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Kick-Ass is an action-packed superhero film based on the graphically violent comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman and co-produced the film with Brad Pitt. There was some controversy generated by family advocacy groups over the profanity and violence in the film, especially regarding Chloë Moretz's line, "Okay you cunts, let's see what you can do now."

Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an awkward nerdy high school teenager who has two friends, Marty (Clark Duke) and Todd (Evan Peters), and loves comic books. His unrequited love interest Katie Deauxma (Lyndsy Fonseca) barely notices him. Another schoolmate Chris D’Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), the withdrawn spoiled son of local mobster Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), rejects Dave's friendship. Living with only his father (Garrett M. Brown), since his mother (Elizabeth McGovern) had passed away, things are pretty normal until Todd and he are robbed.

Dave decides he will become a superhero like the ones in the comics and fight crime. Donned in a wetsuit as his superhero costume, he trains to become a crime fighter. One day, his first crime fighting opportunity arrives when he spots the perpetrators who had robbed Todd and him. Sadly, his superhero dreams are cut short when he gets brutally beaten, stabbed and then hit by a car. Clinging to life as the ambulance rushes him to the hospital, he begs to keep his superhero costume a secret.

A few months pass and Dave is nearly back to normal, with his body full of metal plates and some nerve damage that gives him a higher pain threshold. He returns to school and learns from Marty that everyone thinks he is a gay prostitute because he had been brought to the hospital naked. To his surprise, Katie starts talking with him because she likes "lame ducks" and treats him as her gay friend. Dave is thrilled, regardless of the reason.

Despite setbacks to Dave's previous superhero dreams, he continues to pursue it and sets up a MySpace account offering to help anyone in need of assistance. One evening, Dave stumbles upon three attackers beating up a defenseless man and saves him. His actions were filmed, along with him calling himself Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson). The video and Kick-Ass become an overnight YouTube sensation. 

At school, Dave and Katie have now become good friends and one day she tells him that a meth addict named Rasul (Kofi Natei) has been harassing her at the clinic she volunteers at. He convinces her to contact Kick-Ass for help. That night, Kick-Ass hunts down Rasul, but is no match for Rasul and his gang. Just as it is about to become another case of déjà vu similar to his first stab at superheroism, he is rescued by a young vigilante girl in a costume named Hit-Girl (Chloë Moretz). After defeating all the bad guys, Hit-Girl leaves with her father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Dave does not feel like he deserves the moniker Kick-Ass. Later Hit-Girl and Big Daddy pay him a visit and compliment his injured ego, offering their support on his future adventures.

Meanwhile, Frank D'Amico is furious that Kick-Ass is disrupting his business. He had already framed former cop Damon Macready (Nicolas Cage) when he got too close and now he is ready to kill Kick-Ass. Eager to make his father proud, Chris offers a plan to lure Kick-Ass by pretending to be a superhero named Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Chris, dressed as Red Mist, meets up with Kick-Ass and offers to become his sidekick. Together, they end up at D'Amico's warehouse, but find that is it burning. Everyone inside is dead and they manage to escape before it explodes.

Dave comes to the realization that he is not cut out to be a superhero. He quits and confesses to Kate, who then ends up becoming his girlfriend. However, quitting is easier said than done. When the D'Amico father and son team realize that it is actually Damon Macready, a.k.a. Big Daddy, and his daughter Mindy (Chloë Moretz), a.k.a. Hit-Girl, who has come for revenge, Red Mist sets the ultimate superhero trap by urgently asking Kick-Ass for help and to get Hit-Girl and Big Daddy as well. When Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl and Big Daddy discover they have been betrayed by Red Mist, they must find the core of their superhero strength to fight the criminal syndicate together and kick some ass.

Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall is scheduled to be released in 2012. Check out Danny Cox's latest updates regarding Kick-Ass 2!

