No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie is a 2013 family-friendly drama film directed by Troy Kotsur and produced by Douglas Matejka and Hilari Scarl, with music score by H. Scott Salinas. The film stars John Maucere as Tony Kane/SuperDeafy and Zane Hencker as Jacob Lang. The film tells the story of a deaf actor who portrays a superhero on a children's television show and wants to help a young deaf boy who gets bullied at school. The film is open captioned in English.
| Director | Troy Kotsur |
| Produced by | Hilari Scarl, Douglas Matejka |
| Writer(s) | Taly Ravid |
| Starring | John Maucere, Michelle Nunes, Zane Hencker |
| Music | H. Scott Salinas |
| Cinematography | Jeff Gatesman |
| Edited by | James Cude |
| Distributed by | DeafNation |
| Released | October 19, 2013 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, American Sign Language |
About No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
A deaf actor who plays a superhero on television wants to help a young deaf boy who gets bullied at school. Comedian and ASL advocate John Maucere has been performing the SuperDeafy character since 2004.
Achievement of No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
The first film in the history of Screen Actors Guild commercial feature films to be directed by a deaf director and to be executive-produced exclusively by deaf executive producers.
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Latest information about No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie updated on July 28 2021.
