Condorman (1981)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Mickey Rose (writer)
Robert Sheckley (novel)

Release Date:

7 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

He Spies! He Flies! He Death-Defies!

Plot:

Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.

Plot Keywords:

Spy | CIA | Comic Book | Superhero | Secret Mission

Cast

Michael Crawford	...	Woody Wilkins
Oliver Reed	...	Krokov
Barbara Carrera	...	Natalia
James Hampton	...	Harry Oslo
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Morovich
Dana Elcar	...	Russ Devlin
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Russian Agent
Robert Arden	...	CIA Chief
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gérard Buhr
David Pontremoli

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

When Woody is glamorizing Harry's job at the CIA, Harry responds, "Not everyone in the CIA is Robert Redford." This is a subtle joke regarding the 1975 movie, Three Days of the Condor (1975) in which Redford plays a CIA agent whose codename is Condor.

Quotes:

Woody Wilkins: Who can save Princess Juliet - held captive by the evil Count Lorca? Who can save the city? Who?
[pauses to put on goggles; in a deeper voice]
Woody Wilkins: Who... this is a job - for CONDORMAN!

Movie Connections:

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Unlikely hero in comical family film

I love this movie. I grew up watching Condorman and I always think of it with fond memories. The special effects may not be the best; however, the movie is over two decades old, and I think the effects are quite adequate. Besides, the movie is not supposed to be realistic, but rather it is a comedy with action elements. It provides a window into what people worried about in the early eighties; Cold War espionage is a major part of the story. Overall, it is charming and is a feel-good movie. It has all the classic elements: good verses evil and boy meets girl. It is a quality family movie and I would recommend this film to all who are young at heart.