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[[File:blankman_3902.png|frame|Blankman and Other Guy]]
'''''Blankman''''' is a 1994 superhero parody film, directed by Mike Binder. It features a [[Hollywood Nerd|nerdy]] amateur inventor trying to start a superhero career.
Darryl Walker (Damon Wayans) is an appliance repairman with a [[Gadgeteer Genius|gift for inventing]]. He has a tendency [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|to observe life through rose-colored glasses]], failing to notice the urban decay, political corruption and police indifference surrounding him (not even realizing that his flat is right next door to a crack-house), in stark contrast to politically-active Grandma Walker ([[Where in
Finally aware of what's going on around him, Darryl becomes determined to fight crime, at first in a low-key way, helping an old woman against a mugger. But he quickly decides this is not enough. So he creates an arsenal of weapons and gadgets, puts on a ridiculous suit and starts his one-man crusade. He is soon joined by his brother Kevin (David Alan Grier), a news cameraman with a decidedly down-to-earth view. He acts as Darryl's advisor, determined not to let his brother get killed.
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Now the public turns on the failed hero and Minelli is out for blood. He abducts Kimberly to lure Blankman to his location. This motivates even Kevin to put on a superhero costume, as imaginatively-named sidekick "Other Guy." All is set for a final battle.
The film was intended to be an [[Affectionate Parody]] of various films portraying ''[[Superman (
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Darryl built a robot designed to, among other things, safely contain explosives out of junk!
* [[Da Editor]]: Kevin's boss Mr. Stone.
* [[Death
* [[Decision Darts]]
* [[Deconstruction]]: Blankman, like ''[[Kick
** Also, the bank robbery scene points out how ridiculous it is for law enforcement to entrust their job to a caped crusader with odd gadgets; an obvious riff towards the concept of [[Batman]].
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Kevin's seen this way to the public. They literally call him "Other Guy."
* [[Diabolical Mastermind]]: Minelli. Blankman even calls him a "diabolical fiend."
* [[Disposable Woman]]: Grandma Walker dies early in the film.
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* [[Domino Mask]]: OTHER GUY wears one (Blankman wears a sock or something).
* [[The Dragon]]: Sammy the Blade for Minelli.
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* [[Love Triangle]]: Both Darryl and Kevin are in love with Kimberly.
* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: Averted by Blankman. Not only is he about to faint when Kimberly kisses him, but when he heroically proclaims his intentions to make the world a safer place for his children, Kevin observes:
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* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|The save attempt resulting in Mayor Harris' death.}}
** {{spoiler|To be fair though they didn't know he had more then one bomb before it was too late. The point of that scene was to show that even superheroes can't save everyone.}}
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* [[Secret Keeper]]: At first, Kevin is the only one to know that Blankman and Darryl are the same person.
** The finale reveals that {{spoiler|Kimberly had deduced it on her own, but willingly kept silent about it}}.
* [[Shout
* [[Sidekick]]: The Other Guy.
* [[Something Else Also Rises]]
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
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