Secret Headquarters

"When the secret is out, the adventure begins."

2022 1h 44m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 437

ActionComedyScience FictionFamily

Synopsis

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While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.

“When the secret is out, the adventure begins.”

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Cast

Owen Wilson
Jack
Michael Peña
Argon
Walker Scobell
Charlie
Momona Tamada
Maya
Keith L. Williams
Berger
Abby James Witherspoon
Lizzie
Jesse Williams
Irons
Jessie Mueller
Lily

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Henry Joost
Writers: Christopher L. Yost, Christopher L. Yost, Josh Koenigsberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henry Joost, shot by Larry Fong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregory Plotkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Owen Wilson and Michael Peña and Walker Scobell carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the secret is out, the adventure begins.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14001894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Henry Joost directs. Larry Fong behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. Gregory Plotkin cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Henry Joost, shot by Larry Fong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Gregory Plotkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Owen Wilson and Michael Peña and Walker Scobell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When the secret is out, the adventure begins.".
7IMDB entry: tt14001894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Larry Fong
Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Gregory Plotkin
Production design: Martin Whist
Costume design: Antoinette Messam
Sound: Anna Behlmer
Stunt coordinator: Greg Rementer
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Secret Headquarters (2022)

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CinemaSerf2023-05-28
★ 6/10
This reminded me a little at the start of "The Hunters" (2013) as some pals discover that the basement of one of their family homes is really a den of technology and superhero-style power packs. It's whilst "Charlie" (Walker Scobell) and his gang of increasingly incredulous chums are exploring that they realise they are not alone in searching for an unique power source that could, of course, change the whole world order. Soon, the two teams are at loggerheads in their race to find it. Can the youngsters fend off their much more aggressive (and grown up) antagonists led by "Argon" (Michael Peña)? It's quite fun to watch this - one of those simple, family sci-fi dramas with adequate visual effects and just a hint of menace before an action-packed denouement that manages to use all the fancy kit. Owen Wilson tops and tails the film as dad "Jack" and though it's a bit on the padded side, it's actually quite a passable drama with a soupçon of humour in the script and I found young Scobell to be quite an entertaining lad to watch.

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