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* TruerToTheText: While the film may have been obscure and had the cases of AdaptationOriginConnection and SparedByTheAdaptation, it is much more faithful than all of the Live-Action adaptations of the FF that came after it.
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* TruerToTheText: While the film may have been obscure and had the cases of AdaptationOriginConnection and SparedByTheAdaptation, it is much more faithful to the comics than all of the Live-Action modern live-action adaptations of the FF Fantastic Four that came after it.
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* {{Expy}}: The Jeweler is without question supposed to be the Mole Man. It's unknown why they didn't use his original name.
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** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in ''BlueVelvet'' in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch used the same shot in ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}''.
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** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in ''BlueVelvet'' in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch Creator/DavidLynch used the same shot in ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}''.
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by Creator/RogerCorman and directed by journeyman music video director [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766020/reference Oley Sassone]]; this was done as an AshcanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. However, a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released. Although Creator/StanLee says that it was never intended to be released, Corman and producer Bernd Eichinger claim that they ''did'' plan to release it, but Marvel, fearing that it would [[InkStainAdaptation cheapen the franchise]], bought the film for the amount of money Constantin spent making it and ordered all prints destroyed.
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by Creator/RogerCorman and directed by journeyman music video director [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766020/reference Oley Sassone]]; this was done as an AshcanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. However, a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released. Although Creator/StanLee says that it was never intended to be released, Corman and producer Bernd Eichinger claim that they ''did'' plan to release it, but Marvel, fearing that it would [[InkStainAdaptation cheapen the franchise]], franchise, bought the film for the amount of money Constantin spent making it and ordered all prints destroyed.
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(You can see it on Website/YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVLqs9MrGbw here]].)
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* AllYourPowersCombined: DoctorDoom's brilliant plan involves taking the team's powers and adding them to his own.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: DoctorDoom's Doctor Doom's brilliant plan involves taking the team's powers and adding them to his own.
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** Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in...which, to the film's credit, is absolutely right for Doom.
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** Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom.Doctor Doom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in...which, to the film's credit, is absolutely right for Doom.
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by Creator/RogerCorman and directed by journeyman music video director [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766020/reference Oley Sassone]]; this was done solely as an AshCanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. Although a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released, this turned out to be some BlatantLies.
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by Creator/RogerCorman and directed by journeyman music video director [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766020/reference Oley Sassone]]; this was done solely as an AshCanCopy AshcanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. Although However, a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released. Although Creator/StanLee says that it was never intended to be released, this turned out Corman and producer Bernd Eichinger claim that they ''did'' plan to be some BlatantLies.
release it, but Marvel, fearing that it would [[InkStainAdaptation cheapen the franchise]], bought the film for the amount of money Constantin spent making it and ordered all prints destroyed.
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(You can see it on youtube [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVLqs9MrGbw here]].)
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th-Century]] [[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fox films]] (on which Constantin also produced).
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the 20th-Century]] [[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fox films]] (on which Constantin also produced).
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* LargeHam: Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in...which, to the film's credit, is absolutely right for Doom.
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** Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in...which, to the film's credit, is absolutely right forDoom.Doom.
** Reed's teacher at the start of the film is extremely enthusiastic about the speed of light.
** Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in...which, to the film's credit, is absolutely right for
** Reed's teacher at the start of the film is extremely enthusiastic about the speed of light.
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by Creator/RogerCorman and directed by journeyman music video director [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766020/reference Oley Sassone]]; this was done solely as an AshCanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. Although a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released, this turned out to be some BlatantLies.
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th-Century 20th-Century]] [[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fox film]] films]] (on which Constantin was a producer).also produced).
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by Creator/RogerCorman and directed by Creator/OleySassone; [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766020/reference Oley Sassone]]; this was done solely as an AshCanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. Although a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released, this turned out to be some BlatantLies.
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th-Century Fox film]] (on which Constantin was a producer).
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th-Century Fox film]] (on which Constantin was a producer).producer).
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: Doom accidentally gives the four their powers with his Colossus Ray.
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* DullSurprise: Reed [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace4.jpg doesn't seem to react at all]] during the scene where the Four are irradiated, as opposed to the [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace1.jpg rather]] [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace2.jpg exaggerated]] [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace3.jpg reactions]] of the other three.
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* DullSurprise: Reed [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.[[http://media.agonybooth.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace4.jpg doesn't seem to react at all]] during the scene where the Four are irradiated, as opposed to the [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.[[http://media.agonybooth.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace1.jpg rather]] [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.[[http://media.agonybooth.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace2.jpg exaggerated]] [[http://www.agonyboothmedia.[[http://media.agonybooth.com/images/articles/The_Fantastic_Four_1993/inspace3.jpg reactions]] of the other three.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Young Sue Storm is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Harmony]].
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* DawsonCasting: Two examples.
** Reed, Ben, and Victor are seen at the beginning of the film as college students. None of them are college age.
** When we first see Johnny and Sue, they can't be any older than 12 considering the actors playing them. When we see them ten years later, they should be in their late teens/early 20's (they still live with their mother). The actor and actresses appear to be close to 30 years old.
