Comic Book: The Movie (2004) on Netflix
A Hollywood studio hires comic book fan Donald Swan to direct a documentary about the heroes Commander Courage and Liberty Ladd. He goes to a comic convention to save his hero.
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Plot summary
A Hollywood studio hires Donald Swan, a devoted comic book fan, to direct a documentary about the heroes Commander Courage and Liberty Ladd. The studio sends a marketing guru and a bewildered cameraman with him, and the grandson of Commander Courage's late creator joins the trip. At a comic book convention, Donald learns that the studio plans a film of its own about Commander Courage, and he works to protect the hero he loves. The film is a mockumentary, and most of it was shot at San Diego Comic-Con in 2002.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
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- Most of Comic Book: The Movie was shot at the 35th annual San Diego Comic-Con in August 2002, and the interviews with convention attendees were unscripted because star Mark Hamill stayed in character to get a realistic look.
- Comic Book: The Movie was the final film role for Sid Caesar, who retired in 2005 and died in 2014.
