. Theron | |
| Rocky Faulkner | .... | makeup artist | |
| Melissa Forney | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Kathrine Gordon | .... | hair department head | |
| Gilbert A. Mosko | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gilbert A. Mosko | .... | vfx makeup: Ms. Theron and Mr. Smith | |
| Rhonda O'Neal | .... | hair stylist | |
| Richard Redlefsen | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Allegra Clegg | .... | unit production manager | |
| Daren Hicks | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Chris Castaldi | .... | second assistant director | |
| Simon Crane | .... | second unit director | |
| Eugene Davis | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Giselle Gurza | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Eric Heffron | .... | first assistant director | |
| Marissa Kaplan | .... | second assistant director: New York additional photography | |
| Saleena Lockett | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Jamie Marshall | .... | first assistant director: second unit | |
| Michael J. Moore | .... | second assistant director | |
| John Nolan | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Richard Oswald | .... | key second assistant director | |
| David Sardi | .... | first assistant director | |
| Andrew Ward | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Adam T. Weisinger | .... | second assistant director: additional photography | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael J. Broomberg | .... | foley artist | |
| Barbara Delpuech | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Yann Delpuech | .... | sound designer | |
| Perry Dodgson | .... | boom operator | |
| Ann Ducommun | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Norman Durance | .... | sound | |
| Peter Hansen | .... | sound | |
| Shaughnessy Hare | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Gary A. Hecker | .... | supervising foley artist | |
| Gregory King | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Gregory King | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Rick Kline | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Howard London | .... | adr mixer | |
| David MacMillan | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Mike McKone | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Barbara Noren | .... | sound editor | |
| Kevin E. Patterson | .... | utility sound | |
| Justin Pearson | .... | sound production assistant | |
| Joel Shryack | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Dan Yale | .... | supervising foley editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| H. Barclay Aaris | .... | special effects purchaser | |
| Kent D'Huet | .... | special effects technician | |
| Tim Drnec | .... | Spydercam coordinator | |
| Eric Frazier | .... | special effects technician | |
| John Frazier | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Tommy Frazier | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Nicholas Hiegel | .... | mold maker | |
| Chris Jones | .... | special effects technician | |
| Ken Mieding | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Mark Noel | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Ian O'Connor | .... | special effects supervisor: dream unit | |
| Edward T. Reiff Jr. | .... | special effects technician | |
| James D. Schwalm | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| J.D. Schwalm | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Tim Alexander | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Bill Anastas | .... | digital production manager | |
| Govardhan Bakthavachalam | .... | matchmove artist | |
| James Bancroft | .... | character set up supervisor | |
| Kelly Barschig | .... | recruiter: SPI | |
| Gavin Baxter | .... | cloth pipeline lead | |
| Bill Beemer | .... | facial motion capture systems operator | |
| Chad Belteau | .... | lighting and compositing technical director: uncredited | |
| Milan Bhatt | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Christian Boudman | .... | digital compositor | |
| E.M. Bowen | .... | visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios, Inc. | |
| Jeremy Bradley | .... | visual effects editor | |
| David C. Bryant | .... | CG supervisor: X1FX | |
| Allen Cappuccilli | .... | senior visual effects editor: SPI | |
| Marla Carter | .... | digital compositor | |
| Anthony Ceccomancini | .... | motion capture production manager | |
| Chris Chappell | .... | compositor | |
| Vincent Cirelli | .... | visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Brian Conlon | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Daniel Craemer | .... | visual effects | |
| Lisa Deaner | .... | senior Flame artist | |
| Yoshi DeHerrera | .... | 3D laser scanning | |
| Mark DeSousa | .... | cloth/hair team lead | |
| Mark Dietel | .... | lead production services technician | |
| Scott Dougherty | .... | visual effects executive producer: Furious FX | |
| Rob Dressel | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Nika Dunne | .... | digital paint and roto lead: SPI | |
| Minh Duong | .... | modeler | |
| John Dykstra | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Noel Eaton | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Firat Enderoglu | .... | senior pipeline technical director | |
| Edy Enriquez | .... | visual effects executive producer | |
| Joaquín Escandon | .... | digital compositor | |
| Devin Fairbairn | .... | digital artist: X1 | |
| Kristy Lynn Fortier | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Dawn Gates | .... | digital paint/roto artist: SPI | |
| Evan Ghigliotty | .... | 3D camera tracker | |
| Demian Gordon | .... | facial motion capture supervisor | |
