Captain America (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

Description

The comic-book superhero fights Red Skull, his 1940s foe,
who aims to give the president a brain implant. While it can’t hold
a candle to the blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger, this 1990
screen adaptation of Cap’s origins and first battles with his longtime
nemesis, the Red Skull, holds its modest own in the action-adventure
department despite some serious budgetary challenges. Matt (son of J.D.)
Salinger plays both Steve Rogers and his heroic alter ego, Captain America,
who is spawned from a World War II experiment to create “super soldiers.” Cap
immediately locks horns with his Axis number, the Red Skull (Scott Paulin),
before becoming entombed in ice for the better part of the 20th century. Upon
emerging from deep freeze, he discovers that the Red Skull has been fronting a
crime syndicate in the employ of a rogue American military group with designs
on controlling the country. Cap is subsequently forced to rescue the president
(Ronny Cox) from the Skull’s clutches while also contending with the
girlfriend (Kim Gillingham), now elderly, he left behind prior to his wartime
disappearance, and her look-alike daughter (also Gillingham). As mentioned by
Salinger and director Albert Pyun in a 20-minute making-of featurette included
on the Blu-ray, Captain America was plagued by production problems almost
immediately after The Cannon Group purchased the rights to the character from
Marvel. Pyun’s attempts to lend comic book brawn to his film were further
hampered by a threadbare special effects budget (the effects still look dreary
two decades later), and the whole affair was pulled from theatrical release in
1990, only to resurface two years later in shoddy VHS and manufacture-on-
demand editions. Shout Factory’s widescreen HD Blu-ray looks exceptionally
well–often too well, underscoring the corners cut in visual effects–but its
restoration probably won’t elevate the 1990 Captain America beyond its current
status as a curious, well-intentioned, but ultimately minor effort to bring
Cap’s adventures to the big screen. –Paul Gaita

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Action & Adventure/Superheroes
• Format: Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Blu-ray
• Contributor: Billy Mumy, Ronny Cox, Donald Standen, Massimilio Massimi, Drago Klobucar, Ljubica Dujmovic, Galliano Pahor, Slvko Sestak, Albert Pyun, Kim Gillingham, Mario Kovac, Judranka Katusa, Francesca Neri, Catherine Farrell, Autun Nalis, Robert Reitmeier, John Reynolds, Dragana Zigic, Gordon Piculjan, Mia Begovic, Zoran Pollupec, Peter Mulrean, Melinda Dillon, Scott Del Amo, Milan Kristofic, Bruno Grdadolnik, Sven Medvesek, Giulio Marini, Rene Medvesek, Scott Paulin, Bernarda Oman, Mustafa Nadarevic, Menahem Golan, Demeter Bitenc, Ann Bell, Gary Epper, Ann Hunter Bell, Ned Beatty, Carla Cassola, Fay Finver, Beth Ann Bowen, Petar Tomac, Robert Egon, Relja Basic, William Girard, Garette Ratliff Henson, Tonko Lonza, Wayde Preston, Adrianne Marcich Dumicic, Lee Westenhofer, Frank Finver, Matko Raguz, Sonja Gregus, Frank Papia, Jon Beatty, Aldo Galleazzi, Thomas Beatty, Edita Lipovsek, Matt Salinger, Rafaelle Burunelli, Trek Potter, Norbert Weisser, Igor Serdar, John M. Johnson, Sarah Wasson, Bill Mumy, Ljubomir Strgacic, Gerda Shepherd, Darren McGavin, Michael Nouri, Velemir Chytil, Christopher Whitney See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 26 minutes
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 26516669
• Director ‏ : ‎ Albert Pyun
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Blu-ray
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 26 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 21, 2013
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin, Michael Nouri
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, English