Kick-Ass

2010 film directed by Matthew Vaughn

Kick-Ass is a comicbook and movie about superheroes. The movie opened in theatres in the United Kingdom 26 March 2010 and 16 April 2010 in the United States.

Kick-Ass
Directed byMatthew Vaughn
Written byMatthew Vaughn
Jane Goldman
Produced byMatthew Vaughn
Brad Pitt
Kris Thykier
Adam Bohling
Tarquin Pack
David Reid
StarringAaron Johnson
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Chloe Moretz
Nicolas Cage
Mark Strong
CinematographyBen Davis
Edited byPietro Scalia
Jon Harris
Eddie Hamilton
Music byJohn Murphy
Henry Pryce Jackman
Marius de Vries
Ilan Eshkeri
Danny Elfman
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Lionsgate
Release dates
March 26, 2010
Running time
117 mins.
CountryUnited States United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28 million
Box office$96,130,462

The movie and comic tell the story of a teenager called Dave Lizewski. Lizewski is an average teenager who wonders why nobody in real life has ever decided to become a superhero like the ones in the comic books. He decides to become a real-life superhero despite having no special power or ability of any kind. He purchases a suit on the Internet and calls himself Kick-Ass.