** Reed, Ben, and Victor are seen at the beginning of the film as college students. None of them are college age.
** When we first see Johnny and Sue, they can't be any older than 12 considering the actors playing them. When we see them ten years later, they should be in their late teens/early 20's (they still live with their mother). The actor and actresses appear to be close to 30 years old.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A 35mm film which cost $1.4M to make can only be seen on noisy second-generation VHS tape dubs burnt to DVD.
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* NoBudget: It was made for $1.4M on a shooting schedule of just one month, as its only purpose was keeping the filming rights.
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film produced by RogerCorman Creator/RogerCorman and directed by Oley Sassone; Creator/OleySassone; this was done solely as an AshCanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released in theaters or any home media. Although a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released, this turned out to be some BlatantLies.
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According to some fans and critics who got their hands on the movie (circulated via bootleg video at comic-cons and such), not getting released was the best thing about it. Other viewers exhibit rabid devotion to it and demand an official DVD release. Most people (outside of ''ArrestedDevelopment'' fans) are unaware that the film even exists.
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According to some fans and critics who got their hands on the movie (circulated via bootleg video at comic-cons and such), not getting released was the best thing about it. Other viewers exhibit rabid devotion to it and demand an official DVD release. Most people (outside of ''ArrestedDevelopment'' ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' fans) are unaware that the film even exists.
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According to some fans and critics who got their hands on the movie (circulated via bootleg video at comic-cons and such), not getting released was the best thing about it. Other viewers exhibit rabid devotion to it and demand an official DVD release. Most people (outside of ''ArrestedDevelopment'' fans) are unaware that the film even exists.
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th-Century Fox film]] (on which Constantin was a producer).
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** Believe it or not, the scene in which Sue grabs the zero-g pen while in space was obviously a direct homage of ''ASpaceOdyssey''.
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** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in ''BlueVelvet'' in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch used the same shot in ''{{Eraserhead}}''.
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** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in ''BlueVelvet'' in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch used the same shot in ''{{Eraserhead}}''.''Film/{{Eraserhead}}''.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Eric and David Wurst's score is essentially slight alterations of many popular John Williams pieces.
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** Believe it or not, the scene in which Sue grabs the zero-g pen while in space was obviously a direct homage of ''{{2001}}''.
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** The sequence with the Human Torch protecting New York from Doctor Doom's "laser" is either this or an outright plagiarism of the first of the WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons, in which Superman likewise beats back a mad scientist's death ray he was using to try to destroy Metropolis.
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(You can see it on youtube [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVLqs9MrGbw here]].)
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More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th-Century Fox film]].
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film Produced by RogerCorman and directed by Oley Sassone; purely as an AshCanCopy to maintain the rights, and never released it in theaters, VHS, DVD or any other form. Although a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released, this turned out to be BlatantLies.
According to some fans and critics who got their hands on the movie (circulated via bootleg video in comic-cons and such) not getting released was the best thing about it. Other viewers exhibit rabid devotion to it and demand its official video release. Most people are unaware that the film even exists.
If you're curious, the full film can be seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k here.]]
More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]]; [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th Century Fox film]].
According to some fans and critics who got their hands on the movie (circulated via bootleg video in comic-cons and such) not getting released was the best thing about it. Other viewers exhibit rabid devotion to it and demand its official video release. Most people are unaware that the film even exists.
If you're curious, the full film can be seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k here.]]
More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.html here]]; [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th Century Fox film]].
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In 1992, The Constantin Film production company held the film rights to the ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' comic book, but they were about to lose said film rights unless they began production by December of that year. Since both the budget and the technology necessary for such a venture were lacking at the time, they instead opted to do a ''very'' low-budget film Produced produced by RogerCorman and directed by Oley Sassone; purely this was done solely as an AshCanCopy to maintain the rights, and it was never released it in theaters, VHS, DVD theaters or any other form. home media. Although a release date was set for 1994 and the cast and crew were told the film would be released, this turned out to be BlatantLies.
some BlatantLies.
According to some fans and critics who got their hands on the movie (circulated via bootleg videoin at comic-cons and such) such), not getting released was the best thing about it. Other viewers exhibit rabid devotion to it and demand its an official video DVD release. Most people are unaware that the film even exists.
If you're curious, thefull film can be seen in its entirety [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k here.]]
More info [[http://www.teako170.com/ffmovie.htmlhere]]; here]], [[BileFascination in case]] [[ShmuckBait you're interested]]. Or [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_Fantastic_Four_1993.aspx here]], [[Website/TheAgonyBooth if you got the time]]. Not to be confused with [[Film/FantasticFour the 20th Century 20th-Century Fox film]].
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Doom's brilliant plan involves taking the team's powers and adding them to his own.
* {{Cyborg}}: Dr. Doom.
* {{Cyborg}}: Dr. Doom.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Doom's DoctorDoom's brilliant plan involves taking the team's powers and adding them to his own.
* {{Cyborg}}:Dr. Doom.
* {{Cyborg}}:
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Happens to DoctorDoom at the end.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Happens to DoctorDoom Doom at the end.
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* {{Expies}}: The Jeweler is without question supposed to be the Mole Man. It's unknown why they didn't keep his original name.
