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Confessions of a Superhero
2007 · Film · documentary · 92 min
Directed by Matthew Ogens
CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary chronicling the lives of three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard. This deeply personal view into their daily routines reveals their hardships, and triumphs, as they pursue and achieve their own kind of fame. The Hulk sold his Super Nintendo for a bus ticket to LA; Wonder Woman was a mid-western homecoming queen; Batman struggles with his anger, while Superman’s psyche is consumed by the Man of Steel. Although the Walk of Fame is right beneath their feet, their own paths to stardom prove to be a long, hard climbs.
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You will enjoy these then:
Confessions of a Superhero - wannabe actors working on Hollywood streets as costumed superheroes for tips.
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Indie Game The Movie, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope - titles say it all. I guess these two are well known around here, like King of Kong you mentioned.
Confessions of a Superhero (2007) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016164/
"Superhero Impersonators Throw Punches On Streets Of Hollywood" http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/05/30/superhero-impersonators-throw-punches-on-streets-of-hollywood/
"Temporary Injunction Means Characters Are Safe On the Boulevard." http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/11/temporary_injunction_puts_characters_back_on_the_boulevard.php
As far as I can remember from the movie they seemed to be making a fairly reasonable living, maybe 30k a year. I'm pretty sure that you can be arrested for it, and that you have to pay taxes on that cash.