The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave |  | Director: Peter MacDonald
Actors: Bob Einstein, Dan Hedaya, Gia Carides, Don Lake, Art Irizawa
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD908370D
ISBN: 0792843452
UPC: 027616837028
EAN: 9780792843450
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2000
Release Date: January 11, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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"Kids, don't try these stunts at home." Super Dave Osborne is Evel Knievel with a lobotomy, a klutzy stunt superstar powered by guts, courage, and pure moral integrity--which makes up for a single digit I.Q. Created as the daredevil alter ego of former Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour writer and sketch performer Bob Einstein, his entire schtick is based on ambitious stunts gone horribly, and comically, wrong. He's crushed by falling objects, sent flying by exploding vehicles, and flattened by one fall after another, all with the stoic (one might say stupid) calm of a Zen masochist. Such gags were funny in the short bursts of the cable series that spawned Super Dave, but wear thin in his first feature-length comedy, a spoof involving a sleazy promoter (Dan Hedaya), the accident-prone mother of a terminally ill boy, a ranch full of mimes (!), and a climactic half-mile leap over trucks packed with dynamite and toxic waste. The juvenile comedy is played like a Saturday morning cartoon with fart jokes, big and broad, and the stunts look as phony as they are. It might tickle the funny bone of adolescents, but will hold little interest for anyone over the age of 12. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description
Break out the body casts for a crash course in comedy as super dave races against time to save an ailing little boy by performing his most death-defying stunt ever. Special features: informative insert. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2003 Starring: Bob Einstein Gia Carides Run time: 91 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Peter Macdonald
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Cute movie May 16, 2009
Noah Jacobs-andresen
This movie was really cute, I recall it being more funny when I was a youngun'
Fans of the TV show will like this December 1, 2008
K. Cooper
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Intended as a movie, this was released staright to video. It's sort of a continuation of the Tv show. Some real belly laughs here and no doubt, this will please fans of the Super One. There is a plot here but most of the time, it doesn;t get in the way too much of the gags and laughs. Good fun!
Super Dave Taken Too Far June 6, 2006
Kim Weighous (Reno, NV)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
After having to sit through a plethora of poorly written, unimaginative, smug comidies for the past 15 years or so, Super Dave is a breath of fresh air. Is it juvenile? Sure. It is predictable? Yes - but if you don't at least smile when the Super One gets wiped out, in the words of Mark Twain, you were "born an adult and never were a child." The movie suffers from the curse of being worked up from a 3 minute regular skit on the old 80s Canadian TV comedy, "The Bizarre Show," and the material does not lend itself to a full length movie, but it certainly does have some funny moments. Speaking of lame, if you can make not just one, but a series of movies from the old "Ernst" TV commercials, Super Dave is due for a revival.
Great Movie For The Family October 24, 2000
Mark Ito (Seattle, WA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Hilarious stunts, slapstick humor, outrageous characterizations, and just good all around schtick makes this an extremely entertaining movie for the family. The people who put this movie together realize that it was not intended for a cerebral study in filmmaking; it was meant to just flat out make you laugh. My wife and kids were just howling at various scenes ranging from the stinky lunch room to the slammy whammy infomercial. We must have replayed that slammy whammy infomercial over 20 times, proving how kids can appreciate well written comedy. This movie is not for the prudes, snobs, or bores but definitely for the hip, open minded, slapstick in most of us. Watch it with the family without any hesitation.
Funny movie January 22, 2000
Sean Cable (Woodbridge, CT United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was a very funny movie, it had me rolling on the floor. Even my mom laughed a little, and she hates the movies I like. The story is Super Dave (Bob Einstien) is injured, and has to retire. But DJ (Steve Van Wormer), a kid he is training, steals his name and leaves him to work for Gil (Dan Hedaya). Well, Supe isn't going to really do anything about, but he meets a single mom (Gia Carides), whose son needs an expensive operation, and he falls in love. So the Super One decides to come out of retirement and show the world who the real greatest daredevil is. Very entertaining, and the direction is fun. The DVD could have at least had the trailer on it, though. I really wish this movie had come out in theatres, because it would have been great to see Super on the big screen. Long live Super Dave Osborne!
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