Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Produced by Matthew Vaughn,Brad Pitt,Kris Thykier,Adam Bohling,Tarquin Pack,David Reid
Written by Matthew Vaughn,Jane Goldman,Mark Millar(Comic book),John Romita, Jr.(Comic book illustrator)
Narrated by Aaron Johnson
Cinematography Ben Davis
Editing by Pietro Scalia,Jon Harris,Eddie Hamilton
Studio Marv Films Plan B Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures Lionsgate
Release date(s) 26 March 2010 (2010-03-26) (United Kingdom) , 16 April 2010 (2010-04-16) (United States)
Running time 117 minutes
Country United States,United Kingdom
Language English
Tagline : I can't read your mind. But I can kick your ass.
Music :
John Murphy
Henry Pryce Jackman
Marius de Vries
Ilan Eshkeri
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Aaron Johnson ... Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Garrett M. Brown ... Mr. Lizewski
Clark Duke ... Marty
Evan Peters ... Todd
Deborah Twiss ... Mrs. Zane
Lyndsy Fonseca ... Katie Deauxma
Sophie Wu ... Erika Cho
Elizabeth McGovern ... Mrs. Lizewski
Christopher Mintz-Plasse ... Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Stu 'Large' Riley ... Huge Goon
Johnny Hopkins ... 1st Gang Kid
Ohene Cornelius ... 2nd Gang Kid
Mark Strong ... Frank D'Amico
Michael Rispoli ... Big Joe
Corey Johnson ... Sporty Goon
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is a geeky teenager who wonders why nobody has ever decided to become a superhero like the ones in the
comic books, so he decides to become a real-life superhero, despite having no superpowers or training. During his first attempt to fight crime,
Dave is beaten, stabbed, and hit by a car. Some of Dave's nerve endings are damaged as a result, giving him an enhanced capacity to endure pain,
and metal plates are placed in his skeleton to support his bones. After a painful recovery, Dave returns to school only to find out that his longtime
crush, Katie Deauxma (Lyndsy Fonseca), is interested in him, but only because she thinks he is gay. Dave goes along with this in an effort to spend
time with her. While believing that he is gay, she gives him a taser to fend off rapistsUndeterred by his setback, Dave continues to patrol the streets.
One night, he comes upon a gang fight and defends the single victim from his attackers. A bystander records the event, as well as Dave calling himself
"Kick-Ass". The video becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and Dave sets up a MySpace account so people can contact Kick-Ass.Katie tells Dave
that she is being harassed by a drug dealer, so he convinces her to ask Kick-Ass for help. Kick-Ass tracks down the drug dealer to his abode
to deliver a warning, but is subdued by the dealer's henchmen, who appear intent on killing him. He is rescued by child costumed vigilante Hit-Girl
(Chloë Moretz), who kills his attackers and then leaves with her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage). They later track down Kick-Ass (by using the
taser battery he left at the scene of the crime), informing him that they can work together, and they will keep in contact.Big Daddy is revealed to be
Damon Macready, a former cop who was framed by local crime syndicate leader Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong) because D'Amico saw him as a
threat to his organization. While Damon was in prison, his wife overdosed on sleeping pills and died shortly after giving birth to their daughter, Mindy.
After his release, Damon trained Mindy to fight crime as Hit-Girl and he became Big Daddy.Believing Kick-Ass to be responsible for damage done
to his organization, D'Amico orders his men to find and eliminate him. After D'Amico kills an imposter dressed as Kick-Ass, his son, Chris
(Christopher Mintz-Plasse), suggests a different approach. Chris will pose as a superhero named Red Mist to trick Kick-Ass into trusting him, and
lead him into a trap. Red Mist meets Kick-Ass, bringing him to D'Amico's warehouse to "ambush" his men. Instead, they find the building on fire with
everyone inside dead. Red Mist retrieves surveillance footage which shows that Big Daddy is responsible.
Realizing the seriousness of his situation, Dave wants to quit being Kick-Ass. He tells Katie the truth, and she understands and eventually becomes
his girlfriend. Some time later, Dave finds urgent messages from Red Mist, requesting they meet, and to find Hit Girl and Big Daddy. Kick-Ass leads
Red Mist to one of the Macready's safe houses, with D'Amico's men following. Red Mist shoots Hit-Girl, knocking her out of a window. Big Daddy and
Kick-Ass are captured and taken to a warehouse to be tortured in a live Internet broadcast. Kick-Ass and Big Daddy are severely beaten, and Big Daddy
is set on fire, when Hit Girl, who survived by wearing a bulletproof vest, arrives and kills the gangsters. Big Daddy is badly burned and dies from his injuries.
Kick-Ass tries to convince Hit-Girl to quit, but she plans to finish what her father had started, and Kick-Ass reluctantly agrees to help.Posing as a schoolgirl,
Mindy enters D'Amico's headquarters and kills most of the henchmen in the penthouse, but runs out of ammunition. Just as one of D'Amico's thugs is about
to shoot her with a bazooka stolen from Macready's safe house, Kick-Ass, armed with a jet pack fitted with gatling guns that Big Daddy had purchased prior
to his death, kills the remaining men. He then takes on Red Mist and they knock each other out. Hit-Girl fights D'Amico, but she is eventually overwhelmed.
As D'Amico is about to shoot Hit-Girl, a revived Kick-Ass fires the bazooka, blasting D'Amico out of the window where he explodes in mid-air. Red Mist
comes around to find Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl escaping with the jet pack.Hit-Girl and Kick-Ass retire from crime fighting to live a more normal life. Mindy,
now in the custody of Damon's ex-partner Sergeant Marcus Williams, enrolls at Dave's school. Dave explains a new wave of superheroes have been inspired
by his endeavor. In the final shot, Red Mist, having taken over his father's business, dons a new mask and declares war on the new hero population quoting
the Joker, "as a great man once said, 'Wait'll they get a load of me'".
