Sunshine Superman

Name: Sunshine Superman
Genre: Biography, Sport, Documentary
Released: May 22, 2015
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Carl Boenish

2015

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CNN Films | Release Date: May 22, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Carl Boenish

Summary: A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous- feats of foot-launched human flight.

Director: Marah Strauch

Genre(s): Biography, Sport, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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IndieWire John Anderson

May 27, 2015

Strauch creates enormous drama from the clips at her disposal — not just the Boenish material, but movie clips and found footage, all of which is deftly handled. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

May 21, 2015

Interviews with Boenish’s wife, Jean, give his life story perspective and heart. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

May 21, 2015

While this buoyant account of his brief but eventful life might feel like a rock climber's "Man on a Wire," the Oscar-winning 2008 documentary about tightrope walker Philippe Petit, director Marah Strauch gives the film an exhilarating uplift of its own. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 19, 2015

The footage is striking, the memories of the man vivid, and the finale, a tribute to the next phase of the sport, winged suits, which Carl didn’t live to see, still stuns you. Read full review

John DeFore

May 28, 2015

It's a thrill, and one that seriously rewards big-screen viewing. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Jun 10, 2015

Sunshine Superman is at times a bit too reverent with the material, and there are distracting reenactments (à la The Jinx and Man on Wire), some of which seem extraneous, but overall, the film is a sun-kissed tribute to a singular individual. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

May 20, 2015

Strauch’s direction, in contrast, is numbingly uninspired, adhering stringently to the Doc. 101 assembly-line template cultivated by the film’s executive producer Alex Gibney. Read full review

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billygod

Jun 11, 2021

A truly exhilirating and heart-warming movie. I watched this film with my family and everyone of all ages enjoyed. 100% would reccomend.