From: sharrington@mfgmem.dec.com (Shawn Harrington)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Marvel Comics TV shows and movies
Date: 12 Aug 92 18:50:28 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Aug12.135437.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au>, c9107143@cc.newcastle.edu.au (SEARCH AND DESTROY YOU RUN AND I'LL FIND YOU THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE THE KURGEN WILL GET YOU) writes...

>does anyone remember any of the following marvel comics tv shows and movies
>a 70s Dr.Strange (I only ever saw the pilot episode) the guy was wearing
>seriously bad flares....

		Yes, I saw this. I believe there was only the single
	tv-movie; it was never a series. Jessica Walter was Doc's enemy
	Morgaine Le Fay (I think); don't know who the actor playing Doc
	was. Supposedly Frank Brunner (artist on the revived Dr. Strange
	strip in the early '70s) was involved designing costumes and
	such.

>there were two (or possibly three) captain america tele-movies involving
>what was supposed to be captain americas son.

		That's as much as *I* can remember, too; "two or possibly
	three" tv-movies. I think the actor was Reb Brown. He had what
	looked like a plexi-glass shield and rode a motorcycle. These 
	shows were pretty poor, I thought.

>Have they released the Captain America movie in the US yet??
>We've got it over here on video in Aust.

		Can't say for absolutely certain, but I believe the an-
	swer is: Yes, it's been released, but only on video.

>Three Incredible Hulk specials
>Has anyone seen the final one called Death of the Incredible Hulk??
>Does it star any other Marvel characters 
>like the first one Had Dr. Don Blake and Thor
>the Second Had Daredevil and Kingpin....
> 
>can anyone provide more details about the tv shows and the 3rd incredible
>hulk special??

		Yes, I saw _Death of the Incredible Hulk_. No, it didn't
	have any other Marvel characters in it. The plot went something
	like: Banner is posing as a feeble-minded janitor at a nuclear
	research facility so he can use the equipment after hours and
	try to find a cure for his condition. He's found out by a sympa-
	thetic researcher who then joins forces with him in his search
	for a cure. Much is made of the Hulk's amazing healing ability
	(I think this would have come into play if they had decided to
	do another film). Meantime, a female agent of an unfriendly pow-
	wer is trying to steal something from the facility. Somehow or
	other, she hooks up with Banner, and they fall in love, after
	which she repents of her evil ways. Then her superiors show up,
	kidnap Banner's researcher friend, and try to make off with what-
	ever it was they wanted to steal. Banner "Hulks out" and grabs
	onto their fleeing helicopter. They try to shoot him but he grabs
	the gun and forces it down so that it fires into the gas tank of
	the helicopter, causing a massive explosion. The Hulk plummets
	to earth (long, drawn out fall, meant to emphasize the great
	height he's falling from) and turns back to Banner, who - appar-
	ently - dies. I think they would have used his aforementioned
	healing ability to explain it all away, if they had decided to
	sequelize it.

>thanks
>later
>Kurgen

		You're welcome.




--- Shawn Harrington, DEC, Marlboro, MA

sharrington@giamem.enet.dec.com


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