The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) (TV)

Director:

Bill Bixby

Writer (WGA):

Gerald Di Pego (written by)

Release Date:

18 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

For 12 years, he's been running. Tonight, it's over. Tonight, David Banner will find freedom . . . or death.

Plot:

During the critical experiment that would rid David Banner of the Hulk,a spy sabotages the laboratory...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Experiment | Escape | Action Hero | Love Interest

Cast

Bill Bixby	...	Dr. David Bruce Banner
Lou Ferrigno	...	The Hulk
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Jasmin
Philip Sterling	...	Dr. Ronald Pratt
Barbara Tarbuck	...	Amy Pratt
Anna Katarina	...	Bella / Voshenko (as Anna Katerina)
John Novak	...	Zed
Andreas Katsulas	...	Kasha
Chilton Crane	...	Betty
Carla Ferrigno	...	Bank Teller
Duncan Fraser	...	Tom
Dwight McFee	...	Brenn (as Dwight Mcfee)
Lindsay Bourne	...	Crane
Mina E. Mina	...	Pauley
Marlane O'Brien	...	Luanne Cole
Garwin Sanford	...	Shoup
Justin DiPego	...	Dodger (as Justin Di Pego)
Fred Henderson	...	Aaron Colmer
Judith Maxie	...	Carbino
French Tickner	...	George Tilmer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Knox McGugan	...	Alley Thug (uncredited)
Susan Sullivan	...	Dr. Elaina Marks (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonny Surowiec	...	Terrorist (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Bixby

Writing credits (WGA)
Gerald Di Pego		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Bixby	....	executive producer
Robert Ewing	....	producer
Hugh Spencer-Phillips	....	producer

Original Music by
Lance Rubin

Cinematography by
Chuck Colwell		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Janet Ashikaga

Casting by
Barbara Claman
Jan Powell

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Eric Fraser

Set Decoration by
Kim MacKenzie		(as Kim Mackenzie)

Costume Design by
Trish Keating

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist
Jayne Dancose	....	head makeup artist
Tibor Farkas	....	makeup artist: Lou Ferrigno
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Casey Grant	....	production manager
Larry Levin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Hardy	....	second assistant director
Lee Knippelberg	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Craig Henderson	....	construction coordinator
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master (as Wayne Mclaughlin)

Sound Department
Lars Ekstrom	....	sound mixer
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dean Lockwood	....	special effects

Stunts
John Anderson	....	stunt pilot
Curt Bonn	....	stunt performer
Curt Bonn	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Edward J. Ulrich	....	stunt coordinator (as Ed Ulrich)
Steve Wright	....	stunt pilot
Jim Dunn	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Jacox	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip
Robert Ennis	....	camera operator (as Bob Ennis)
Stephen Jackson	....	gaffer
Jay Stroburg	....	rigging electrician
Lisa Robison	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Annette McCaffrey	....	extras casting
Trish Robinson	....	casting: Vancouver

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Debbie Douglas	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jennifer Vejar	....	assistant editor
Marta Victoria	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Diane Griffen	....	music editor
Joseph Harnell	....	composer: original theme music
Patricia Peck	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jake Callihoo	....	transportation coordinator
Joe Lehnert	....	transportation captain
Derek Rama	....	transportation captain
Lawrence Albright	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Shelley Crawford	....	script supervisor
Penny Gibbs	....	production coordinator
Brenda Horner	....	contact lens consultant (as Brenda Horner O.D.)
Tracey Jeffrey	....	location manager
Stan Lee	....	consultant to producers
Kristin MacDonald	....	production coordinator (as Kristin Macdonald)
Laura Michael	....	assistant to producers
Elizabeth Pontsa	....	production auditor
Richard L. Silver	....	contact lens consultant (as Richard L. Silver O.D.)
John-Paul Holecka	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• B & B Productions
• New World Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1990) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Rhino Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Gastown Post and Transfer  electronic post (as Gastown Post & Transfer, Inc.)
• Laser Edit  edited on
• Pacific Video Inc.  electronic post
• West Productions  post-production sound

Also Known As:

"The Death of the Incredible Hulk: The Movie" - USA (video box title)

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:12 | UK:PG | UK:12 (DVD re-rating) (2003) | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

B & B Productions

Trivia:

The set that was used to film the Hulk's final scene initially remained intact because of plans for a fourth post-series "Hulk" TV-movie (which had two working titles: "Rebirth of the Incredible Hulk" and "Revenge of the Incredible Hulk"). However, Bill Bixby's death prevented the proposed installment from being made.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the final scene, before the Hulk lands, the ground he lands on can be seen to move right before he lands on it.

Quotes:

Dr. Ronald Pratt:David, there is chance that I can rid you of this thing! But I have to see it, I have to study it David!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Marvel Super Hero Challenge (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

And Something Ends

Ang Lee was not here...mercifully!

For all the phony fx and Ferrigno's campy though lovable Hulkisms, this film is everything that Lee's pathetic re-hash wasn't!

Bixby as David Banner had such pathos and dignity. Being older than most reviewers here, I remember fondly the late Bill Bixby in "My Favorite Martian" (another TV series unwisely and embarrassingly updated for the big screen....think "The Flintstones," "Mission Impossible," "Wild Wild West," "I Spy," etc - all complete and utter dead losses) But as I was saying, Bixby was an utter gentleman, and in this film he gives us the tortured scientist who carries this unwanted creature of destruction within him. He conveys vividly, his pain, his desperation and his regret for his wayward experimentation. Bana in the remake was a totally miscast idiotic wuss and with less credibility than the tea lady. Everything Bixby and Ferrigno stood for was washed down the plughole in two hours of split-screen insensitivity and dumbass special effects. Ferrigno...green and in tight beach shorts looks way better!

I recently bought this DVD for a miserable $2.95 in a bargain-bin. It is the only time I have ever felt saddened by the fact. This film and Bixby himself should never have been thus demeaned.This is a movie that is far better than its production values might otherwise suggest. Bixby directs (and acts) with commendable emotion.

At the end, it is almost as if he sensed his own approaching mortality. The Hulk had been such a huge part of his life, those two words "I'm free" might be seen as pretty much his epitaph.

If you laugh at this film, you should never have been watching it!