| Dipankar Goswamy | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Matthew Gratzner | .... | visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc. | |
| Glen Gustafson | .... | texture painter | |
| Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn | .... | digital effects supervisor | |
| John Haley | .... | character look development lead: SPI | |
| Brian Hall | .... | lead software engineer | |
| Jason M. Halverson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Brian Hamblin | .... | editorial production manager: SPI | |
| Leah Hardstark | .... | visual effects photographer | |
| T.C. Harrison | .... | video editor: SPI | |
| Parag Havaldar | .... | lead software engineer | |
| John R. Hazzard | .... | technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Christian Hejnal | .... | digital effects producer | |
| Nick Hiatt | .... | matte painter | |
| Rory Hinnen | .... | digital artist | |
| Thomas Hollier | .... | CG supervisor | |
| John Hughes | .... | senior effects technical director: SPI | |
| Chris Hung | .... | senior technical director | |
| Josh R. Jaggars | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Aaron James McComas | .... | senior technical director: SPI | |
| Shahen Jordan | .... | digital matte painter | |
| Miku Kayama | .... | senior color and lighting technical director | |
| Val Kharitonashvili | .... | effects technical director: SPI | |
| Richard Kidd | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Seunghyuk Kim | .... | senior technical director | |
| Ranjith Kizakkey | .... | matchmove lead | |
| Stephen Kowalski | .... | senior systems architect | |
| Derek Krauss | .... | digital paint & roto artist | |
| E. Suresh Kumar | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Luis Labrador | .... | senior character modeler | |
| Suzanne Labrie | .... | production infrastructure | |
| Daniel La Chapelle | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Ryan Laney | .... | visual effects | |
| Mark Larranaga | .... | visual effects supervisor: X1FX | |
| Kui Han Lee | .... | senior modeler | |
| Rebecca Lilienfeld | .... | associate visual effects editor: SPI | |
| Fredrik Limsater | .... | senior technical director | |
| Kuan Lin | .... | senior technical director | |
| Tim Llewellyn | .... | senior technical director: color and lighting | |
| Jason Locke | .... | matchmover | |
| Nick Loy | .... | lighting and compositing technical director | |
| Wolfgang Maschin | .... | digital compositor | |
| Wendy Mashburn | .... | digital production management: SPI | |
| Albert Mason | .... | senior digital production manager | |
| Paul McGhee | .... | senior digital color timer | |
| Jennifer Middleton | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Sarah Moore | .... | lighting & compositing: SPI | |
| Hee-Chel Nam | .... | digital texture artist: SPI | |
| Andrew Nawrot | .... | environment lead | |
| Ashok Nayar | .... | senior production services technician: SPI | |
| Ben Neall | .... | texture artist | |
| Rachel Nicoll | .... | matchmove lead | |
| James P. Noon | .... | tracking | |
| Robert Davis Oh | .... | film recording technician | |
| Scott Palleiko | .... | senior technical director: SPI | |
| Luca Pataracchia | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| James Payfer | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Fred Pienkos | .... | digital compositor: Eden FX | |
| Sandesh Ramdev | .... | rotoscope lead | |
| Sandesh Ramdev | .... | visual effects | |
| Donny Rausch | .... | lighting and compositing | |
| John J. Renzulli | .... | digital compositor: X1FX | |
| Brett Reyenger | .... | digital artist | |
| Sandesh | .... | rotoscoping lead | |
| P. Kevin Scott | .... | senior character animator: SPI | |
| Jeremy Selan | .... | software engineer | |
| Vincent Serritella | .... | effects animation lead | |
| Raena Singh | .... | digital artist | |
| Thanapoom Siripopungul | .... | character technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Dereck Sonnenburg | .... | digital compositor | |
| Steven Swanson | .... | visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures | |
| Aaron Tankenson | .... | recruiter: SPI | |
| Edward Taylor IV | .... | model supervisor | |
| Max Tyrie | .... | senior character animator | |
| Beth Tyszkiewicz | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| David Van Woert | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Leo Vezzali | .... | digital compositor | |
| Bruno Vilela | .... | senior compositor | |
| Bruno Vilela | .... | senior lighter | |
| Carey Villegas | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| John B. Wallace | .... | texture lead: SPI | |
| Barry Weiss | .... | senior staff: SPI | |
| John Welborn | .... | software engineer | |
| Diana Marie Wells | .... | digital compositor (as Diana M. Wells) | |
| Mark Wendell | .... | senior technical director: lighting & compositing, SPI | |
| Robert Winter | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Jeff Wolverton | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Pam Skaifa Wong | .... | digital effects artist: X1FX | |
| Magnus Wrenninge | .... | senior technical director | |
| Elaine Wu | .... | animator: Luma Pictures | |
| Shyam V. Yadav | .... | visual effects documentarian | |
| Chris Y. Yang | .... | digital artist | |
| Simon Yuen | .... | senior character technical director | |
| Yi Zhao | .... | color & lighting: SPI | |
| Dhiraj Brahma | .... | roto artist: Imageworks India (uncredited) | |
| Owen Hammer | .... | visual effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Srikanth | .... | paint artist: Imageworks India (uncredited) | |
| Philipp Weinrich | .... | visual effects production assistant: New Deal Studios Inc. (uncredited) | |