The avengers was produced by abc television, a contractor within the itv network. The avengers together for the first time in this 1978 made for tv movie they face off with their greatest foe yet kiss, under the power of loki, played by paul lynde. The films have been in production since 2007, and in that time marvel studios has produced and released 23 films, with at least 14 more in various stages. Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher film.
Love the avengers and was so happy to be able to purchase this particular version. Youtube linkif you wanted to remake the marvel movie series the avengers as a retro madefortv movie from. Directed by philip deguere jr with peter hooten, clyde kusatsu, jessica walter, annemarie martin. Generation x and older people know that before there were sam raimi spiderman movies and hugh jackman played the xmens wolverine, guys like lou ferrigno and bill bixby kicked weekly ass as marvels mightest heroes. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point. Original avengers compared to the movie posters 27,863 points 826 comments original avengers compared to the movie posters 9gag has the best funny pics, gifs, videos, gaming, anime, manga, movie, tv, cosplay, sport, food, memes, cute, fail, wtf photos on the internet. The posters size may be somewhat larger or smaller because this poster originated from a rare old marvel publication and the border area of the poster was trimmed to remove the poster. The film was followed by the sequel captain america ii. Actor patrick macnee stars as john steed, with joanna lumley as purdey and gareth hunt as gambit, in the new avengers. Who better to do this than lee marvin, who would be reprising a role similar to the one he had in the dirty dozen. Characters in bold are currently active on the main team or in the west coast. Spiderman is a 1977 american madefortelevision superhero film that had a theatrical release abroad, which serves as the pilot to the 1978 television series titled the amazing spiderman. Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. The avengers is lee and kirbys renovation of a previous superhero team, allwinners squad, who appeared in comic books series published by marvel.
Original hulk lou ferrigno isnt a big fan of smart hulk in. Avengers in galactic storm, a 1995 arcade game by data east based on the marvel superheroes. By 1969, the avengers was shown in more than 90 countries. Captain america is a 1979 american made fortelevision superhero film loosely based on the. The world of international espionage is a dangerous one, as portrayed in the new avengers, starring gareth hunt top, left joanna lumley and actor patrick macnee. What is the story behind the 1978 televisionfilm version of the. The avengers trailer from the 70s is fantastically awful thefw. If youre anything like me, your first thought about this will. They did a semidecent job of making thor believable, but made him a viking. Since weve already seen what the avengers would look like if it were made in 1952, heres what it would look like as a hypothetical 1978 tv movie.
Swackhamer, written by alvin boretz and stars nicholas hammond as the titular character, david white, michael pataki, jeff. Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher, suspense classic film set in the fictional suburban midwestern town of haddonfield, illinois, on halloween. Ferrigno, who played the role on the original hulk tv series for five seasons from 1978 and 1983, says he was disappointed by the version of mark ruffalos character in. The avengers was the first of four avengers movies weve gotten over the past seven years, and endgame was easily the most anticipated movie of 2019. The avengers are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. A fantastic mashup of various things gives us the avengers of 1978. Apr 25, 2012 a fantastic mashup of various things gives us the avengers of 1978. A psychiatrist becomes the new sorcerer supreme of the earth in order to battle an evil sorceress from the past. Swackhamer, written by alvin boretz and stars nicholas hammond as the titular character, david white, michael pataki, jeff donnell and thayer david.
Without super, we probably never would have seen movies like batman, x. The movie in some listings and reference sources is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner. Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12yearold damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle lee grant and william holden. Oct 16, 2018 halloween 1978 widely considered the foundation of modern horror, this john carpenter classic is every bit as scary today as it was 40 years ago. The mcu is the shared universe in which all of the films are set. The film explores the origins of bruce banner, who after a lab. It was directed by ang lee and written by james schamus, michael france, and john turman, from a story by schamus. Taking footage from the late 70s incredible hulk series, along with vintage clips of everything from captain america to exoman, one youtube. Back in the late 1970s cbs had the incredible hulk tv show on the air. The avengers are a team of superheroes in the marvel universe. Watch new avengers episodes online season 1 1979 tv guide. Yes, i know that nimoy is potentially type cast from his role as spock from the original star trek series, but who better to embody the arrogance, cunning and sociopathic tendencies of loki from the 2012 movie. Avengers comics, a team of superheroes in the marvel comics universe the avengers comic book, comic book titles which feature the team captain america and the avengers, a 1991 arcade game by data east based on the marvel superheroes. Thor chris hemsworth is the only one of the original six avengers who has a real future in the marvel cinematic universe, starting with thor.
Avengers together for the first time in this 1978 made for feature film. Cast the avengers 1978 film, hollywood, vs, action user name. Crippled avengers 1978 trailer action, drama, martial. Alfred hitchcocks psycho was an influential film for many. With ralph fiennes, uma thurman, sean connery, patrick macnee.
