Condorman (1981)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Marc Stirdivant (screenplay)
Robert Sheckley (novel)
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Release Date:

7 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

He Spies! He Flies! He Death-Defies!

Plot:

Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Soviet Spy | Cartoonist | CIA | Comic Book

Cast

Michael Crawford	...	Woody Wilkins
Oliver Reed	...	Krokov
Barbara Carrera	...	Natalia
James Hampton	...	Harry Oslo
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Morovich
Dana Elcar	...	Russ Devlin
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Russian Agent
Robert Arden	...	CIA Chief
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gérard Buhr	...	(uncredited)
David Pontremoli	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Charles Jarrott

Writing credits
Marc Stirdivant		(screenplay)
Robert Sheckley		(novel "The Game of X")
Mickey Rose		uncredited

Produced by
Hugh Attwooll	....	associate producer
Ron Miller	....	executive producer
Jan Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Henry Mancini

Cinematography by
Charles F. Wheeler

Film Editing by
Gordon D. Brenner

Production Design by
Albert Witherick

Costume Design by
Kent James
Jean Zay

Makeup Department
Alex Archambault	....	hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup supervisor
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)

Production Management
John D. Bloss	....	production manager (as John Bloss)
Philippe Modave	....	production manager: France
Antoine Compin	....	production manager (uncredited)
Charis Horton	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Feyder	....	assistant director
Denys Granier-Deferre	....	assistant director
Richard Learman	....	assistant director
Anthony Squire	....	second unit director

Art Department
Marc Frédérix	....	art director: France

Sound Department
Ben Hendricks	....	sound editor (as Ben F. Hendricks)
Allen Hurd	....	sound
William Robert Sivel	....	sound mixer (as William Sivel)
Herb Taylor	....	sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Colin Chilvers	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Corbould	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Ken Speed	....	post special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jack Boyd	....	animation effects supervisor
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Rémy Julienne	....	stunt supervisor
Dominique Julienne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michel Julienne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rémy Julienne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Marc Wolff	....	stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Godfrey A. Godar	....	camera operator: second unit (as Godfrey Godar)
Michel Abramowicz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Pierre Boffety	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Philippe Houdart	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Jacques Mironneau	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Michael Cedeno	....	title animator

Music Department
Jack Wadsworth	....	music editor

Other crew
Marc Wolff	....	pilot
Callum McDougall	....	production runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Pictures (1981) (France) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (video)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Relaxing one night after a long day of filming, Oliver Reed was relaxing when Michael Crawford was walking by. Oliver, in his character's Russian accent, invited Michael to sit and have a drink. When Michael declined, Oliver demanded saying, "Come here into Russian Embassy and have drink, you little feathered fart!" Needless to say, from the moment on Michael was referred to as "Condorman the Feather Fart."

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Wire work is clearly seen above the Condorman suit flying over the Monte Carlo pier.

Quotes:

Harry Oslo:[Harry arrives at the train station and looks for Woody. He spots him, wearing a trenchcoat, sunglasses and fedora pacing the loading platform. Harry walks up to Woody and taps him on the shoulder] What are you doing?
Woody Wilkins:[doing his Bogart impersonation] Of all the stations, in all the worlds... you like?
Harry Oslo:I hate. Gimmie the hat and trenchcoat.
Woody Wilkins:What? No!
Harry Oslo:Woody, you were hired because you're a civilian! Try to take it easy with the Bogart schtick.
[Harry takes the fedora and sunglasses]
Woody Wilkins:OK. But leave me the coat, please? It gives me confidence.
Harry Oslo:OK. Here, hold out your arm.
[cuffs a briefcase to Woody's wrist]
Woody Wilkins:Ohhhhh! Oh, I like it, Harry! I like it!
[...]

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Far from great, but still a lot of fun.

"Condorman" is not a great movie. However, it is a lot of fun to watch. "Condorman" follows cartoonist Woody Wilkins (Michael Crawford), an eccentric who refuses to have his hero, Condorman, do anything in a comic book that he himself hasn't done in real life. The acting is predictably predictable, but still fun. Aside from Crawford, the other characters include a ravishing Barbera Carrera as the gorgeous Russian spy Wilkins falls for, and Oliver Reed as her "old fling". If for no other reason than to see a pre-"Phantom" Crawford in an outrageous role, this movie is worth at least a look.