The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Dr. Bruce Banner, thanks to a gamma ray experiment gone wrong, transforms into a giant green-skinned hulk whenever his pulse rate gets too high. Meanwhile, a soldier uses the same technology to become an evil version of the original.

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers:

Zak Penn (screenplay), Zak Penn (screen story)

Stars:

Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton	...	Bruce Banner
Liv Tyler	...	Betty Ross
Tim Roth	...	Emil Blonsky
William Hurt	...	General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Samuel Sterns
Ty Burrell	...	Leonard
Christina Cabot	...	Major Kathleen Sparr
Peter Mensah	...	General Joe Greller
Lou Ferrigno	...	The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard (voice)
Paul Soles	...	Stanley
Débora Nascimento	...	Martina
Greg Bryk	...	Commando
Chris Owens	...	Commando
Al Vrkljan	...	Commando (as Alan Vrkljan)
Adrian Hein	...	Commando

Storyline

Depicting the events after the Gamma Bomb. 'The Incredible Hulk' tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges; The Abomination.

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Plot Keywords:

cure | scientist | experiment gone wrong | gamma ray | monster | 

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Taglines:

You'll like him when he's angry.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Sony Pictures [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese Spanish

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hulk 2

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,253,723 (UK) (13 June 2008)

Gross:

$134,518,390 (USA) (29 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Hurt was under consideration for the role of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Gettysburg. Another role, that of Gen. John Buford, ended up being played by Sam Elliot, who played Gen. Ross in Hulk.

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Goofs

UH-1 Huey helicopter seen early in the film has an "N" registration number. Only US civilian aircraft have "N" registration numbers, US Military aircraft do not.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bruce Banner: Is it ready?

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits sequence is a flashback showing how Bruce Banner became the Hulk and details his subsequent run from Ross, interspersed with military documentation archiving his progress.

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Connections

Followed by Ant-Man (2015)

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Soundtracks

"Over Under Around And Through"
Written by Joe Raposo

User Reviews

Smashingly good fun.

Better in every way to the 2003 film, this movie is another in a line of films that will set up the Avengers movie on the big screen. Iron Man was a better film on the whole, however, I thought this one had by far the better final showdown fight. The story has Bruce Banner on the run from General Ross and the army as they want the incredible power that resides in Banner. They wish to create their own super soldiers. There is a great chase scene in I think Rio and of course the transformation and the first meeting of the Hulk and a soldier named Emil Blonsky. Bruce goes on the run again and makes his way to the university where Betty Ross works in order to find data on the gamma experiment to send information to a scientist that Bruce has been communicating with in hopes of a cure. Meanwhile, Blonsky is given a super soldier serum and the next encounter with the Hulk ends up with him being nearly killed. Finally, Blonsky gains the ultimate power and it is up to Bruce and his mean green alter ego to save the day. The action in this one is great, the Hulk looks rather good as does the Abomination and their fight is one of the better ones in a comic book based movie, especially between two super strong characters. The only complaints I have is that the feel of the movie is just not right. It feels like you jump in the middle of a story that needed a bit more background. I just do not know how to say it, unlike Iron Man, something feels off. So good movie yes, but Iron Man is still the top avenger so far.