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Condorman reference in 'Kick-Ass'(sort of)

posted 13 years ago by i_am_bernie_g
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At the beginning of the movie "Kick-Ass", they show a dude dressed up similarly to Condorman. They show him jumping off the top of a building and crashing headfirst onto the roof of a car. Reminded me A LOT of the opening scene where Michael Crawford(in Condorman attire) jumps off the tower and lands in the river. When I saw the beginning of Kick Ass, that was the first thing I thought of. Has anyone seen this movie to vouch for that? Or am I only one on here who has seen the movie and noticed a sorta connection. That should be a clue that Condorman should be re-released on DVD. Perhaps "Shout! Factory" should do the releasing/remastering since Disney only wishes to sell it in an exclusive club online.

[–] mrcab 13 years ago

Unless the creators of the Kick-Ass comic come out and say it, I'm thinking 'no'.

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[–] okwong-e 13 years ago

The central idea of CONDORMAN (ordinary and inept guy wanting to be an actual super hero who gets involved in a situation that lets him live out his 'dream') is certainly shared by KICK ASS and their similar opening scenes depict the obvious comedy of the concept.

[–] mrcab 13 years ago

Obviously, but what's your point?

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[–] i_am_bernie_g 13 years ago

My point is....WHY ISN'T CONDORMAN GETTING DVD TREATMENT(And not just in exclusive clubs or bootlegs!)?????

[–] MadSimian 10 years ago

Just recently got a copy of this and not seen it a LONGGGG time but, anywho...

After seeing the opening to this, my first thought was the same as your's. I don't think it's too far out of the realm of possibility that Vaughn might have seen this as a kid(he'd have been the perfect age, around 10, when it came out in theaters) and it later provided inspiration for "Kick-Ass".

**edit**BTW, this IS on DVD and you can find copies on Amazon, Ebay and the like.

It'll be like Luke Duke and the other guy.
Really?
Yeah.
NO!