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Director:
Philippe Mora
Writers:
Andrew Gaty (writer)
Peter Smalley (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:
17 February 1984 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
Look...Up on the Screen...Its Absurd...Its Insane...Its... more
Plot:
In ww-ii Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis, was a hero. But then he got under suspect of supporting the communists... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Cop Rock meets Rocky meets Superman more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Arkin ... Captain Invincible

Christopher Lee ... Mr. Midnight
Kate Fitzpatrick ... Patty Patria
Bill Hunter ... Tupper / Coach
Michael Pate ... President
David Argue ... Italian salesman
John Bluthal ... Deli owner
Chelsea Brown ... Tour guide
Max Cullen ... Italian man
Arthur Dignam ... Lawyer
Noel Ferrier ... Air Force General
Hayes Gordon ... Kirby
Chris Haywood ... Maitre d'
Graham Kennedy ... Prime Minister
Gus Mercurio ... Noisy garbageman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Legend in Leotards
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Runtime:
Germany:96 min | USA:90 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Seven Keys more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mr. Midnight: [sings] Mai tai say that I'm old fashioned / Tres vin ordinaire/ That I want a fresh Manhattan / With white Anglo-Saxons everywhere? more
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Cop Rock meets Rocky meets Superman, 26 December 2005
6/10

The strangest movie I've seen since "Popeye" - part action movie, part fantasy, part comedy and part musical, this movie stars Alan Arkin as a onetime Captain America-type superhero who fell into obscurity after being accused of being a Commie by a McCarthy-like politician. Now years later, a group of scientists, government officials and military types are trying to sober him up and bring him back to superhero trim so he may save the human race from a new peril.

That's the plot in a nutshell, but it's really the songs which make the movie. The President of the USA, annoyed at the bovine excreta being shoveled his way by his advisers, suddenly screams "B______t!", and turns the expletive into a snappy toe tapping tune. If you look carefully, you can see the actor playing the President trying to keep a straight face (and not quite succeeding).

This isn't a consistently good or entertaining movie, but the parts that are good and entertaining are well worth the $10 DVD price.

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