Defendor
By day, Arthur Poppington (Harrelson) works at a construction site; by night, he is the mighty Defendor, a costumed vigilante who keeps Hamilton safe from his arch nemesis, Captain Industry.
Outfitted in a homemade costume, Defendor may not have special powers, but he is nonetheless dedicated to protecting the streets and fighting crime. He battles a corrupt cop (Koteas), befriends the tough and streetwise Kat (Dennings) and schemes to bring down a local mob boss, all while a court-appointed psychiatrist (Oh) tries to get to the bottom of his conviction that he is, in fact, a superhero.
Turning the superhero genre on its head, Defendor is a bittersweet and emotionally affecting take on our comic book–obsessed culture.
Director(s):
Peter Stebbings
Writer(s):
Peter Stebbings
Producer(s):
Nicholas Tabarrok
Cast:
Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Elias Koteas
Genre(s):
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Language(s):
English, Dubbed in French
Subtitles:
French
Region:
Defendor is filmed and set in Ontario. Peter Stebbings is from British Columbia.