10 Most Outrageous Superhero Movies Of All Time

When thugs kidnap the girlfriend of Lonnie Lord, a popstar who carries a guitar at all times “because he never knows when he’ll be called upon to sing”, it really brings out the hero in him. What has hitherto been (mostly) a serious thriller suddenly shifts into high camp when Lonnie and his faithful gardener Titus inexplicably decide to dress up as superheroes.

Wearing shabby tights, capes, ski masks and a hat with bells and flashing lights, the dire-namic duo set off in a motorcycle with a sidecar, pausing at every junction (“Always look both ways before crossing the street!”) on their way to tackle the hoodlums. A crimefighter’s work is never done, however, so they also have to deal with an escaped ape that has kidnapped a girl, whose handler seems unaware it’s really a guy in a costume.

Shot guerrilla-style for $8000, the title alone gives you an idea of how little director Ray Dennis Steckler had to work with. The ‘a’ should have been an ‘&’, but Steckler couldn’t afford to correct the opening credits so he let the typo stand, informing the curious it sounded much better than Rat Pfink And Boo Boo.