Captain America (1990)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writers (WGA):

Joe Simon (characters) and
Jack Kirby (characters) ...

Release Date:

14 December 1990 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull.

Plot Keywords:

Captain America | Frozen | Superhero | Body Frozen Under Ice | Frozen Body

Cast

Matt Salinger	...	Steve Rogers / Captain America
Ronny Cox	...	Tom Kimball
Ned Beatty	...	Sam Kolawetz
Darren McGavin	...	General Fleming
Michael Nouri	...	Lt. Colonel Louis
Scott Paulin	...	The Red Skull / Army Doctor
Kim Gillingham	...	Bernice Stewart / Sharon
Melinda Dillon	...	Mrs. Rogers
Bill Mumy	...	Young General Fleming
Francesca Neri	...	Valentina de Santis
Carla Cassola	...	Dr. Maria Vaselli
Massimilio Massimi	...	Tadzio de Santis
Wayde Preston	...	Jack
Norbert Weisser	...	Alaskan Surveyor
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Young Tom Kimball (as Garette Ratliffe)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Yugoslavia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:PG | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Croatia

Company:

21st Century Film Corporation

Trivia:

They considered getting two different actors for the role of Captain America. One for the role of the weak pre-superhero Steve Rogers and another for the superhero Captain America, but decided to get an actor that could play both roles instead.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the various "passage of time" newspaper headlines that span decades, there are numerous misspellings (i.e., "Sprinfield" for "Springfield"). Also, the story beneath the headline is always the same (something about an ex-Padre players' divorce).

Quotes:

Mr. Erlich: Remarkable work, Dr. Vaselli. Congratulations.
[Reaches to shake Vaselli's hand, but quickly jerks his hand up in the air and pulls out a gun]
Mr. Erlich: HEIL HITLER!
[Shoots Vaselli]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Captain America" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Home of the Brave

Salinger treats it seriously

Unfortunately, this is not the Marvel movie that will endear you to comic book movie adaptations. However, I think Salinger gives an honest performance as the title character, even if he spends more time out of costume than in. For whatever reason, the Red Skull is made Italian, rather than German, but it didn't bother me as much as it did some other viewers. For being a B-movie, Captain America is tolerable. Watch it first, before you make any judgements. You might be able to suspend your disbelief long enough to enjoy it.