The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Bill Bixby

Writer (WGA):

Gerald Di Pego (written by)

Release Date:

18 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

For 12 years, he's been running. Tonight, it's over. Tonight, David Banner will find freedom . . . or death.

Plot:

During the critical experiment that would rid David Banner of the Hulk,a spy sabotages the laboratory...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Superhero | Green Skin | Incredible Hulk | Marvel Comics

Cast

Bill Bixby	...	Dr. David Bruce Banner
Lou Ferrigno	...	The Hulk
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Jasmin
Philip Sterling	...	Dr. Ronald Pratt
Barbara Tarbuck	...	Amy Pratt
Anna Katarina	...	Bella / Voshenko (as Anna Katerina)
John Novak	...	Zed
Andreas Katsulas	...	Kasha
Chilton Crane	...	Betty
Carla Ferrigno	...	Bank Teller
Duncan Fraser	...	Tom
Dwight McFee	...	Brenn
Lindsay Bourne	...	Crane
Mina E. Mina	...	Pauley
Marlane O'Brien	...	Luanne Cole
Garwin Sanford	...	Shoup
Justin DiPego	...	Dodger (as Justin Di Pego)
Fred Henderson	...	Aaron Colmer
Judith Maxie	...	Carbino
French Tickner	...	George Tilmer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Sullivan	...	Dr. Elaina Marks (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonny Surowiec	...	Terrorist (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Bixby

Writing credits (WGA)
Gerald Di Pego		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Bixby	....	executive producer
Robert Ewing	....	producer
Hugh Spencer-Phillips	....	producer

Original Music by
Lance Rubin

Cinematography by
Chuck Colwell

Film Editing by
Janet Ashikaga

Casting by
Barbara Claman
Jan Powell

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Eric Fraser

Set Decoration by
Kim MacKenzie

Costume Design by
Trish Keating

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist
Jayne Dancose	....	head makeup artist
Tibor Farkas	....	makeup artist: Lou Ferrigno
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Casey Grant	....	production manager
Larry Levin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Hardy	....	second assistant director
Lee Knippelberg	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Craig Henderson	....	construction coordinator
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master

Sound Department
Lars Ekstrom	....	sound mixer
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dean Lockwood	....	special effects

Stunts
John Anderson	....	stunt pilot
Edward J. Ulrich	....	stunt coordinator (as Ed Ulrich)
Steve Wright	....	stunt pilot
Jim Dunn	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Jacox	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip
Robert Ennis	....	camera operator (as Bob Ennis)
Stephen Jackson	....	gaffer
Lisa Robison	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Annette McCaffrey	....	extras casting
Trish Robinson	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Debbie Douglas	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jennifer Vejar	....	assistant editor
Marta Victoria	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Diane Griffen	....	music editor
Joseph Harnell	....	composer: original series theme
Patricia Peck	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jake Callihoo	....	transportation coordinator
Joe Lehnert	....	transportation captain
Derek Rama	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Shelley Crawford	....	script supervisor
Penny Gibbs	....	production coordinator
Brenda Horner	....	contact lens consultant (as Brenda Horner O.D.)
Tracey Jeffrey	....	location manager
Stan Lee	....	consultant to producers
Kristin MacDonald	....	production coordinator
Laura Michael	....	assistant to producer
Elizabeth Pontsa	....	production auditor
Richard L. Silver	....	contact lens consultant (as Richard L. Silver O.D.)
John-Paul Holecka	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• B & B Productions
• New World Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1990) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Rhino Video (video)

Other Companies

• Gastown Post and Transfer  electronic post
• Laser Edit  edited on
• Pacific Video Inc.  electronic post
• West Productions  post-production sound

Also Known As:

The Death of the Incredible Hulk: The Movie (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:12 | UK:PG | UK:12 (DVD re-rating) (2003)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

B & B Productions

Trivia:

The set that was used to film the Hulk's final scene initially remained intact because of plans for a fourth post-series "Hulk" TV-movie (which had two working titles: "Rebirth of the Incredible Hulk" and "Revenge of the Incredible Hulk"). However, Bill Bixby's death prevented the proposed installment from being made.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jasmin is cutting the window to break into the airport (near the end of the movie), she is cutting at the bottom of the window pane, with the lower cut being only an inch or so from the pane bottom. Immediately thereafter, when she is shown removing the freshly cut piece of glass, the section cut is now from the middle of the pane, about four to six inches higher than shown seconds before.

Quotes:

David Banner: I can tear down a brick wall but I can also mend flesh and bone in hours, minutes.
Dr. Ronald Pratt: David, are you telling me that this creature cannot die?
David Banner: If the damage were catastrophic maybe. Maybe. But I have seen lacerations close in seconds, bullet wounds heal, I don't even have scar.
Dr. Ronald Pratt: That's incredible. It's almost... it's almost immortal.
David Banner: Incredible yes, an incredible nightmare. And I want to destroy it and be human again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Marvel Super Hero Challenge (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

And Something Ends

It's not easy dying green

I can still remember watching this post-series HULK TV-movie the first time it was shown (February 18, 1990). I was only 17 at the time, and I have to admit that after it was over, I almost cried. As a huge fan of the INCREDIBLE HULK television series since 1979, I found it to be painfully depressing to see the Hulk die.

When you consider all the things the Hulk survived throughout the TV series (such as being buried alive, electrocutions, poisoning, car accidents, being shot, drowning, and even having a car collapse on him), it's implausible that he could die by simply falling from an airplane. In fact, he survived a similar incident on the show (episode "Free Fall")!

The story was good, though. However, since many believed that this was the end of the TV saga for our green hero, they must have been surprised that his nemesis, newspaper reporter Jack McGee, was nowhere to be seen. This meant that McGee missed his last chance for closure!

But it turned out that there were plans for a follow-up entitled The Revenge of the Incredible Hulk (a.k.a. The Rebirth of the Incredible Hulk). Unfortunately, it was never filmed because of Bill Bixby's untimely death (from prostate cancer). So when Bixby died, plans for another HULK TV-movie went with him. :(

Sadly, the Hulk's death also ended up meaning the death of David Banner, whose final words were: "I am free." To David Banner and the Hulk: may you both rest in peace.