The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Andrew Gaty (writer)
Peter Smalley (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

17 February 1984 (West Germany)

Genre:

Musical | Fantasy | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Look...Up on the Screen...Its Absurd...Its Insane...Its...

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...

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Satire | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Legend in Leotards

Runtime:

Germany:96 min | USA:90 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Seven Keys

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?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

Soundtrack:

Theme

Cop Rock meets Rocky meets Superman

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.