The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers:

Zak Penn (screenplay), Zak Penn (screen story)

Stars:

Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton	...	Bruce Banner
Liv Tyler	...	Betty Ross
Tim Roth	...	Emil Blonsky
William Hurt	...	General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Samuel Sterns
Ty Burrell	...	Leonard
Christina Cabot	...	Major Kathleen Sparr
Peter Mensah	...	General Joe Greller
Lou Ferrigno	...	Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard
Paul Soles	...	Stanley
Débora Nascimento	...	Martina
Greg Bryk	...	Commando
Chris Owens	...	Commando
Al Vrkljan	...	Commando (as Alan Vrkljan)
Adrian Hein	...	Commando

Storyline

Depicting the events after the Gamma Bomb. 'The Incredible Hulk' tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges: The Abomination.

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Plot Keywords:

marvel cinematic universe | based on comic | bruce banner character | reboot of series | scene during opening credits | 

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Taglines:

You'll like him when he's angry.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stan Lee: (at around 13 mins) the comic writer who co-created The Incredible Hulk in 1962 is the man who drinks the soft drink contaminated with Bruce Banner's blood.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 35 mins) A tremendous blast of air might temporarily extinguish a blazing fuel-fed fire, but when Hulk clapped his hands to extinguish the helicopter fuel blaze, it didn't remove the fuel and small scattered fires were left burning, which should have rekindled the flames, but didn't.

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Quotes

[as they're kissing, Bruce's heart monitor on his watch rapidly raises]
Bruce Banner: We can't do this.
Betty Ross: It's okay. I want to.
Bruce Banner: No. No. I can't. I can't get too excited.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: In the opening credits, a blueprint of the sonic cannon at Culver University can be seen bearing the title "Stark Industries," indicating that it was Tony Stark (of Iron Man (2008)) who built the cannons for General Ross to use against the Hulk. Stark himself appears in the film's closing scene.

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Alternate Versions

The version of the film shows in AMC Theaters as part of a pre-Avengers Marvel Phase One marathon features an exclusive intro from Agent Coulson, talking about the film and the character. These Coulson intros were later includes as bonuses in the Avengers Phase One box set.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Epic Final Battles in Superhero Movies (2016)

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Soundtracks

Soundtrack
Written by Macic Adis and Adnan Hamidovic
Performed by Frenkie
Courtesy of Menart Records

User Reviews

An MCU film that deserved better at the box office

The Incredible Hulk, based on another marvel superhero and also the 1970s TV show, revolves around Bruce Banner becoming a fugitive after his science experiment exposes gamma radiation on him which transforms him into the Hulk which becomes his appearance for brief periods of time. Meanwhile, General Ross and his army including Emil Blonsky tracks down Bruce and little does he know that Emil decides to use a serum that would give him some abilities while also transforming him into an even worse creature imaginable.

Out of all the MCU films I've seen, the one that didn't make as much money compared to the others is this. Which is a shame because this is directed by Louis Leterrier, who would later direct the terrible Clash of the Titans remake, Now You See Me, and the recent TV show The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (which I severely liked). And the acting from everyone involved is good. Edward Norton does a great job as Bruce Banner, Liv Tyler from The Lord of the Rings trilogy does a good job too as Betty as did William Hurt and Tim Roth and Tim Blake Nelson. Sure, the villain could've been developed more and the second act of the film could've been better, but everything else is done very well. The cinematography is gorgeous, the pacing is decent, the editing is superb, the music from Craig Armstrong is rousing, and the action sequences are solid.

So, overall, this isn't a perfect film by any means but it's way better than the 2003 version (which isn't terrible but could've been much better). To those who have seen most of the MCU films or not, certainly give this one a go. :)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese Spanish

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hulk 2

Filming Locations:

Cherry Street Bridge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$55,414,050, 15 June 2008

Gross USA:

$134,806,913

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$264,770,996

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 135 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1