slanting

2008-07-15 | 42 min. | Comedy, Music, Drama, Science Fiction

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 42-minute tragicomic musical in three acts, each released separately. It tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain, Captain Hammer, his superhero nemesis, and Penny, their mutual love interest. The movie was written by writer/director Joss Whedon, his brothers Zack Whedon and Jed Whedon, and Jed's then fiancée, actress Maurissa Tancharoen. The writing team penned the musical during the WGA strike. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive, yet professionally done, in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike.

Neil Patrick Harris

Doctor Horrible

Nathan Fillion

Captain Hammer

Felicia Day

Penny

Simon Helberg

Moist

Nick Towne

Bad Horse Chorus #1

Jed Whedon

Bad Horse Chorus #2

Rob Reinis

Bad Horse Chorus #3

Otto Michael Penzato

Driver

Richard Partlow

Mayor

Maurissa Tancharoen

Groupie #1

Stacy Shirk

Groupie #2

Steve Berg

Groupie #1