Written and directed by , Super arrived just four years before he would catapult into global mainstream stardom with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy . Looking back at Super reveals the raw, unfiltered blueprint of Gunn’s auteur style—blending deep trauma with pitch-black comedy and shocking subversion. The Plot: A Wrench in the System
Frank Darbo (Rainn Wilson), a short-order cook, suffers a breakdown after his wife (Liv Tyler) leaves him for a drug dealer (Kevin Bacon). He decides to become a masked superhero named The Crimson Bolt , using a pipe wrench to "strike" criminals despite having no superpowers. super 2010