Kick-Ass (2010)

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

Jane Goldman (screenplay)
Mark Millar (comic book series)
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Release Date:

16 April 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Superhero | Based On Comic Book | Hyphen In Title | Superhero Spoof

Status:

Post-production | See complete list of 12,000 in-production titles »

Status Updated:

2 September 2009

More Info:

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Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Damon Macready
Mark Strong	...	Frank D'Amico
Chloe Moretz	...	Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl
Aaron Johnson	...	Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Katie Deauxma
Xander Berkeley	...	Detective Vic Gigante
Tamer Hassan	...	Mike
Clark Duke	...	Marty
Evan Peters
Omari Hardwick	...	Marcus
Michael Rispoli	...	Big Joe
Randall Batinkoff	...	Tre Fernandez
Ashleigh Hubbard	...	Blonde
Adrian Martinez	...	Ginger Goon
Nelson Frazier Jr.
Katrena Rochell	...	Female Junkie
Tim Plester	...	Danil
Stu 'Large' Riley	...	Stu
Kofi Natei	...	Rasul
Deborah Twiss	...	Mrs. Zane
Val Jobara	...	Goon (as Walle Jobara)
Peter Brooke	...	Doctor
Melissa Anne Smith	...	Cheerleader
Kenneth Simmons	...	Kenny
Ohene Cornelius	...	Gang Kid #2
Jack Steele	...	Comic Book Store Manager
Max Callum	...	NYPD Officer (uncredited)
Daphne Cheung	...	Chinese Peasant (uncredited)
Wayne Curnew	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Anthony Desio	...	Goon (uncredited)
Clive Elkington	...	Teenager (uncredited)
Johnny Hopkins	...	Gang kid (uncredited)
Corey Johnson	...	Goon (uncredited)
Tangara Jones	...	Gang Girl (uncredited)
Pauline Stone	...	Comic Book Store Customer (uncredited)

Directed by
Matthew Vaughn

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jane Goldman		screenplay
Mark Millar		comic book series
Matthew Vaughn		screenplay

Produced by
Adam Bohling	....	producer
Darren Goldberg	....	line producer: New York
Mark Millar	....	co-producer
Tarquin Pack	....	producer
Brad Pitt	....	producer
David Reid	....	producer
John Romita Jr.	....	co-producer
Kris Thykier	....	producer
Matthew Vaughn	....	producer

Cinematography by
Ben Davis

Film Editing by
Eddie Hamilton
Jon Harris

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Lucinda Syson

Production Design by
Russell De Rozario

Art Direction by
Grant Armstrong
Brandt Gordon
Joe Howard
Sarah Stuart

Set Decoration by
Tina Jones
Clive Thomasson

Costume Design by
Sammy Sheldon

Makeup Department
Barrie Gower	....	prosthetic sculptor
Paul Jones	....	stunt prosthetics
Daniel Lee	....	tattoo makeup artist
Gemma Richards	....	makeup artist
Dawn Stewart	....	assistant makeup artist
Amy Byrne	....	makeup artist/hair stylist: daily (uncredited)

Production Management
Amy Dempsey	....	production manager: New York
Iain Mackenzie	....	post-production supervisor
Dean O'Toole	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Victoria Banks	....	second assistant director
Adam Bocknek	....	trainee assistant director
Jack Boem	....	second assistant director
Dan Channing-Williams	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Juliana Conceicao	....	daily assistant director
Tim Cushen	....	assistant director: second unit
Lauren Dark	....	third assistant director: second unit
Stephen J. Donkers	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Mark Hopkins	....	second assistant director: second unit
Tim Maurice-Jones	....	second unit director
Terry McShane	....	additional assistant director
Jeff Muhsoldt	....	third assistant director
Patrick Murphy	....	third assistant director
Bernardo Nascimento	....	first assistant director: second unit
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director
Michael Peleshok	....	third assistant director: second unit
Tom Quinn	....	first assistant director: second unit
Christian Rigg	....	assistant director: additional photography
Ken A. Smith	....	second assistant director: second unit
Laura Windebank	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Matthew Broderick	....	standby props
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist
Robert C. Brooke	....	lead scenic artist
Collingwood Brown	....	art department coordinator
Oliver Carroll	....	concept artist
Sophia Chowdhury	....	production buyer
Kelvin Cook	....	dressing props
Jason Lee Etienne	....	assistant art director
Emma Godwin	....	assistant production buyer
Gavin Gordon	....	carpenter
Chris Hanson	....	key scenic laborer
Jane Harwood	....	draughtsman
Darren Hayward	....	carpenter
Marc Homes	....	concept artist
Peter James	....	art director: second unit
Cathal MacIlwaine	....	second unit stand-by carpenter
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator: Toronto
Tony Marks	....	carpenter
Rob McCallum	....	concept artist
Matthew Meadows	....	storyboard artist
Mitch Niclas	....	chargehand stand-by props: second unit
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	assistant head painter
Dave Rosa	....	head painter
Jo Sansom	....	art department assistant
Matthew Savage	....	concept artist
Lee Whiteman	....	graphic artist
Carl Wilson	....	senior propmaker

