Argoman the Fantastic Superman (1967)

Argoman is practically invincible with powers beyond the scope of mortal man. Who is Sir Reginald Hoover, he seems to know what mission Argoman is involved with? Will Jenabell become the ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergio Grieco (as Terence Hathaway)

Writers:

Dino Verde (story & screenplay), Vincenzo Mannino (story & screenplay) (as Vincenzo Flamini)

Stars:

Roger Browne, Dominique Boschero, Eduardo Fajardo

Cast

Cast overview:
Roger Browne	...	Sir Reginald Hoover / Argoman
Dominique Boschero	...	Regina Sullivan / Jenabell
Eduardo Fajardo	...	Shandra, butler (as Edoardo Fajardo)
Nadia Marlowa	...	Samantha
Nino Dal Fabbro	...	Inspector Lawrence (as Richard Peters)
Edoardo Toniolo	...	Inspector Martini (as Edward Douglas)
Andrea Bosic	...	Admiral Durand
Tom Felleghy	...	General Headwood (as Tom Fellegy)
Frank Richardson	...	The Minister
Lawrence Mills
Dario De Grassi	...	Lawrence's Assistant
Mirella Pamphili	...	(as Mirella Panfili) (credit only)
Mimmo Palmara	...	Kurt, Main Henchman of Jenabel (as Dick Palmer)

Storyline

Argoman is practically invincible with powers beyond the scope of mortal man. Who is Sir Reginald Hoover, he seems to know what mission Argoman is involved with? Will Jenabell become the Queen of the World and achieve her wishes to outsmart Argoman?

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Plot Keywords:

non comic book superhero | exploitation | superhero | italian exploitation | exploitation film | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

M

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was chosen to be part of famous german "SchleFaZ" series. It was aired April 2018 on german TV station Tele5. "SchleFaZ" is a german abbreviation, means "the worst films ever". In that series 2 hosts present the whole film and make fun of it throughout the movie.

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Goofs

Jesabell's message has a misspelled sign "Jesabell, The Queen of the Worls." without a "d" in world.

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Alternate Versions

Alternative opening, deleted from the Italian version, and introducing the yellow spandex wearing hero in a clearer way: Argoman is just about to be executed by a Chinese firing squad. Luckily, he reveals to be a psychic and after muttering "kill each other... kill each other... kill each other..." the soldiers just turn around and shoot each other dead. The Italian version - as well as the European one - began with a parade of British soldiers while marching on the streets of London, and then the action camera rolled to the crown's mysterious disappearence.

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Connections

Featured in Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten: Argoman - Der phantastische Supermann (2018)

User Reviews

Fun, tongue-in-cheek super hero/spy spoof/caper film.

Fun, tongue-in-cheek super hero/spy spoof/caper film. Roger Browne plays Argoman, whose superpowers include strength, psychic ability, and telekinesis. Since he's a suave, debonair playboy, he also likes to romance ladies. There's one catch: if he sleeps with a woman, he loses his powers for six hours. He and the villainous Queen of the World share a bed and a fabulous costume sense. Naturally, Argoman has a loungey score. Great fun. The version of this that I saw was titled The Incredible Paris Incident and was released by Sinister Cinema. The colors were a bit washed out, and the film needs to be letterboxed, but the print was quite watchable.

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

24 March 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Incredible Paris Incident

Filming Locations:

Isle of Wight, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fida Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1