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Comic Book: The Movie is a 2003 direct-to-DVD mockumentary starring and directed by Mark Hamill.

Comic Book: The Movie
DVD cover
Directed by	Mark Hamill
Written by	Mark Hamill Billy West
Produced by	Mark Hamill Jess Harnell Eric Mittleman Roger Rose Billy West Scott Zakarin
Starring	Mark Hamill Billy West Donna D'Errico Roger Rose Jess Harnell
Narrated by	Mark Hamill
Cinematography	Jason Cooley
Edited by	Matt Mariska Nimrod Erez Lawrence Hutchins E.S. Josephs
Music by	Billy West
Distributed by	Miramax
Release date	January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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Comic book fan Don Swan battles against a fictional film studio that is about to announce a film based on his favorite superhero, Commander Courage.

Cast

• Mark Hamill as Donald Swan
• Billy West as Leo Matuzik
• Donna D'Errico as Liberty Lass, Papaya Smith
• Roger Rose as Taylor Donohue
• Jess Harnell as Ricky
• Lori Alan as Anita Levine
• Daran Norris as Commander Courage, Bruce Easly
• Jim Cummings as Dr. Cedric Perview
• Jill Talley as Jill Sprang
• Tara Strong as Hotel Maid
• Arleen Sorkin as Ms. Q
• James Arnold Taylor as J.T.
• Debi Derryberry as Debby Newman
• Tom Kenny as Derek Sprang
• Sid Caesar as Old Army Buddy
• Jonathan Winters as Wally (Army Buddy #2)
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Ice Tray

Cameo appearances in the film

• Kevin Smith
• Hugh Hefner
• Stan Lee
• Bruce Campbell
• Peter David
• David Prowse
• Peter Mayhew
• Ron Perlman
• Jeremy Bulloch
• Mike Mignola
• Matt Groening
• Rob Paulsen
• Sergio Aragonés
• Maurice LaMarche

Production

The script was finished on July 29, 2002. Most of the movie was filmed at San Diego Comic-Con on July 17–20, 2003. All the interviews with attendees while Hamill remained in character were unscripted to obtain a realistic look. This film subverted convention by casting voice actors in live-action roles.

Release

Comic Book: The Movie was released on DVD on January 27, 2004. then released on DVD again on April 26, 2011. Started Streaming on Netflix on Nov 27, 2013- June 2, 2016.

Reception

The film received an approval rating of 40% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.[1] IGN rated the film a 7 out of 10.[2]

Awards

• DVD Exclusive Awards
  • Best Live-Action DVD Premiere Movie
  • Best Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Mark Hamill
  • Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Sid Caesar and Jonathan Winters
  • Best Director (in a DVD Premiere Movie) - Mark Hamill

References

External links

• Scott Chitwood (20 January 2004) Interview with Mark Hamill by TheForce.Net.
• Comic Book: The Movie at IMDb
• Facebook Tribute Group

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