The Fantastic Four (1994)

In this Marvel Comic adaption, four astronauts get bombarded with cosmic rays when an accident occurs. The four of them acquire special powers, and decide to form a superhero group called ... See full summary »

Director:

Oley Sassone

Writers:

Craig J. Nevius (screenplay), Kevin Rock (screenplay),

Stars:

Alex Hyde-White, Jay Underwood, Rebecca Staab

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Hyde-White	...	Dr. Reed Richards
Jay Underwood	...	Johnny Storm
Rebecca Staab	...	Susan Storm
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Ben Grimm
Ian Trigger	...	Jeweler
Joseph Culp	...	Dr. Doom / Victor Von Doom
George Gaynes	...	Professor
Kat Green	...	Alicia Masters
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Thing
Chuck Butto	...	Weasel (as Charles Butto)
Annie Gagen	...	Mrs. Storm
Howard Shangraw	...	Kragstadt
David Keith Miller	...	Trigorin
Robert Alan Beuth	...	Dr. Hauptman (as Robert Beuth)
Patrick Richwood	...	Messenger

Storyline

In this Marvel Comic adaption, four astronauts get bombarded with cosmic rays when an accident occurs. The four of them acquire special powers, and decide to form a superhero group called the Fantastic Four. They then fight their arch-enemy Dr. Doom.

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | superhero | space | marvel comics | brother sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

Part muscle. Part elastic. Part fire. Part invisible. Together, it's clobberin' time!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Fantastična četvorka

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Horizons, Constantin Film Produktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview with the filmmaker Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, the creator of the "Fantastic Four", said that, unknown to its cast and crew, this movie was never intended to be released, and it was made only because the studio that owned the rights to make a "Fantastic Four" movie would have lost those rights if it did not begin production by a certain date.

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Goofs

When the Jeweler's minions kidnap Alicia, one of them sprays something at her ostensibly to knock her out. None of the minions were wearing protection from the spray, so why didn't any of them pass out?

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Quotes

The Jeweler: [the Jeweler holds a gun to Alica's head] Stand back or I'll shoot her!
Dr. Doom: Go ahead.
The Jeweler: I mean it!
Dr. Doom: No, Please, don't let me stop you.

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Connections

Version of The Fantastic Four (2015)

User Reviews

The FF movie that barely saw the light of day

This movie does it's best with it's low budget. It probably would have served better as a telefilm. Perhaps as a pilot for a TV series.

A healthy side order of cheese is also presented in this film. Again, I think that they did pretty well on a two million dollar budget.

The origin of the FF is presented. The doom character is hardly understandable as they did no looping of his voice to compensate for his mask.

The Alicia character has no valid storyline and the FX are limited by the films budget.

There are obvious gaps in the story as well. The characters seem to instinctively have full knowledge of all their powers and how to use them.

I grew up with the FF, so that is why I welcomed ANY telling of their story on film.

I am looking forward to the big budget 2005 version.