Super Zeroes

Super Zeroes is a 2002 American animated superhero parody film produced by OctoYoshi Studios and ''Nickelodeon Movies. ''It revolves around 8th grader, Cory, wanting his city, Stickopolis, to appreciate superheroes more so he and his friends dress up as superheroes and try to solve crimes until an actual villian comes to the city to cause trouble. The film was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on July 19, 2002 to positive critical reviews but was a box-office bomb, only grossing $47.3 million over its $41 million budget.

Plot
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Cast

 * James Arnold Taylor as Cory
 * Tara Strong as Keke
 * Billy West as Donny
 * Thomas F. Wilson as Leonard
 * Grey DeLisle as Alana
 * Ashly Burch as Cory's Mom
 * Wallace Shawn as Mr. Burton
 * Pete Browngardt as Thrift Store Clerk
 * Tom Kenny as Principal Clark
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Tommy

Production
Sholly Fisch, one of the film's writers, had originally come up with the idea sometime in 1999. The film's idea was then pitched to 20th Century Fox, who declined the it. The crew then approached Paramount Pictures, who agreed to the idea. Nickelodeon Movies also agreed to help out with the film. Production began in March 2000 and ended in August of 2001. The film was going to release on October 5, 2001, but was pushed up to July 5, 2002, which was then pushed up to July 19, 2002 to avoid competition with ''Men in Black II. ''

Release
The film was released on July 19, 2002.

Marketing

 * The film's official teaser trailer was released on October 1, 2001 and was shown with Max Keeble's Big Move, Monsters, Inc., and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. 
 * The film's first trailer was released on February 8, 2002 and was shown with Return to Neverland, Big Fat Liar, and Ice Age. 
 * The film's final trailer was released on May 3, 2002 and was shown with Spider-Man, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Enough.
 * TV Spots started being shown around June to July 2002.

Reception
Super Zeroes received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 86% "certified fresh" rating. The consensus says, "Charming, hilarious, and sometimes emotional, Super Zeroes is fun movie that even adults could even enjoy." On Metacritic, it holds a score of 72, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film a positive review saying, "''Even though it's a parody of superhero films, it's not afraid to slow down every once in while." ''

Home Media
Super Zeroes was released on DVD and VHS on November 19, 2002 by ''Paramount Home Entertainment. The film was released on Blu-Ray ''on January 21, 2008. For the film's tenth anniversary, Super Zeroes: 10th Anniversary Spectacular was released on July 17, 2012 and included storyboards for the film and some of its deleted scenes. It was included on the OctoYoshi Studios High 5 DVD pack with 4 other films from the studio (Misfits, Mystic Quest, L.A. Or Bust, and Crazy School Daze: The Movie), which was released on May 6, 2014. On July 18, 2017, Super Zeroes: Ultimate Collector's Edition was released on Blu-Ray and 4K-Ultra HD for the film's 15th anniversary. It included a book entitled The Art of Super Zeroes and many special features, including the pilot for the cancelled TV series, entitled Adventures of the Super Zeroes.

Cancelled TV series
A TV series, entitled Adventures of the Super Zeroes was originally going to air on Nickelodeon on April 11, 2003. However, due to the film's box office failure, it was cancelled. All that remains is the pilot, which was included on the Super Zeroes: Ultimate Collector's Edition.

Trivia

 * DJYoshi claims that the reason the film bombed was because it was released at the wrong time, as it was released two weeks after Men in Black II.
 * Adventures of the Super Zeroes would be Nickelodeon's second TV series based off of a movie (the first being The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius), but it was cancelled and Back at the Barnyard later took that place in 2007.