Blankman is a comedic, superhero parody film starring Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier, who are both of In Living Color fame. The film was directed by Mike Binder. Image File history File links Blankman_poster. ... Mike Binder (born 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. ... Damon Kyle Wayans (pronounced WAYNES) (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who began his career as a stand-up comic in 1982. ... Writer and director Jonathan Fredrick Lawton. ... Damon Kyle Wayans (pronounced WAYNES) (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who began his career as a stand-up comic in 1982. ... David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American actor and comedian famous for his work on the Emmy Award winning sketch comedy show In Living Color. ... Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964 in New York, New York) is an American actress. ... Christopher Lawford (born March 29, 1955), a nephew of John F. Kennedy, cousin-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger (appearing in two of his films, including Terminator 3), son of Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, is a Hollywood actor. ... Miles Goodman, played by Trevor Lissauer, was a fictional character appearing on the sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In Living Color is a sketch comedy television series which ran on the FOX Network from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. ...

Plot Summary

Darryl (Damon Wayans) is a nerdy, child-like man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. After tragedy hits his family, and when he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to become the lowest budgeted superhero ever. His brother Kevin (David Alan Grier) disapproves of Darryl fighting crime as "Blankman", but soon finds himself fighting alongside his brother as "Other Guy", an easily overlooked partner with no special weapons or crime-fighting abilities. Damon Kyle Wayans (pronounced WAYNES) (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who began his career as a stand-up comic in 1982. ... It has been suggested that bulletproof (reliability) be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American actor and comedian famous for his work on the Emmy Award winning sketch comedy show In Living Color. ...

Influences

While The Meteor Man was a parody of Superman, Blankman is most clearly a parody of the Batman franchise. The opening shots in the film reveal the childhood versions of Blankman and his brother watching an episode of the 1960s Batman TV show, starring Adam West and Burt Ward. The movie uses the same fight scene graphic style (e.g. "Zap!", "Pow!") as the show, and Blankman relies heavily on gadgets, which he makes out of ordinary household appliances (J-5, Blankman's all-purpose robot, for example, is made from an old washing machine). The Meteor Man is a 1993 film by director/writer/star Robert Townsend about a superhero. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... This article is about the 1960s television series. ... Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928) is an American actor who is best known for playing the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne on the 1960s TV series Batman (which also had a film adaptation). ... Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis, Jr. ...

In addition to this, Blankman has his own version of the "Batcave," an old abandoned train station where he keeps various do-dads and gadgetry. The film Blankman follows a trend of early 1990s superhero movies, blending Golden Age superheroism with modern urban crime and African American heroes (such as Meteor Man and The Rza's Bobby Digital). There are also some influences from the Superman franchise; similar to Clark Kent's glasses, Blankman uses his nerdy specs to hide his true identity; although, those who know Blankman and his true self (Darryl) are not fooled. Also, Blankman spazzes out whenever he is kissed by a woman, which is a possible allusion to nothing Superman-related at all. The Batcave. ... Superman, catalyst of the Golden Age: Superman #14 (Feb. ... Bobby Digital, born Bobby Dixon, is one of the most important dancehall producers. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Blankman at the Internet Movie Database