Quickwitted and nuanced, this movie takes the best of the genre iconic heroes fighting for truth and justice and dishes it out in a fanboypleasing, edgeofyour seat way. What is the story behind the 1978 televisionfilm version of. That old iron man looks like a soviet cosmonaut lol. What is the story behind the 1978 televisionfilm version. Look up avenge, avenger, or avengers in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Endgame begins shortly after infinity war and ends in 2023 after a fiveyear time jump. Well, if you ablebodied nerds think im jealous that youre going to see the first big movie of the summer tomorrow which apparently is a rocking good blast of heroic nonsense invested with a generous proportion of geek attuned hilarious quips then think again, ill be settling into my original 1978 version of the premiere marvel adolescent power fantasy. While we have to admit this had us going for a moment, there actually was no avengers tv movie in 1978. It is a rare dvd and, therefore, it is especially a great treat to find it and at a very reasonable cost. Oct 17, 2018 halloween 1978 original movie trailer duration. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title avenger. The marvel cinematic universe mcu films are a series of american superhero films produced by marvel studios based on characters that appear in publications by marvel comics. Original halloween movie returning to theaters for 40th. Sure, marvels the avengers was the first time that we had a liveaction meetup for captain america, thor, iron man and the hulk but things could have been so, so different, as this trailer for.
Original hulk lou ferrigno isnt a big fan of smart hulk. What if the avengers had come out in, i dont know, 1978. Quarv uploaded his own version of what an avengers movie circa 1978 would look like using footage from cbs incredible hulk, the captain america pilot, a 1980s tv hulk movie where thor showed up, see full article at coronas coming attractions. The avengers 1978 tv movie that never was is here i. Captain america is a 1979 american madefortelevision superhero film loosely based on the marvel comics character of the same name, directed by rod holcomb and starring reb brown. A clear shield and that terrible motorcycle helmet. The new avengers is a british secret agent action television series produced during 1976 and 1977.
Sam loomis, jamie lee curtis as laurie strode, and nick castle, tony moran, debra hill, and tommy lee wallace sharing the. What would a 1978 avengers tv movie have been like. Posted by patrick sauriol on saturday, may 5, 2012 generation x and older people know that before there were sam raimi spiderman movies and hugh jackman played the xmens wolverine, guys like lou ferrigno and bill bixby kicked weekly ass as marvels mightest heroes. The original draft of the screenplay was titled the babysitter murders and the night he came home.
Not only is the new sequel, directed by david gordon green, being released at the end of october, but this year marks the 40th anniversary of john carpenters iconic original film from 1978. The avengers 1978 tv movie that never was is here i watch. A man steed thought he killed 10 years ago is back, and seeking revenge. If youre anything like me, your first thought about this will be, well, clearly paul lynde is involved in some capacity, right. Superhero movies are a dime a dozen these days, so when you chance upon a gem like the avengers, thank the comic book gods. Nov 30, 2019 thor chris hemsworth is the only one of the original six avengers who has a real future in the marvel cinematic universe, starting with thor. Itv produced a sequel series, the new avengers 19761977, with. There was even a captain america tv show that never got further than the pilot episode. It confirms dates for several of the other films, including the avengers in 2012, thor. The original draft of the screenplay was titled the babysitter murders. Cast the avengers 1978 film, hollywood, vs, action. Nov 20, 2019 ferrigno, who played the role on the original hulk tv series for five seasons from 1978 and 1983, says he was disappointed by the version of mark ruffalos character in the last avengers movie.
The avengers is a british espionage television programme created in 1961. Hulk is a 2003 american superhero film based on the fictional marvel comics character of the same name. It is based on the dc comics character of the same name and stars marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter, jackie cooper, trevor howard, marc mcclure, terence stamp, valerie perrine, and ned beatty. It may not have made it further than the small screen, but this amazingly imagineered version of a madefortv in 1987 avengers movie featuring hawkeye from m. Halloween is an absolutely merciless thriller, a movie so violent and scary that, yes, i would compare it to psycho 1960. Diana rigg and patrick macnee make great avengers whether they are in black and white or color. The captain america movie series was really pathetic. John carpenter directed the film, which stars donald pleasence as dr. Watch new avengers episodes online season 1 1979 tv. It is a sequel to the 1960s series, the avengers created by sydney newman and was developed by original series producers albert fennell and brian clemens. Patrick macnee talking about each of his avenger partners was an added plus. All of these members helped form the team in the avengers vol. Superman was the first big screen superhero movie that was really any good. Maybe it shouldnt be surprising that thors adventures will continue.
The dark world in 20, guardians of the galaxy in 2014, doctor strange around 2017, and antman and the wasp in 2018 at the same time as infinity war. The official 1978 marvel avengers infinity war endgame retro. Carpenters 1978 slasher classic has inspired a million imitations as well as sequels, but few that demonstrate so clearly that a disreputable genre movie can also be a pure, rigorous work of art. Meet the 1970s tv avengers that never were video hollywood. After a merger with rediffusion london in july 1968, abc television became thames television, which continued production of the series, though it was still broadcast under the abc name. This is a scarce vintage original 1970s marvel universe heroes pinup poster, and it measures about 15 inches by about 11 inches note. The slasher genre took off in the 70s and 80s, but perhaps none were as famous or impactful as john carpenters halloween in 1978.
Action drama 1981 100 minutes usa color original title. A clear shield and that terrible motorcycle helmet, ugh. As we finally gear up for the release of marvels the avengers on may 4, you cant help but wonder. Sam loomis, jamie lee curtis as laurie strode, and nick castle, tony moran and tommy lee wallace. Eric bana stars as bruce banner hulk, alongside jennifer connelly, sam elliott, josh lucas, and nick nolte. Arts, entertainment, and media marvel entertainment. In the avengers movie from 2012, nick fury played an almost overseer or ceo type role in getting all the different personalities and pieces to work together.
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