A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.
- Young Man
- (as Terrence Locke)
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Funeral Guest
- (uncredited)
- Scotty
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaRichard Kiel was initially cast as the Hulk, but shortly after filming began, it became apparent to the producers that he wasn't "bulky" enough to play the role. There is, however, an intact but brief high-angle scene with Kiel as the Hulk (when he looks up at a tree).
- GoofsThe Hulk, in destroying David Banner's car, flings his fist through the windshield; it breaks into large shards, revealing it to be breakaway glass that actor Lou Ferrigno could smash without serious injury to himself. Automotive glass is required, by law, to be safety glass, and whenever it is actually broken, it would form a "spider-web" pattern. This is a revealing mistake that Kenneth Johnson himself pointed out in his commentary on the home DVD release.
- Quotes
Jack McGee: Forgive me, Doctor, but I am calling you a liar!
Dr. David Banner: Mr. McGee!
Dr. David Banner: [takes a deep breath, smiles]
Dr. David Banner: Mr. McGee, don't make me angry.
Dr. David Banner: [chuckles]
Dr. David Banner: You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
- Alternate versionsThough originally shown as a two-hour TV-movie, it has been edited to be shown as two one-hour episodes for syndication. In order to make up for the additions of a recap of the first hour at the beginning of the second and a full second set of opening and closing titles, as well as for clearing more time for extra commercials, a significant amount of footage was excised, including all of Jack McGee's visit to Dr. Marks' home the morning after Banner's first "Hulk-out," during which he, unknown to either of them, glimpsed Banner over her shoulder.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Bionic Woman: Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2 (1977)
- SoundtracksThe Lonely Man
End titles by Joe Harnell
It is by far better than I remembered it to be. Kenneth Johnson takes some strong liberties with the character's name and origin. Nonetheless, the audience bought his treatment, and the show ran for five years.
After seeing way too many hokey comic book adaptions as well as the latest big screen blockbuster, I must say that this is most certainly very well done. The acting was top notch and Bixby will always be the definitive David Bruce Banner. Lou Ferrigno gave the creature more soul than the recent CGI incarnation. Ferrigno portrayed a non-evil, but nonetheless frightening creature, an element which is sadly lacking in the big screen adaption. The lonely man theme at the end, sets the tone for the story. The Hulk/Banner is a tragic story, and despite all of Johnson's liberties is more true to the character than the big screen adaption ever will be.
A classic for people like me who enjoy adaptions of comic-book characters. 8 out of 10.
- shanwc
- Jun 30, 2003
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- Der unglaubliche Hulk
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- California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, USA(The Culver Institute)
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