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 Elastic, Part Invisible, Part Fire, Part Stone

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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:

California, 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

Laser beams continue moving in the direction they are aimed. Dr Doom's laser cannon was aimed at an upward angle, and would simply continue into space, not descending on New York, as shown in the film.

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Quotes

The Thing: What kind of a thing have I turned in to?

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Connections

Referenced in Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels (2002)

User Reviews

Worlds Greatest Bad Movie!

I must say, this is the worlds worst movie. I'm talking worst, bottom of the barrel, the absolute pits. Which is why I absolutely love it! Confused? I have been a comic book fan for so many years that I believe I was born in the Negitive zone. This movie, as bad as it is, is something I both have to love out of respect to the characters, and on the simple fact that taken as a corny movie, its amazing! Roger Corman... you da man.

If you really want to know the purpose behind this, get the bonus DVD that came with the original Spider-man gift set, featuring Kevin Smith. Durring one interview with Stan Lee, Kevin asks about this movie. Stan explains that the studio was about to loose its rights to make the movie, so they quickly threw something together with a minuscule budge simply to retain the rights for a bigger movie (Out on July 8th of this year YAY).

Even though we can only view this movie with its poor bootleg quality, I must give it thumbs up. Given the budget the actors, and the fact that it was never intended to be released. I'm sure the new movie will score at least a 44 out of 10 in my book.