Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998)

Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought to TV. He is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the Yukon since the end of the Cold War. The children of the former ... See full summary »

Director:

Rod Hardy

Writer:

David S. Goyer (as David Goyer)

Stars:

David Hasselhoff, Lisa Rinna, Sandra Hess

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Hasselhoff	...	Colonel Nick Fury
Lisa Rinna	...	Contessa Valentina 'Val' de Allegro Fontaine
Sandra Hess	...	Andrea Von Strucker / Viper
Neil Roberts	...	Alexander Goodwin Pierce
Garry Chalk	...	Timothy Dugan
Tracy Waterhouse	...	Kate Neville
Tom McBeath	...	Director General Jack Pincer
Ron Canada	...	Gabriel Jones
Bill Croft	...	Garotte
Roger Cross	...	Shield Agent #1 (as Roger R. Cross)
Peter Haworth	...	Dr. Arnim Zola
Scott Heindl	...	Werner Von Strucker
Adrian G. Griffiths	...	Quartermain (as Adrian Hughes)
Campbell Lane	...	Baron Von Strucker
Mina E. Mina	...	Cairo (as Mina Erian Mina)

Storyline

Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought to TV. He is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the Yukon since the end of the Cold War. The children of the former Hydra head, Baron Von Stucker, have taken charge of the terrorist organization. Under the lead of his vicious daughter, Viper, Hydra has seized a deadly virus and threatens the destruction of America. The covert agency SHIELD brings Fury out of retirement to fight the terrorists.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | fight | terrorist | s.h.i.e.l.d. | yukon | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fury Productions Limited Partnership, National Studios Inc., 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 90 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Featured in Rob Hill's The Bad Movie Bible.

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Quotes

Valentina de Allegro Fontaine: Nick, what do you want me to say? That it happened too fast between us? That Clay got in the way? I got scared, I walked.
Nick Fury: Yeah, into someone elses bed!
Valentina de Allegro Fontaine: Well, I learned that move from you.

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Connections

Referenced in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

User Reviews

It would have made a great series.

Truthfully, for a made for TV movie, it was actually pretty good. I liked the actors playing the subordinate roles. The special effects were passable since this was not a full feature film. The only problem I had was that the actress playing Viper was way, way too hammy. As for David Hasselhoff (beside the fact that it was David Hasselhoff, which I overlooked), I thought he really looked the part of a retired Nick Fury. He captured the Nick Fury mannerisms pretty well. Too bad the audience didn't give him the pass that were given to other actors from bad series (cough, Smallville, cough). I would have really liked a series made of Nick Fury. If the critics were as harsh on the Star Trek series as they were on this movie, Star Trek would never have survived. And most of the early episodes in each of the Star Trek series were far worse than this movie. Give this movie a break. We all missed out on seeing Nick Fury every week. Which is a shame because it would have only gotten better!