Pizza Man (2011 film)

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Pizza Man
Directed byJoe Eckardt
Written byJonathan Kapoor, Marco Mannone
Starring Frankie Muniz
Shelley Long
Michael Gross
Ashley Parker Angel
Diamond Dallas Page
Adam West
Production
companies
Rock On! Films
JNK Entertainment
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000

Pizza Man is a 2011 American superhero comedy film directed by Joe Eckardt, written by Jonathan Kapoor and Marco Mannone, and starring Frankie Muniz and Diamond Dallas Page.

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Plot

The film revolves around Matt Burns (Muniz), a dorky pizza delivery boy who is forced to ingest a genetically-engineered tomato that was designed to create super soldiers. Matt soon stumbles into a hostile corporate takeover and he must use his new-found powers to save himself, the world, and the girl of his dreams. Matt quickly learns that he can no longer be a pizza boy, and must become a hero, the PIZZA MAN. [1]

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References

  1. "Pizza Man (2011) - IMDb" via www.imdb.com.