Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) (TV)

Director:

Ivan Nagy

Writers:

Wilton Schiller (written by) &
Patricia Payne (written by)
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Release Date:

23 November 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The star spangled hero must battle a villain's plan to poison America with a chemical that horrifically accelerates the aging processing.

Plot Keywords:

Chemical | Cat | Penitentiary | Shield | Masked Man

Cast

Reb Brown	...	Captain America / Steve Rogers
Connie Sellecca	...	Dr. Wendy Day
Len Birman	...	Dr. Simon Mills
Christopher Lee	...	Miguel
Katherine Justice	...	Helen Moore
Christopher Cary	...	Professor Ian Ilson
William Lucking	...	Stader (as Bill Lucking)
Stanley Kamel	...	Kramer
Ken Swofford	...	Everett Bliss
Lana Wood	...	Yolanda
Arthur Rosenberg	...	Doctor
William Mims	...	Dr. J. Brenner (as Bill Mims)
Alex Hyde-White	...	Young Man
Lachelle Chamberlain	...	Young Girl
Susan French	...	Mrs. Shaw
John Waldron	...	Peter Moore
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy O'Hagan	...	Cal (uncredited)

Directed by
Ivan Nagy

Writing credits
Wilton Schiller		(written by) &
Patricia Payne		(written by)
Jack Kirby		characters (uncredited)
Joe Simon		characters (uncredited)

Produced by
Allan Balter	....	executive producer
Martin M. Goldstein	....	associate producer (as Martin Goldstein)

Original Music by
Pete Carpenter
Mike Post

Cinematography by
Vincent A. Martinelli		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael S. Murphy

Casting by
Joe Reich

Art Direction by
David L. Snyder

Set Decoration by
Robert George Freer

Costume Design by
Yvonne Wood

Production Management
Ralph S. Singleton	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick A. Duffy	....	first assistant director (as Pat Duffy)
Rod Holcomb	....	second unit director
Steven P. Saeta	....	second assistant director (as Steven Saeta)
Barry Wetherby	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Bruce Bell	....	sound effects editor
Jerry Smith	....	sound (as Jerry E. Smith)

Stunts
Tim Culbertson	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Reggie Newkirk	....	key first assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department
Ted Roberts	....	music editor

Other crew
Stan Lee	....	consultant

Production Companies

• Universal TV

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MCA (video)
• Shout! Factory (2011) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Folsom, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

The second TV pilot for a series that never went into production.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Reb Brown and his stunt double have noticeably different physiques; the double's chest is much more defined.

Quotes:

Captain America:[Captain America has just apprehended a hoodlum who's been hassling some elderly people] I want your number when you get out of jail pal! The old people in this town are my friends. And if I hear they're having problems again, I'm comin' after you! You gota that!
Punk:I've got it. I've got it.
Captain America:I want the name of every member of your gang.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Conan: A Man for 3 Out of 4 Seasons (#1.76)" (2011)

A flawed but fun comic book movie

A fun television movie. Captain America must uncover a plot by the malevolent terrorist Miguel, who plans to rapidly age the entire city of Portland, OR. Although the Captain's costume needs a bit of help (the helmet is pretty goofy), and the romantic lead is annoying, there's some good super feats and super gadgets evenly distributed throughout the movie. Get some friends who don't mind some comic book camp, and you'll enjoy it.