Special Features:

• Matthew Vaughn Audio Commentary
• It’s On! The Comic Book Origin of Kick-Ass
• The Art of Kick-Ass
• Marketing Archive
• Ass-Kicking BonusView™ Mode *Blu-ray exclusive*
• A New Kind of Superhero: The Making of Kick-Ass. In four chapters: *Blu-ray exclusive*
  1. Pushing Boundaries
  2. Let’s Shoot This F*****!
  3. Tempting Fate
  4. All Fired Up!
• BD Touch™ and Metamenu® Remote Enabled for iPhone®/iPod®/iPad® Interactivity *Blu-ray exclusive*
• D-Box Metadata Track to Connect to D-Box Motion-Based Systems *Blu-ray exclusive*
• Lionsgate Live™ – BD-Live menu system that lets you access exclusive content, special offers, ringtones, and more! *Blu-ray exclusive*
• Standard DVD *Blu-ray exclusive*
• Digital Copy *Blu-ray exclusive*

Exclusives:

United States

At FYE, when you reserve your copy of Kick-Ass on DVD or Blu-ray at the store, you will receive a Kick-Ass poster.

United Kingdom

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass Blu-ray SteelBook (includes Standard DVD) available for purchase at Amazon.co.uk and HMV.co.uk.

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass Limited Edition Collector's Box Set on Blu-ray at Amazon.co.uk and HMV.co.uk that is individually numbered and includes:

• Kick-Ass Blu-ray: The high definition version of one of this year's most talked about films with over 2 hours of bonus features - this is the way Kick-Ass was made to be viewed.
• Big Daddy Hit Girl Artcards: Exclusive artwork featured within the film, and reproduced for this box set. Each set contains 5 artcards reflecting the story of Big Daddy and Hit Girl. Illustrated by John Romita.
• Kick-Ass Graphic Novel: Own the material that started it all. This full sized version of Mark Millar and John Romita's graphic novel told the world about a superhero with no powers called Kick-Ass.
• Exclusive John Romita Print: This is a piece of one-off artwork that has been commissioned specifically for this boxset - a limited edition print featuring Kick-Ass and Hit Girl.
• Introduction from Mark Millar: Written specifically for this boxset Mark Millar introduces Kick-Ass and how the film came to be.
• Cityscape Artcard: One of the most iconic visuals from the film's key art finally produced in a collectable form.

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass Blu-ray with an illustrated Kick-Ass film script available at HMV.co.uk.

Germany

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass Blu-ray SteelBook available at Amazon.de.

Thailand

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass DVD Ironpack available at BoomerangShop.com.

Australia

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass magnet sheet featuring Kick-Ass, Red Mist and Hit-Girl available at EzyDVD when you pre-order Kick-Ass on DVD, 2-Disc DVD Special Edition or Blu-ray.

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass Superhero Collectors Blu-ray Edition available at JBHifiOnline.com that includes:

• Collector's Outer Box
• Individually numbered certificate with forward by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass author)
• Blu-ray with interchangeable packaging
• Kick-Ass Graphic Novel, the complete collection
• Kick-Ass T-shirt
• Big Daddy storyboard as seen in film

There is an exclusive Kick-Ass interchangeable packaging for the 2-Disc DVD Special Edition and Blu-ray versions available at JBHifiOnline.com.

Deals:

At Best Buy, when you purchase Kick-Ass on Blu-ray, you will receive a free $5 CinemaNow gift card.

Best Prices:

DVD - $16.99 at Target, $17.96 at Walmart.com, $17.99 at Amazon.com, Best Buy

Blu-ray (includes Standard DVD and Digital Copy) - $22.96 at Walmart.com, $22.99 at Amazon.com, Best Buy, $24.99 at Target

"I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck
in middle school with a bunch of morons." 

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"They can't drown two ghost writers. You're
not kittens! " 

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"You can't choose your family, you can
choose a side."

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Climb aboard the giant peach for a
magical adventure! 

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They had nothing in common, except each
other.

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August 3, 2010 Blu-ray: Five students bond during Saturday detention and form The Breakfast Club

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Stores:

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Target: New York City locations or use the store locator for other areas.

Walmart: Long Island locations or use the store locator for other areas.

Amazon.com charges sales tax for all New York shipping addresses.

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