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* {{Expies}}: {{Expy}}: The Jeweler is without question supposed to be the Mole Man. It's unknown why they didn't keep use his original name.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Reed and Ben are college students and apparently good friends with Johnny and Sue who haven't even hit puberty yet.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Reed and Ben are college students and apparently good friends with Johnny and Sue Sue, who haven't even hit puberty yet.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A two million dollar 35mm film can only be seen on noisy second generation VHS tape dubs burnt to dvd.
* LargeHam: Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in.
** Which is absolutely right for Doom.
* LargeHam: Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour in.
** Which is absolutely right for Doom.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A two million dollar 35mm film which cost $1.4M to make can only be seen on noisy second generation second-generation VHS tape dubs burnt to dvd.
DVD.
* LargeHam: Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hourin.
** Whichin...which, to the film's credit, is absolutely right for Doom.
* LargeHam: Joseph Culp's performance as DrDoom. Strangely, as the Agony Booth's review notes, Culp actually gives a sinister, understated performance in the early sections of the film, only to go batshit insane about half an hour
** Which
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* ManlyTears: Reed starts to ball when the ER doctor tells him that Victor's burns "were too severe"
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* ManlyTears: Reed starts to ball bawl when the ER doctor tells him that Victor's burns "were too severe" severe".
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* MoodWhiplash: The movie is campy and owes a lot to the [[{{Series/Batman}} old Adam West Batman series]] but we still see a surprisingly violent shootout between the Jewler's men and Doom's.
** When Ben wanders the streets, it's a surprisingly dark and depressing scene that might seem appropriate in some gritty 70's drama.
* NoBudget: It was made for $1.4 million and on a shooting schedule lasting only one month, as its only purpose was keeping the filming rights.
** When Ben wanders the streets, it's a surprisingly dark and depressing scene that might seem appropriate in some gritty 70's drama.
* NoBudget: It was made for $1.4 million and on a shooting schedule lasting only one month, as its only purpose was keeping the filming rights.
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* MoodWhiplash: The movie is campy and owes a lot to the [[{{Series/Batman}} the old Adam West Batman series]] ''Batman'' series]], but we still see a surprisingly violent shootout between the Jewler's Jeweler's men and Doom's.
** When Ben wanders the streets, it's a surprisingly dark and depressing scene that might seem appropriate in some gritty70's 1970s drama.
* NoBudget: It was made for $1.4 million and 4M on a shooting schedule lasting only of just one month, as its only purpose was keeping the filming rights.
** When Ben wanders the streets, it's a surprisingly dark and depressing scene that might seem appropriate in some gritty
* NoBudget: It was made for $1.
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* ShoutOut: A few examples:
** Believe it or not, the scene in which Sue grabs the zero-g pen while in space was obviously a direct homage of {{2001}}.
** Then there's the line, [[{{Series/Batman}} "Holy Freud, Batman."]] See the Personality Powers section for more info on that one.
** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in BlueVelvet in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch used the same shot in {{Eraserhead}}.
** Believe it or not, the scene in which Sue grabs the zero-g pen while in space was obviously a direct homage of {{2001}}.
** Then there's the line, [[{{Series/Batman}} "Holy Freud, Batman."]] See the Personality Powers section for more info on that one.
** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in BlueVelvet in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch used the same shot in {{Eraserhead}}.
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* ShoutOut: A few examples:
ShoutOut:
** Believe it or not, the scene in which Sue grabs the zero-g pen while in space was obviously a direct homage of{{2001}}.
''{{2001}}''.
** Then there's theline, line [[{{Series/Batman}} "Holy Freud, Batman."]] See the Personality Powers section for more info on that one.
** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot inBlueVelvet ''BlueVelvet'' in which the protagonist meets his love interest. DavidLynch used the same shot in {{Eraserhead}}.''{{Eraserhead}}''.
** Believe it or not, the scene in which Sue grabs the zero-g pen while in space was obviously a direct homage of
** Then there's the
** It may not have been on purpose but when Reed sees Sue for the first time since she grew up, it is almost identical to the shot in
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** Likewise, the Jewler has apparently been stalking her and falls in love with her.
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* UrbanLegend: Rumor has it that Marvel bought the film and locked the master copy in a vault so it would never see the light of day. Other accounts claim that Avi Arad ''[[KillItWithFire burned the negatives himself]]''.
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* UrbanLegend: Rumor has it that Marvel bought the film and locked the master copy in a vault so it would never see the light of day. Other accounts claim that Avi Arad ''[[KillItWithFire [[KillItWithFire burned the negatives himself]]''.himself]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Young Sue Storm is [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Harmony]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Young Sue Storm is [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Harmony]].
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Reed and Ben are college students and apparently good friends with Johnny and Sue who haven't even hit puberty yet.
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If you're curious, the full film can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k
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If you're curious, the full film can be seen here:
http://www.[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k
com/watch?v=coayT3aUn8k here.]]
http://www.
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* TheJimmyHartVersion:Eric and David Wurst's score is essentially slight alterations of many popular John Williams pieces.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Eric and David Wurst's score is essentially slight alterations of many popular John Williams pieces.
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