Heroes Manufactured

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Heroes Manufactured

2017

1h 30m

10.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary following Canadian artists and their ability to break into the comic book industry while dealing with fandom and the craze of comic book conventions in Canada.

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Neal Adams

Self

Writing

Rob Liefeld

Self

Acting

Ty Templeton

Self

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Acting

Tia Carrere

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Lou Ferrigno

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Karen Gillan

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Mark Hamill

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Lennie James

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Burt Ward

Self (archive footage)

Writing

Stan Lee

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Jason Momoa

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Neve Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Gillian Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Malcolm McDowell

Self (archive footage)

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Norman Reedus

Self (archive footage)

Acting

William Shatner

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Christian Slater

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Skeet Ulrich

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Henry Winkler

Self (archive footage)

Directing

Kevin Smith

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Charlie Cox

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Ray Park

Self (archive footage)

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Jason Mewes

Self (archive footage)

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Adam West

Self (archive footage)

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Jonathan Frakes

Self (archive footage)

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