"Manimal" Manimal (1983)

Director:

Russ Mayberry

Writers:

Donald R. Boyle (writer)
Glen A. Larson (writer)

TV Series:

"Manimal" (1983)

Original Air Date:

30 September 1983 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Jonathan Chase is a British college professor at New York University who has the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal he wants...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Animal | Superhero | Turns Into Animal | Nerve Gas

Cast

Simon MacCorkindale	...	Dr. Jonathan Chase
Melody Anderson	...	Brooke MacKenzie
Reni Santoni	...	Lt. Nick Rivera
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ursula Andress	...	Karen Jade
Gerald Berns	...	Lieutenant Griggs
Lloyd Bochner	...	Jordon
Robert Carricart	...	Old man
Avner Garbi	...	Sheik
Michael Gregory	...	Kramer
Del Hinkley
Ed Hooks
Wynn Irwin
Elias Jacob	...	Sheik
Terry Kiser
Don Knight
Ed Lauter	...	Colonel Hunt
Floyd Levine	...	Murdock
George Loros	...	Hollister
James Lough	...	Guard
Cynthia Mayberry	...	Mrs. Thatcher
Richard Minchenberg	...	Jerry Harker
Lara Parker
John Quade
Hadi Sadjadi	...	Interpreter
Talbot Perry Simons	...	Taxi driver / bomber
Le Tuan	...	Viet-Cong Officer
Glynn Turman	...	Ty Earl

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Factual errors: Whenever Jonathan turned into a bird his hands became talons. His feet should have turned into talons and his hands and arms to wings.

Movie Connections:

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This NBC TV show was David Letterman's personal favorite while working at that network back in 1983. He even paid tribute to it with a touching short film when it was cancelled. Way before its time, only nine episodes were made which makes this a terrific series to release on video. And check out the cast in the pilot! Melody Anderson, Ursula Andress, Glynn Turman! Wow! William Conrad ("Cannon") who was the announcer on the Bullwinkle show was also the announcer on "Manimal". Manimal...forgotten...but not dead.