The Adventures of Superhero
Seen it?1987 | 90 min | Science Fiction, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of fans of a well-timed joke and sci-fi fans. Leaves you with ideas to chew on afterwards. If you loved Sleeper, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
TV star Benjamin inherits from his uncle a cloak of invisibility. Invisible he must discover that his wife is cheating on him with his best friend and asks her in front of the television camera, it does not do to. A journalist on the hunt for a story, adds to the confusion.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ulf Miehe
- Klaus WennemannPeter Benjamin
- Barbara RudnikHelene Benjamin
- NenaJo Schnell
- Benedict FreitagEduard
- Camilla HornMother
- Lambert HamelDorfmann
- Christine NeubauerMrs Kammerloher
- Rudolf SchündlerUncle Josef
- Despina PajanouDonatella
- Horst SachtlebenWigbert von Selbwitz