Captain America (1990)

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writers (WGA):

Joe Simon (characters) and
Jack Kirby (characters) ...
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Release Date:

14 December 1990 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

Plot:

Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull.

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Frozen | American Soldier | 1990s | Battle

Cast

Matt Salinger	...	Steve Rogers / Captain America
Ronny Cox	...	Tom Kimball
Ned Beatty	...	Sam Kolawetz
Darren McGavin	...	General Fleming
Michael Nouri	...	Lt. Colonel Louis
Scott Paulin	...	Red Skull / Army Doctor
Kim Gillingham	...	Bernice Stewart / Sharon
Melinda Dillon	...	Mrs. Rogers
Bill Mumy	...	Young General Fleming
Francesca Neri	...	Valentina de Santis
Carla Cassola	...	Dr. Maria Vaselli
Massimilio Massimi	...	Tadzio de Santis
Wayde Preston	...	Jack
Norbert Weisser	...	Alaskan Surveyor
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Young Tom Kimball (as Garette Ratliffe)
Bernarda Oman	...	Tadzio's Mother
Tonko Lonza	...	Tadzio's Mentor
Pahor Galiano	...	Facist General
Milan Kristofic	...	Nazi General #1
Antun Nalis	...	Old Repairman (as Autun Nalis)
Mario Kovac	...	Repairman as a Boy
Zoran Pokupec	...	Implant Doctor (as Zoran Pollupec)
Catherine Farrell	...	Roz
Mia Begovic	...	Young Italian Woman
Matko Raguz	...	Italian Woman's Husband
Donald Standen	...	Red Skull's Bodyguard
Dragana Zigic	...	Perfect Young Italian
Judranka Katusa	...	Perfect Young Italian
Raffaele Buranelli	...	Perfect Young Italian (as Rafaelle Burunelli)
Robert Egon	...	Perfect Young Italian
Igor Serdar	...	Perfect Young Italian
Gary Epper	...	Mr. Erlich
Sonja Gregus	...	Resistance Fighter
Rene Medvesek	...	Resistance Fighter
Demeter Bitenc	...	Industrialist
Relja Basic	...	Industrialist
Velimir Chytil	...	Industrialist (as Velemir Chytil)
Drago Klobucar	...	Industrialist
Gordan Piculjan	...	Industrialist
Frank Papia	...	Paramedic
Thomas Beatty	...	Young Sam Kolawetz
Jon Beatty	...	War Veteran
Ann Bell	...	Tom Kimball's Mother
Jann Carl	...	Newscaster (as Jan Carl)
Gerda Shepherd	...	Jack's Nurse
Beth Ann Bowen	...	Girl at Beach
Christopher Whitney	...	Boy at Beach
Mustafa Nadarevic	...	Tadzio's Father
Edita Lipovsek	...	Tadzio's Aunt
Ljubica Dujmovic	...	Tadzio's Grandmother
Aldo Galleazzi	...	German Scientist
Ljubomir Strgacic	...	German Scientist
Slavko Sestak	...	German Scientist (as Slvko Sestak)
Petar Tomac	...	Italian Vendor
Bruno Grdadolnik	...	Italian Vendor
Giulio Marini	...	Nazi General #2 (as Guilio Marini)
Fay Finver	...	Lab Technician
Frank Finver	...	Lab Technician
Peter Mulrean	...	Lab Technician
Trek Potter	...	Boy Scout
Sarah Wasson	...	Little Girl
Scott Del Amo	...	Tom Kimball's Father
Robert Reitmeier	...	Bandstand Musician
John S. Reynolds	...	Bandstand Musician
Lee Westenhofer	...	Bandstand Musician
Mike Johnson	...	Bandstand Musician (as John M. Johnson)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Brooks	...	Spa man #1 (uncredited)
Robert Hammond	...	Nazi Soldier (uncredited)
Sven Medvesek	...	Pietro (uncredited)

Directed by
Albert Pyun

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Simon		(characters) and
Jack Kirby		(characters)
Stephen Tolkin		(story) and
Lawrence Block		(story) (as Lawrence J. Block)
Stephen Tolkin		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph Calamari	....	executive producer
Menahem Golan	....	producer
Tom Karnowski	....	line producer
Stan Lee	....	executive producer
Stephen Tolkin	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Barry Goldberg

Cinematography by
Philip Alan Waters		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jon Poll

Casting by
Ann Bell
Teri Blythe

Production Design by
Douglas H. Leonard		(as Douglas Leonard)

Art Direction by
Ivo Husnjak

Costume Design by
Heidi Kaczenski

Makeup Department
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup
Mitch Devane	....	special makeup effects sculptor
Earl Ellis	....	special makeup effects artist
Shaun Smith	....	special effects makeup crew

