# Superheroes to get their own Zucker (Airplane!/Naked Gun) Parody Film! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400 "2006-04-05T13:32:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/1 "2006-04-05T13:32:28Z")
> [@](#): > > “There’s 12 or so characteristics that are common to all these superhero movies,” said David Zucker, the comedic pioneer behind the “Airplane!” and “Naked Gun” movies. “When that happens, you have a possibility that you can spoof a genre. So, this superhero genre might be ripe.” > > With that in mind, Zucker will set his sights on “Superhero!” the latest in a long line of exclamatory spoofs that also includes the spy comedy “Top Secret!” He’ll begin work on the film as soon as he’s finished promoting this month’s "Scary Movie 4… [LINK](http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1527732/04032006/story.jhtml) We’ve arrived, boys! Superheroes have so saturated the movies that they are deserving of their own parody. I can’t WAIT to see this movie. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/2 "2006-04-05T13:33:51Z")
I love Zucker movies. I hate the _Scary Movies_. (Well, to be fair, I only saw the first one.) But you know I’ll be first in line. Or second, behind **middleman**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/3 "2006-04-05T13:37:32Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > But you know I’ll be first in line. Or second, behind **middleman**. 😃 Nah. You’ll be ahead of me. I’m kinda lazy. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/4 "2006-04-05T13:40:00Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Nah. You’ll be ahead of me. I’m kinda lazy. I’ll bring lawn chairs. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/5 "2006-04-05T14:39:40Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I love Zucker movies. I hate the _Scary Movies_. (Well, to be fair, I only saw the first one.) > > But you know I’ll be first in line. Or second, behind **middleman**. 😃 First two Scary Movies were by the Wayans Brothers. Zucker stepped in with Scary Movie 3. Might be worth a rent for you, it’s definitely different than the first two. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/6 "2006-04-05T14:41:46Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Superheroes have so saturated the movies that they are deserving of their own parody. More to the point, superheroes are taken seriously enough that a parody is distinguishable from the real thing. Hooray! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/7 "2006-04-05T14:46:11Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Superheroes have so saturated the movies that they are deserving of their own parody. You mean like **Mystery Men**? **Batman** (TV show)? Or how about Mad Comics, back in the 1950s? Or is it only a parody if the Zuckers do it? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/8 "2006-04-05T15:01:06Z")
> [@](#): > > You mean like Mystery Men? Batman (TV show)? Or how about Mad Comics, back in the 1950s? > > Or is it only a parody if the Zuckers do it? Not to mention Marvel’s **Not Brand Ecch!** and **Spoof!** from the 1960s/70s, and DC’s wonderful **Ambush Bug** from the 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/9 "2006-04-05T15:06:16Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > First two Scary Movies were by the Wayans Brothers. That would explain the infantile humor, then. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/10 "2006-04-05T15:08:17Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > You mean like **Mystery Men**? **Batman** (TV show)? Or how about Mad Comics, back in the 1950s? > > Or is it only a parody if the Zuckers do it? Hong Kong Phooey? The Tick? Sesame Street’s Super Grover? If I thought about it long enough, I could probably come up with a dozen more examples of superhero shows, movies, etc. that parody, play with, or poke fun at the conventions of the superhero genre. It was already old hat by the time _Mystery Men_ came along. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/11 "2006-04-05T15:16:53Z")
There have been a few parodies. I should have used the word “spoof”. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/12 "2006-04-05T15:17:43Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Not to mention Marvel’s **Not Brand Ecch!** and **Spoof!** from the 1960s/70s, and DC’s wonderful **Ambush Bug** from the 1980s. Heck, Mad did _Superduperman_ as early as its fourth issue. [They’ve even compiled their various parodies.](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563898861/103-2655065-5270251?v=glance&n=283155) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/13 "2006-04-05T15:31:43Z")
I mentioned Mad in my post – Mad Comics, which was the name of Mad Magazine when “Superduperman” was published. Kids these days. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/14 "2006-04-05T15:42:00Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I mentioned Mad in my post – Mad Comics, which was the name of Mad Magazine when “Superduperman” was published. Yes, and I expanded on it and included a link to where the various Mad parodies could be purchased. My reason for quoting Cal and not you is because his reference to Marvel’s _Not Brand Ecch!_ reminded me of _Mad_’s longtime use of the catchphrase “Ecch!” Incidentally, the actual early title of the comic, including when issue #4 was published, was _Tales Calculated to Drive you Mad_. Take _me_ on, willya?! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/15 "2006-04-05T16:11:35Z")
You got me, but even that wasn’t the earliest: there were superhero parodies as far back as [1942](http://www.toonopedia.com/suprsnip.htm) (also [this](http://www.toonopedia.com/marvlbun.htm), [this](http://www.toonopedia.com/mightym.htm), and [this](http://www.toonopedia.com/suprmous.htm)). And **Not Brand Ecch** refered to DC comics (or any other Marvel Competitors of the 60s), not Mad. Stan Lee used the term extensively to refer to DC. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/16 "2006-04-05T17:14:12Z")
what does the OP call movies like **The Specials** , or **Sky High**? ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/17 "2006-04-05T17:40:49Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > First two Scary Movies were by the Wayans Brothers. Zucker stepped in with Scary Movie 3. Might be worth a rent for you, it’s definitely different than the first two. 😉 That must explain why Scary Movie 3 actually seemed a bit funnier then the first two(and I really can’t sit through the first two). That and it’s a better movie then “Signs”. Yeah, you heard me. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/18 "2006-04-05T17:51:22Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > what does the OP call movies like **The Specials** , or **Sky High**? I’ve never seen the specials, but Sky High wasn’t a straight parody. Either way, I correct myself in Post #11 and use the word “spoof”. I am also open to _farce_… ---
**Author:** ![Logan\_5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Logan\_5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logan_5)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/19 "2006-04-05T18:03:26Z")
Batman and Robin, now there’s a joke of a movie! ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400/20 "2006-04-05T19:33:09Z")
Heck, The Incredibles was even part superhero spoof. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-to-get-their-own-zucker-airplane-naked-gun-parody-film/351400.md?page=2)