A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.
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Terence Locke
- Young Man
- (as Terrence Locke)
Ted Cassidy
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Ken DuMain
- Funeral Guest
- (uncredited)
Kenneth Johnson
- Scotty
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaRichard Kiel was initially cast as the Hulk, but shortly after filming began, it became apparent to the producers that he wasn't "bulky" enough to play the role. There is, however, an intact but brief high-angle scene with Kiel as the Hulk (when he looks up at a tree).
- GoofsThe Hulk, in destroying David Banner's car, flings his fist through the windshield; it breaks into large shards, revealing it to be breakaway glass that actor Lou Ferrigno could smash without serious injury to himself. Automotive glass is required, by law, to be safety glass, and whenever it is actually broken, it would form a "spider-web" pattern. This is a revealing mistake that Kenneth Johnson himself pointed out in his commentary on the home DVD release.
- Quotes
Jack McGee: Forgive me, Doctor, but I am calling you a liar!
Dr. David Banner: Mr. McGee!
Dr. David Banner: [takes a deep breath, smiles]
Dr. David Banner: Mr. McGee, don't make me angry.
Dr. David Banner: [chuckles]
Dr. David Banner: You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
- Alternate versionsThough originally shown as a two-hour TV-movie, it has been edited to be shown as two one-hour episodes for syndication. In order to make up for the additions of a recap of the first hour at the beginning of the second and a full second set of opening and closing titles, as well as for clearing more time for extra commercials, a significant amount of footage was excised, including all of Jack McGee's visit to Dr. Marks' home the morning after Banner's first "Hulk-out," during which he, unknown to either of them, glimpsed Banner over her shoulder.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Bionic Woman: Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2 (1977)
- SoundtracksThe Lonely Man
End titles by Joe Harnell
Featured review
"I remember feeling....incredibly strong !"
Forget the recent laughable FX travesty starring Eric Bana, watch this gripping TV movie which was the pilot for the long-running series. Credit must be given to Kenny Johnson for straying from the comics (which featured the Hulk fighting mutant super-villains) and bringing in a more believable premise. Despite the slight name change, David Bruce Banner is just as tormented a character as his comic book namesake. As Bruce Banner in the comics is haunted by the abuse he suffered from his father, David Banner is disturbed by the fact that he could not save his wife in a car crash, which drives him into investigating what factors can trigger human strength at times of stress. Of course, he injects himself with too much gamma radiation, and whenever angered, his body and muscles expand, his clothes rip and he turns into Lou Ferrigno, wearing a bushy wig and painted green. After he first becomes the Hulk, David wants to find out why and how it happened, with the help of a scientist friend. He sets about finding a cure, only to be hindered by nosy reporter Jack McGee.
The Incredible Hulk certainly has its moments. Bill Bixby gives intensity and emotion to his beleaguered character, and Susan Sullivan is solid as his only friend Dr. Elaina Marks. But the best sequences involve the presence of the Big Green Man. In terms of physical shape, Ferrigno was at his peak here and he was excellent as The Hulk. Unlike the bloated, badly drawn movie Hulk, this Hulk is mean, convincingly hard and capable of violence, but he also has a heart and tries to save innocent people.
The Incredible Hulk certainly has its moments. Bill Bixby gives intensity and emotion to his beleaguered character, and Susan Sullivan is solid as his only friend Dr. Elaina Marks. But the best sequences involve the presence of the Big Green Man. In terms of physical shape, Ferrigno was at his peak here and he was excellent as The Hulk. Unlike the bloated, badly drawn movie Hulk, this Hulk is mean, convincingly hard and capable of violence, but he also has a heart and tries to save innocent people.
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- Der unglaubliche Hulk
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- College of the Canyons - 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA(The Culver Institue Laboratory)
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