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Dr. Strange

  • TV Movie
  • 19781978
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.9K
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POPULARITY
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Peter Hooten and Jessica Walter in Dr. Strange (1978)
  • Action
  • Fantasy
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
709
326
  • Director
    • Philip DeGuere Jr.
  • Writers
    • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    • Steve Ditko(comic book)
    • Stan Lee(comic book & character)
  • Stars
    • Peter Hooten
    • Clyde Kusatsu
    • Jessica Walter
Top credits
  • Director
    • Philip DeGuere Jr.
  • Writers
    • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    • Steve Ditko(comic book)
    • Stan Lee(comic book & character)
  • Stars
    • Peter Hooten
    • Clyde Kusatsu
    • Jessica Walter
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    • 34User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    Peter Hooten in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten and Jessica Walter in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Larry Anderson in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Larry Anderson in Dr. Strange (1978)
    Peter Hooten and Anne-Marie Martin in Dr. Strange (1978)
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    Jessica Walter in Dr. Strange (1978)

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    Peter Hooten
    Peter Hooten
    • Dr. Strangeas Dr. Strange
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • Wongas Wong
    Jessica Walter
    Jessica Walter
    • Morgan LeFayas Morgan LeFay
    Anne-Marie Martin
    Anne-Marie Martin
    • Clea Lakeas Clea Lake
    Philip Sterling
    Philip Sterling
    • Dr. Frank Taylor, Chief of Psychiatryas Dr. Frank Taylor, Chief of Psychiatry
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Lindmeras Lindmer
    June Barrett
    • Sarahas Sarah
    Sarah Rush
    Sarah Rush
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Diana Webster
    Diana Webster
    • Head Nurseas Head Nurse
    Bob Delegall
    • Internas Intern
    Larry Anderson
    Larry Anderson
    • Magicianas Magician
    Blake Marion
    • Dept. Chiefas Dept. Chief
    Lady Rowlands
    • Mrs. Sullivanas Mrs. Sullivan
    Inez Pedroza
    • Announceras Announcer
    Michael Clark
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver
    Frank Catalano
    Frank Catalano
    • Orderlyas Orderly
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Ancient Oneas Ancient One
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Cassidy
    Ted Cassidy
    • Demon Balzarothas Demon Balzaroth
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    • Writers
      • Philip DeGuere Jr.
      • Steve Ditko(comic book) (uncredited)
      • Stan Lee(comic book & character) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Thomas Lindmer (Sir John Mills), a world-weary sorcerer, foresees the return to Earth of his ancient adversary Morgan LeFey (Jessica Walter), who has been granted dominance over men's souls by The Nameless One (David Hooks). In order to combat her evil magic, Lindmer must pass the Guardianship of the Light onto a young psychiatry-resident, Dr. Stephen Strange (Peter Hooten), who has no inkling of his destiny. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
    • based on comic book
    • marvel comics
    • doctor strange character
    • psychiatrist
    • possession
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    • Taglines
      • In Every Age And Time, One Of Us Is Called To Join The Battle.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      In a 1985 interview, Stan Lee cited this movie as the Marvel television project of the 1970s that he wound up giving the most input, and noting he became very friendly with Writer, Executive Producer, and Director Philip DeGuere, Jr. Lee added that next to The Incredible Hulk, this was the live-action adaptation of a Marvel character with which he was most pleased at the time. Lee was disappointed by the movie's low ratings, which he attributed to being aired against Roots (1977).
    • Quotes

      The Nameless One: Why have you spared him?

      Morgan LeFay: I am still a woman. And the man attracts me.

      The Nameless One: Then you find no satisfaction in my service?

      Morgan LeFay: I would feel the warmth of a mans arms again... after all these years alone...

    • Connections
      Featured in The Greatest Show You Never Saw (1996)

    User reviews34

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Not as awful as you might think
    This movie is, as far as I know, the first movie ever created based on a Marvel comic book. The first theatrically released one was "Howard The Duck" which didn't come out until 1986 and to this movie's credit, it is probably an improvement. I don't know as much about Dr. Strange as I do Spider-Man or Captain America, as he's simply not quite as well known. This movie mostly faults from waiting until 74 minutes into the movie to actually show the title character in his costume, which I could recognize. Now a lot of it actually was pretty faithful to the comics. You got to see some familiar characters.

    Now the thing is, originally I was going to give this movie a lot lower rating, but I did realize something. This was in fact intended to be the pilot for a TV show that was never made. As cheesy as the film was, I actually could excuse its pacing for the fact that it wasn't really meant to be a full movie. The way it went slowly actually did make sense for what it was supposed to be. I never watched any live-action Marvel shows ever. The bad definitely outweighed the good, so it's best to just skip this and watch the awesome Marvel movies released in theaters. **
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    • Release date
      • September 6, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Doctor Strange
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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