Production Management
Joel DeLoach	....	production supervisor
Marc S. Fischer	....	executive in charge of production
Marc S. Fischer	....	unit production manager
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	post-production supervisor
Milan Stanisic	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Elliott	....	second unit director
Rodney Allen Hooks	....	key second assistant director
Michael Katleman	....	first assistant director
Zdravko Madzarevic	....	second assistant director
Debra Piazzie	....	second second assistant director
Denis Cviticanin	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Eugene Freiburger	....	props
Damir Gabelica	....	construction manager
Ladislav Markic	....	prop man
Wilhelm Pfau	....	on set dresser
Michael Yeaman	....	set dresser

Sound Department
David Chornow	....	sound mixer
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant sound editor
Arnold Finkelstein	....	sound effects recordist
Albert Gasser	....	dialogue editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Ron Hitchcock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Hitchcock	....	sound
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Cliff Latimer	....	adr and dialogue supervisor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Randall McMahan	....	apprentice sound editor
Dean St. John	....	adr recordist
Dean St. John	....	foley recordist
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Wes C. Caefer	....	additional model effects
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Larry Odien	....	special effects technician
Branko Repalust	....	armourer
Branko Repalust	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscoping

Stunts
Petar Buntic	....	stunts
Ignacio Carreño	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Matt McColm	....	stunts
Bob McGovern	....	stunts
Cole McLarty	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Chuck Picerni)
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts
Aldo Toncic	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Yoni Hamenachem	....	still photographer
Tom Jensen	....	second assistant camera
Adam Jones	....	gaffer
Branko Knez	....	first assistant camera
Tihomir Marcius	....	best boy
Tomislav Marcius	....	grip
Andy Sydney	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Buddy Wilson	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Anna Dunn	....	casting associate

Music Department
John Bisharat	....	composer: additional music
Paul Broucek	....	music supervisor
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor (as Evyen J. Klean)

Transportation Department
Fred Apolito	....	driver
Mladen Cernjak	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Margie Balter	....	piano coach: Scott Paulin
Bruce Chudacoff	....	location manager
Zeljko Hren	....	caterer
Sydney Conrad Shapiro	....	script supervisor (as Sydney Conrad)

Thanks
Ivo Ambrosic	....	thanks
Heinz Feldhaus	....	thanks
Mike Mihalic	....	thanks

Production Companies

• 21st Century Film Corporation (presents)
• Marvel Enterprises (as Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.) (in association with) (presents)
• Jadran Film

Distributors

• Castle Premier Releasing (1990) (UK) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Curnan Motion Picture Services (CMPS ) (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (director's cut)
• Curnan Motion Picture Services (CMPS ) (2011) (USA) (DVD) (director's cut)
• InterCanadian Video Sales Inc. (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
• Shout! Factory (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (Japan) (VHS)

Other Companies

• ARRI München  lighting: grip and capera equipment in Yugoslavia provided by
• Fantasy II Film Effects  special visual effects
• Panavision Hollywood  thanks
• Special Effects Unlimited  thanks

Also Known As:

"Captain America: Director's Cut" - USA (longer version)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Yugoslavia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 (No. 30135) | UK:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Croatia

Company:

21st Century Film Corporation

Trivia:

Before Matt Salinger was given the part, both Dolph Lundgren and Arnold Schwarzenegger were up for the part of Captain America. However, Arnold's accent lost him the part and Lundgren was busy filming The Punisher (1989).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In one of the Springfield hometown newspapers, the name of the town is misspelled "Sprinfield".

Quotes:

Mr. Erlich:Remarkable work, Dr. Vaselli. Congratulations.
[Reaches to shake Vaselli's hand, but quickly jerks his hand up in the air and pulls out a gun]
Mr. Erlich:HEIL HITLER!
[Shoots Vaselli]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: The Marksman (#4.16)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Written in the Wind

Batman Has Nothing To Worry About

You really have to be a fan of............oh what the heck, this movie just plain stinks! The costume looks horrible, too many liberties were taken with the characters and the plot lurches forward badly. It basicly starts out with a few minutes in one place, a few minutes in another, a few more elsewhere......you get the idea, and then all these separate incidents gradually and slowly lead to one single plot. MST3K's Pod People was easier to follow ! Few good things about this, Matt Salinger looks enough like Steve Rogers should, but is hampered by the lousy script and implausible plot. The culture shock he has returning home after too many years is done fairly well, and the Red Skull seen at the top of the movie reminds me of a cross between Freddie Kruger and Jason Voorhees. This movie could have been so much better set entirely in WW2 with the opening scene of Hitler screaming at his generals, "I could make that bellboy a better leader than any of you !" That is from the mythos of the comic book. After the opening credits, we should have seen the process of Rogers becoming the hero who goes on to fight the Red Skull, who through most of the movie should have been spoken of and referred to, but not seen. This movie needed that sort of impact, the indication of the sort of evil the Nazis represented, but as it is, it's just one big car wreck on the "to-do" list at MST3K.