Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Rod Hardy

Writer (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)

Release Date:

26 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought to TV. He is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling...

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Neo Nazism | Marvel Comics | Telepathy | Post Cold War

Cast

David Hasselhoff	...	Colonel Nicholas 'Nick' Joseph Fury
Lisa Rinna	...	Contessa Valentina 'Val' de Allegro Fontaine
Sandra Hess	...	Andrea Von Strucker / 'Viper'
Neil Roberts	...	Alexander Goodwin Pierce
Gary Chalk	...	Timothy Aloysius 'Dum-Dum' Dugan (as Garry Chalk)
Tracy Waterhouse	...	Kate Neville
Tom McBeath	...	Director General Jack Pincer
Ron Canada	...	Gabriel Jones
Bill Croft	...	Garotte, Werner's Henchman
Roger R. Cross	...	Shield Agent #1
Peter Haworth	...	Arnim Zola
Scott Heindl	...	Werner Von Strucker
Adrian Hughes	...	Clay Quartermain
Campbell Lane	...	Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker
Stellina Rusich	...	Inspector Gail Runciter

Also Known As:

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

120 min | 90 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:MG6

Filming Locations:

Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Pierce mentions he trained at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Kirby Academy, a reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby.

Quotes:

Nick Fury: No takers, Pincer. Catch you on the rebound.
Jack Pincer: [on viewscreen] Don't you dare cut me off, you comic-book cowboy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

What do you expect? It aired on FOX

In the 1990's Marvel Comics was in something of a financial strain, and to help themselves out, they would lease the movie and television rights to their characters to whoever had cash on hand right at that moment (because $100 in your pocket is better than $10,000 in pledged money), this resulted in some tough times for the film adventures of the Marvel characters; Captain America and Punisher got direct to video adventures, the Fantastic Four film never saw the light of day, and Nick Fury and Generation X (X-Men spin off) were optioned for series by FOX. Neither one got past the pilot/TV movie stage. That said, of the pre-2000 Marvel film adaptations, Nick Fury is arguably among the best. One can never underestimate the power of the Hoff, and who could care about anything else? The plot, action, and special effects are above average for FOX TV movie, but it's not like they were out to get any Oscars or anything. Once could watch far worse, like Superman Returns.