Condorman (1981)

Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Marc Stirdivant (screenplay), Robert Sheckley (novel)

Stars:

Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michael Crawford	...	Woody Wilkins
Oliver Reed	...	Krokov
Barbara Carrera	...	Natalia
James Hampton	...	Harry Oslo
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Morovich
Dana Elcar	...	Russ Devlin
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Russian Agent
Robert Arden	...	CIA Chief

Storyline

Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov.

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Plot Keywords:

non comic book superhero | soviet spy | spy | cartoonist | cia | 

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Taglines:

He Spies! He Flies! He Death-Defies!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kondormannen

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This 1981 film was the second of two back-to-back cinema movies directed in consecutive years by Charles Jarrott for the Disney film studios. The first had been 1980's The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980).

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Goofs

After the scene where Woody and Natalia escape from Morovich by turning the Condormobile into a hovercraft, Morovich reports to Krokov that the Condormobile turned into a hydrofoil.

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Quotes

Russ Devlin: [in Russ's office with Harry] We have a Russian agent, who wants to defect. This agent required a specific person to handle the exchange. Now, we have been given the code name of the agent requested, but we've never heard of it. I want you to go through all the active agents, and find out who is using the code name, Condorman!
Harry Oslo: [flops down in the chair, stunned]
Russ Devlin: What's wrong?
Harry Oslo: I think I know... who's using that name.
Woody Wilkins: [...]

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Crazy Credits

No ending credits. Just the "The End" phrase and the copyright notice.

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Connections

Referenced in Strongbad_email.exe (2004)

User Reviews

Cheezy yet sweet

Think of Batman meets Inspector gadget!

Even for '81 this movie can bring you along for thrill ride. Beautiful women, neat gadgets and one of the best car chases. The main musical theme is easy to remember and consist of a one word lyric "CONDORMAN!". Yet "Condorman" is so ignorant that he doesn't realize the peril he puts himself into. He's a cartoonist for goodness sake!

Wonderfully cheezy in today's standards!