Captain America is a 1979 American made-for-television superhero film loosely based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, directed by Rod Holcomb and starring Reb Brown. The film was followed by the sequel Captain America II: Death Too Soon, also released in the same year.[1]
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Genre | Superhero film |
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Written by | Don Ingalls |
Directed by | Rod Holcomb |
Starring | Reb Brown |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Allan Balter |
Producer | Martin M. Goldstein |
Cinematography | Ronald W. Browne |
Editor | Michael S. Murphy |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Production company | Universal Television |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Syndication Studios Trifecta Entertainment & Media |
Budget | $150,000 |
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Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color (Technicolor) |
Audio format | Mono |
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Followed by | Captain America II: Death Too Soon |
Steve Rogers (Reb Brown) is a former Marine whose father is a 1940s government agent. His father's patriotic attitude earns him the nickname "Captain America". His father is later murdered.
Rogers, now making a living as an artist and traveling the countryside in a conversion van, is inspired by his father's story to sketch a superhero. He is critically injured from an attempt on his life that is set up to seem like an accident.
He is administered an experimental serum called the FLAG formula, an acronym for "Full Latent Ability Gain" — a kind of "super-steroid" — which Rogers' father had developed from his own glands. The formula not only saves his life, but enhances his strength and reflexes. These new abilities inspire Dr. Simon Mills (Len Birman), the research biochemist and intelligence official behind FLAG who was once a friend of Steve's father, to recruit Steve and give him a costume based on his drawing.
As Captain America, Steve's conversion van is re-configured so that it can launch a high-tech motorcycle. The bike features rocket thrust — a jet booster for rapid acceleration — and a stealth setting that reduces engine and road noise. In the sequel, Captain America II: Death Too Soon it also possesses a detachable wing resembling a hang glider that allows limited gravity-powered flight.
In the final act of the film, Rogers decides to become the same Captain America as his father had been, donning a uniform identical to the one his father had worn: the "classic" Captain America uniform.
The film was released theatrically in Colombia in 1981.[2]
The movie received a mixed reception from critics.[3][4]
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