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Defendor is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Peter Stebbings released in USA on 26 february 2010 with Woody Harrelson
Defendor (2009)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 26 february 2010
Length 1h35
Directed by Peter Stebbings
OriginCanada
Themes Superhero films
Rating66%
Defendor is a 2009 Canadian superhero comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Stebbings, and starring Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Elias Koteas and Sandra Oh. The story tells of an intellectually disabled man who adopts the persona of a real-life superhero named Defendor on a quest to find his arch enemy, Captain Industry. Defendor, Stebbings' feature film debut, was written in 2005 and filmed in January 2009 in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, and had its North American theatrical release on February 19, 2010. It has also been released to DVD on April 13, 2010.
Synopsis
Dr. Park (Sandra Oh), a psychiatrist, is interviewing Arthur Poppington (Woody Harrelson), a vigilante known as "Defendor", who tells about assaulting a police officer who claims to be working undercover. Dooney (Elias Koteas) is a corrupt detective who Defendor believes is in the employ of his nemesis, "Captain Industry". Arthur's mother left him as a child, dying of drug abuse later; his grandfather said "captains of industry" killed her. Having not been properly educated, Arthur mistakenly believes it to be one person.Actors
Woody Harrelson
(Arthur Poppington / Defendor)
Elias Koteas
(Chuck Dooney)
Michael Kelly
(Paul Carter)
Sandra Oh
(Dr. Park)
Kat Dennings
(Katrina Debrofkowitz)
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