An unexpected hero will rise.
A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defendor. With no power other than courage Defendor takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents.
Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: 9.2/10 (170 votes)
Country: Canada
Languages: English
Company: Darius Films
Director(s): Peter Stebbings
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Producer(s):
Tim Brown - executive producer
Sean Buckley - executive producer
Leah Jaunzems - associate producer
John N. Kozman - executive producer
Tim Merkel - executive producer
Daphne Park - executive producer
Nicholas Tabarrok - producer
Writer(s):
Peter Stebbings - screenplay
Cast:
Woody Harrelson - Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Kat Dennings - Kat
Elias Koteas - Chuck Dooney
Sandra Oh - Dr. Park
Lisa Ray - Dominique Ball
Michael Kelly - Paul Carter
Charlotte Sullivan - Fay Poppington
Kristin Booth - Wendy Carter
Tatiana Maslany - Olga
Lyriq Bent - Wayne
Music: John Rowley
Tim Brown - executive producer
Sean Buckley - executive producer
Leah Jaunzems - associate producer
John N. Kozman - executive producer
Tim Merkel - executive producer
Daphne Park - executive producer
Nicholas Tabarrok - producer
Writer(s):
Peter Stebbings - screenplay
Cast:
Woody Harrelson - Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Kat Dennings - Kat
Elias Koteas - Chuck Dooney
Sandra Oh - Dr. Park
Lisa Ray - Dominique Ball
Michael Kelly - Paul Carter
Charlotte Sullivan - Fay Poppington
Kristin Booth - Wendy Carter
Tatiana Maslany - Olga
Lyriq Bent - Wayne
Music: John Rowley
Posted on: February 24, 2010
February 27th, 2010
It would be easy to compare Defendor as a film to its protagonist:slightly cumbersome and prone to stumbling at times, yet cleverlyself-aware, comical yet with layers of unexpected darkness, and overallencompassed by such an infectious sense of classic, cheesy charm thatit is near impossible not to love in the end. Whether taken as asuperhero parody, straight out superhero film or character study (orultimately all three), Defendor proves a highly enjoyable success, andone easily worth a watch.
-7.5/10
February 28th, 2010
[...] Peter Stebbing’s amazingly succeeds with his debut feature, the comic book of a film “Defendor”. Though it falters in some aspects, the film just goes to show it deserves the attention it [...]