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Paul Carter	....	sound effects editor
Arthur Fenn	....	boom operator
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer: second unit Toronto
James Gibb	....	sound assistant
Arthur Graley	....	foley editor
John Hayes	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Simon Hayes	....	production sound mixer
Philip Jenkins	....	exterior foley
Robin Johnson	....	boom operator
Simon Jones	....	adr mixer
Michael Maroussas	....	sound effects editor
Keith Partridge	....	foley engineer
Rob Prynne	....	sound effects editor
Gavin Rose	....	dialogue editor
Paul Schwartz	....	boom operator: second unit
Danny Sheehan	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Suarez	....	adr recordist
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist
Philip Young	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Matthew G. Armstrong	....	special effects technician
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects: elements unit
David Harris	....	special effects supervisor
Jude Harris	....	special effects coordinator
Graham Hills	....	floor supervisor
Graham Hills	....	senior special effects technician: floor supervisor
Matthew Horton	....	senior special effects technician
Michael Innanen	....	special effects supervisor
Matt Lewis	....	special effects technician
David Reaume	....	special effects
John Schoonraad	....	prosthetic supervisor
Daniel Williams	....	special effects technician
Stuart Wishart	....	lead man

Visual Effects by
Dalia Al-Husseini	....	visual effects: Double Negative
Craig Allison	....	systems manager: The Senate VFX
Szvák Antal	....	visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects
Jason Arber	....	screen inserts designer and animator: Wyld Stallyons
Howard Berry	....	visual effects editor: Double Negative
Astrid Busser-Casas	....	visual effects supervisor
Natalie Busuttil	....	screen inserts producer: Wyld Stallyons
Luke Butler	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Naomi Butler	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Jeppe N. Christensen	....	visual effects supervisor
Yilun Zhu Cleve	....	digital compositor
Tom Collier	....	visual effects supervisor: LipSync Post
Loraine Cooper	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Neil Culley	....	sequence supervisor: LipSync Post
Nick D'Aguiar	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Marcello Da Silva	....	matchmove artist: double negative
Stefan Drury	....	head of visual effects: LipSync Post
Laura Dubsky	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Chris Elson	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Huw J. Evans	....	motion control and visual effects: Double Negative
Stuart Farley	....	visual effects: Double Negative
Dániel Forgács	....	matchmove supervisor: Cube Effects
Matt Foster	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Ian Gibson	....	daily data wrangler
Kim Gordon	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager
Jonathan Harris	....	digital compositor
Sarah K. Hellström	....	line producer: Double Negative
Sarah Hemsley	....	visual effects executive producer: The Senate VFX
Nic Hodgkinson	....	compositor
Pete Howlett	....	digital compositor
Lorea Hoye	....	visual effects producer: LipSync Post
Robin Huffer	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Michael Hull	....	previsualization animator: Double Negative
Kristine-Joeann Jasper	....	texture artist: double negative
Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen	....	visual effects producer
Stephanie C. Kelly	....	digital compositor
Chris Kesler	....	concept artist: Double Negative
László Kondor	....	junior pipeline technical director: Cube Effects
Yann Larochette	....	digital compositor
Márk László	....	matchmove artist: Cube Effects
Simon Leech	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Ming-Chia Lee	....	effects technical director
Ming-Chia Lee	....	visual effects technical director: double negative
Duncan Lees	....	head of 3D services: Plowman Craven and Associates
Skeel Lee	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Mattias Lindahl	....	visual effects supervisor
Kim Lim Loo	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Peregrine MacCafferty	....	visual effects: Double Negative
Gordon Milner	....	production assistant: The Senate VFX
Mary Milovac	....	data coordinator
Sangita Mistry	....	compositor: Double Negative
Kathryn Morey	....	assistant visual effects editor
Patrick Nagle	....	digital compositor
Donal Nolan	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Péter Obornik	....	matchmove artist: Cube Effects
John O'Lone	....	compositor: LipSync Post
Tilman Paulin	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Ed Plant	....	senior compositor: LipSync Post VFX
Paula Pope	....	visual effects producer: The Senate VFX
Glen Pratt	....	sequence supervisor: LipSync Post
Gabor Pulai	....	matchmove artist: Cube Effects
John Purdie	....	digital effects artist
Edward Randolph	....	visual effects coordinator: The Senate VFX
Daniel Reeves	....	data manager
Laurent-Paul Robert	....	visual effects
Chris Sayer	....	screen inserts animator: Wyld Stallyons
Sam Schwier	....	on set technical director
Robert Seaton	....	digital artist
Asa Shoul	....	digital colourist
Luke Sikking	....	roto/prep artist: The Senate VFX
Jon Stanley	....	senior systems engineer: LipSync Post
Paul Venn Stirling	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Aline Sudbrack	....	effects technical director: Double Negative
András Szõcs	....	matchmove artist: Cube Effects
Daniel Thuresson	....	digital compositor
Samantha Tracey	....	visual effects coordinator: LipSync Post
Tom van Dop	....	digital compositor: The Senate VFX
Tom Westermann	....	digital artist
Neil West	....	senior matchmove artist
Sheila Wickens	....	sequence supervisor: LipSync Post
Blake Winder	....	digital compositor: LipSync Post
Rachel Wright	....	compositor
Olly Young	....	set matchmove technician
Anton Yri	....	digital supervisor: The Senate VFX
Péter Zavorszky	....	visual effects producer: Cube Effects
Fiedler Zoltán	....	matchmove artist: Cube Effects

