The Intergalactic Idiots (2008 film)

The Intergalactic Idiots is a 2008 American animated science fiction superhero comedy film produced and distributed by Gryphon Animation. It was directed by Sheldon Higgins, from a screenplay by Naomi Gordon and Harry Norton, based on a story conceived by Higgins, and stars the voices of Rob Paulsen, Tara Strong, Sigourney Weaver, Richard Kind, Robin Williams, Nika Futterman, Billy Crystal, Bruce Campbell, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. The film centers around Comet McGee, a sidekick who aspires to become a superhero. After joining a fellow superhero, Sabrina Starcrasher, they start their journey to form their own superhero team and to stop the evil plans of Emperor Oddball.

The film premiered at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles, California on April 18, 2008, and would be released in the United States six days later on April 25, with the Kuckoo Kat short, "Knight and Day". The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $463.8 million against a $60 million budget. Although the film would not spawn a sequel, it did spawn a TV series that premiered in 2011.

Plot
In the highly advanced future of 2075, the crime-riddled Techno City is protected by famed superhero Stryker, who is idolized by a young Slinkian by the name of Comet McGee, who eagerly promises his parents that he wants to become a superhero like Stryker.

Years later in 2088, Comet, now 18 years old, works as a pizza delivery boy after losing his parents. He later finds out that Stryker is holding auditions for someone lucky enough to be his new sidekick. Knowing that this is his chance to finally become a superhero like he wanted to, he quits his day job and goes to the audition. While making a fool of himself against the dummy at the audition, Stryker considers him to be the "best" out of all the others who auditioned and hires Comet as his new sidekick, giving him the persona of "Cosmic Comet".

While ecstatic at first, Comet finds out about Stryker's true colors, as it's revealed he's an egotistical jerk and Comet ends up playing the role of an "errand boy", as instead of fighting crime, he ends up doing chores. One day, when a giant monster appears in Techno City, Stryker and Comet go to fight it. Although Stryker gets caught by the monster, Comet is able to defeat the monster. Stryker takes all the credit for the defeat, and after being insulted by him, Comet quits being his sidekick and leaves. During his walk back home, he gets attacked by a street gang known as The Goons, but he gets saved by a unknown masked superhero, who reveals herself as Sabrina Starcrasher, who then beams him up to her ship.

Confused by what just happened, she explains to him that after seeing him defeat the monster earlier, she wants him to join her into forming a superhero team.