The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Nicholas Corea

Writers (WGA):

Stan Lee (character)
Nicholas Corea (written by)

Release Date:

22 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Our Superhero Is Back In A Brand New Action Packed Adventure.

Plot:

It's been two years since the Hulk has surfaced, and Dr David Bruce Banner is on the verge of curing himself of the Hulk...

Plot Keywords:

Thor | Based On Comic | Green Skin | Marvel Comics | Superhero

Cast

Bill Bixby	...	Dr. David Bruce Banner
Lou Ferrigno	...	The Hulk
Jack Colvin	...	Jack McGee
Lee Purcell	...	Maggie Shaw
Charles Napier	...	Mike Fouche
John Gabriel	...	Joshua Lambert
Jay Baker	...	Zack Lambert
Tim Thomerson	...	Jack LeBeau
Eric Allan Kramer	...	Thor (as Eric Kramer)
Steve Levitt	...	Donald Blake
William Riley
Tom Finnegan	...	Capt. Brills
Donald Willis
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Barner (as Carl Nick Ciafalio)
Bob McLaughlin

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG

Company:

Bixby-Brandon Productions

Trivia:

This TV-movie served as a pilot for a proposed "Thor" TV series that never went into production.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Donald Blake is in the cave and first finds Thor's hammer inside his sarcophagus, he mentions the room was filled with thunder and the lid of the sarcophagus was blown off on its own. However, strings attached the lid are clearly visible when they pull it off of the sarcophagus.

Quotes:

Sgt. Lindsey: Dr. Shaw is head of Biogenetics at the Joshua Lambert Institute.
Jack McGee: Isn't that where witnesses reported seeing a green monster of some kind?
Sgt. Lindsey: Those witnesses observed something at an extreme distance. It cannot be considered reliable.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) (TV)

A great TV movie.

I am so glad they made 3 TV movies of the Hulk, it is great to see Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno reprise their roles from "The Incredible Hulk" TV series, and Jack Colvin reprise his role as investigative reporter Jack McGee in this TV movie.

David Banner, using the alias David Banion, is working for an institute that is into research and he has helped develop a gamma radiation machine that will probably cure him. David Banner is living with his co-worker and lover, Dr. Margaret Shaw, played by Lee Purcell(Airplane II: The Sequel, Valley Girl, and The Unknown). Margeret does not know his secret. David Banner has not turned into the Hulk in 2 years and does not want to put Margaret in danger.

David is working at the lab late at night and an old acquaintance of his, Donald Blake, played great by Steve Levitt (Private School, Hunk, and The Experts), who knows who David is. Donald tells his adventure exploring a cavern in the mountain, discovers a tomb of an ancient Viking warrior, named Thor, played superbly by Eric Kramer(True Romance, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, and American Wedding). Donald uses a hammer he discovers in the tomb, the hammer of Thor, it is a way to summon Thor. Donald demonstrates how it works, David and Thor meet, Thor makes David anger by pushing him, and turns into the Hulk, they have it out, but they stop fighting cause of the police showing up. Jack McGee is at the institution the next day asking questions, David sees McGee and hides cause Jack McGee things he is dead.

I won't tell you the rest, but I will tell you there are forces out to steal the gamma machine, Jack LeBeau, played by a sci fi great Tim Thomerson(Trancers 1-6, Nemesis 1 and 3), and his goon, played by Charles Napier(Rambo: First Blood Part II ,Austin Powers:The Spy Who Shagged Me).

This movie is awesome, I give it 10/10 and 2 thumbs up.