Stunts
Bradley James Allan	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Arthurs	....	stunt performer
Andy Bennett	....	stunt performer
Hubert Boorder	....	stunt actor
Johnathan Brenner	....	stunt performer
Bruce Cain	....	stunt performer
Rob Cooper	....	stunt performer
Christopher Cordell	....	stunt rigger
Tim Dashwood	....	live action stunt/fight previz
Levan Doran	....	stunt performer
Robin Earle	....	stunt rigger
James Embree	....	stunt double: Mark Strong
James Embree	....	stunt performer
Rick English	....	stunt performer
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator: additional scenes
Guillermo Grispo	....	utility stunts
James Grogan	....	stunt performer
Jason Hunjan	....	stunt performer
Dave Judge	....	stunts
Sid Karne	....	stunts
Paul Kennington	....	stunt performer
Adam Kirley	....	stunt performer
Paul Kulik	....	stunt performer
Mike Lambert	....	stunt double: Mark Strong
Maurice Lee	....	stunts
John MacDonald	....	stunt performer
Chris Mark	....	utility stunts
James Mark	....	utility stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	utility stunts
Nick McKinless	....	stunt performer
Andy Merchant	....	stunt performer
David Newton	....	stunts
James O'Donnell	....	stunt coordinator: additional scenes
Andy Owen	....	key stunt rigger
Justin Pearson	....	stunt performer
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunts
Chris Pollard	....	stunt performer
Brieann Rich	....	stunt driver
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double
Vincent Rother	....	utility stunts
Gordon Seed	....	stunt performer
Diz Sharpe	....	stunt performer
John Street	....	stunt performer
Mens-Sana Tamakloe	....	stunt performer
Roy Taylor	....	stunt actor
Arran Topham	....	stunt double
Greg Townley	....	stunt double: Chloe Moretz
Alicia Turner	....	utility stunts
Rudolf Vrba	....	fight arranger
Damien Walters	....	assistant fight coordinator
Max White	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Peng Zhang	....	fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jacob Barrie	....	second assistant camera: second unit dailies
Sean Bourdeau	....	grip: canadian unit
Kerry Brown	....	additional still photographer
Eric Dvorsky	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Richard Emerson	....	grip: canadian unit
Steve Fitzpatrick	....	rigger
Darren Flindall	....	rigger
Kevin Fraser	....	key grip
Tash Gamper	....	second assistant camera
Alan Grayley	....	additional rigging electrician
Mikey Ray Harkins	....	lighting desk operator: 2nd unit
Gary Hedges	....	lighting technician
Darren Holland	....	second camera grip
Bill Hong	....	camera car technician
Mark Hryma	....	aerial director of photography
Paul Hymns	....	grip
Sacha Jones	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
David Mackie	....	second assistant camera
Julian Morson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Julian Morson	....	steadicam operator
Anthony Nocera	....	digital video assist operator
Mark Packman	....	rigging electrician
Clive Prior	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Sam Renton	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Rich	....	key grip
James Sainthill	....	additional main unit camera operator: Toronto
Daniel Smith	....	still photographer
David Smith	....	gaffer
Kat Spencer	....	central loader
Darren Spriet	....	assistant camera
Stephen Spurrell	....	chief rigging gaffer
Peter Taylor	....	camera operator
Peter Taylor	....	camera: "a" camera
Gary Varney	....	gaffer: second unit
Peter Wignall	....	Steadicam operator: "a" camera, 2nd unit
Peter Wignall	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Peter Wignall	....	second director of photography

Casting Department
Kharmel Cochrane	....	casting assistant
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Tamara Hunter	....	casting associate
Kerrie Mailey	....	casting assistant
Leslie-Ann Reale	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annette Allen	....	costume buyer
Ciara Brennan	....	assistant costume set supervisor: 2nd unit: Toronto
Sophie Canale	....	costume assistant
Gayle Franklin	....	buyer: costume department
Leslie Kavanagh	....	costume set supervisor: Toronto 2nd unit
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Neil Murphy	....	costume master: 2nd unit
Dóra Papp	....	wardrobe assistant
Josie Pledge	....	key costume cutter
Silvana Sacco	....	key costume breakdown artist
Sunita Singh	....	set costumer
Nicole Young	....	costume supervisor
Katie Hill	....	costume assistant: reshoot (uncredited)
Charlotte-Rose Kay	....	costume buyer: dailies (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Matthew Benns	....	digital intermediate data manager
Michael Dobroski	....	colorist
Todd Kleparski	....	digital intermediate producer
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Stephen Coleman	....	orchestrator
Felix Erskine	....	music programmer
Jay Faires	....	music executive
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Bill Boyd	....	picture car captain: second unit
Ben Dillon	....	picture car supervisor
Teresa Haney	....	transportation
Marco Sousa	....	picture car captain
Dean Tyler	....	unit driver

Other crew
Fiona Baldwin	....	assistant production coordinator
David Blyth	....	floor runner
Matthew Boyd	....	floor runner
Duncan Broadfoot	....	location assistant: uk
Clare Brody	....	data operator: Technicolor
Kate Chadderton	....	production assistant
Bob Corff	....	voice coach
Tom Crooke	....	location manager
Michael Davison	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Marty Dejczak	....	location manager
Marie Dong	....	assistant accountant
Andrea Eisen	....	set tutor
Joy Ellison	....	dialect coach
Scott Ferlisi	....	location scout: New York
Elizabeth Garrett	....	production coordinator: NY Unit
Elizabeth Garrett	....	production office coordinator: New York
Tania Gordon	....	base third assistant director: main unit
Jo Gross	....	production coordinator
Joel Hills	....	floor runner
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic
Daniel Horvat	....	production accountant: Toronto
Betsy Kagen	....	producer's assistant: New York
Ronan Keane	....	payroll accountant
Justin Kron	....	location manager: New York
Justin Kron	....	locations manager: New York
Tori Larsen	....	production assistant
Iain Mackenzie	....	assistant: Adam Bohling & David Reid
Stacy Mann	....	unit publicist
Leonie Mansfield	....	assistant: Matthew Vaughn
Josey McNamara	....	floor runner: 2nd Unit
Eleanor Mendes	....	assistant production coordinator: Toronto
Laura Miles	....	script supervisor second unit
Damian Mitchell	....	supervising armorer
John Nixon	....	armorer
Rachel Plose	....	financial controller
Bill Richards	....	aerial coordinator / helicopter pilot
Brieann Rich	....	set medic: New York
Nicholas Rich	....	key set medic: New York, NY
David Andy Shaw	....	production assistant
David A. Smith	....	production runner
Ashley Stowell	....	on-set medic
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Gayle Vangrofsky	....	production supervisor: New York
Garath Whyte	....	behind-the-scenes video
Anna Wilton	....	production runner (as Anna Corinda Wilton)
Antonia Wise	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Marv Films
• Plan B Entertainment

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Mexico) (theatrical) (Latin America)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Argentina) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Bolivia) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Chile) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Colombia) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Costa Rica) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Cuba) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Dominican Republic) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Ecuador) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (El Salvador) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Germany) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Guatemala) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Haiti) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Honduras) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Nicaragua) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Panama) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Paraguay) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Peru) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Uruguay) (all media)
• Focus Features International (FFI) (2010) (Venezuela) (all media)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand) (all media)

Special Effects

• Double Negative
• FB-FX (costume props: mechanical wings)
• Ghost VFX
• Lip Sync Post (visual effects)
• Plowman Craven & Associates (3D LIDAR scanning and digital modelling)
• Senate Visual Effects, The (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• HireWorks  Avid Nitris DX rental
• Kodak  motion picture film supplier
• Media Services  stationery supplier
• Panalux  lighting
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Tattersall Sound  AVID rental

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Charles Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Marv Films

Trivia:

Joseph Gilgun was offered a role in this but had to pass because of his Emmerdale schedule.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.14)" (2009)

Awesome superhero movie in a different way

I was very excited to see this movie and I was lucky that I was invited to a screening of the movie. If I have to describe the movie in one word: awesome. Not only because of the story, the action and the soundtrack, but also because the genre of super movie took another direction and instead of focusing on adult superheroes like Batman, Spiderman etcetera, you've got now the young and cool Kick-Ass (played by Aaron Johnson) even without any special powers! Now I forgot one thing: the acting. That was excellent, and especially Strong and Chloe Moretz delivered a good job. To keep it brief: go and see the movie next year in cinemas!