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Bill Bixby stars as physicist Dr. David Banner, the mild-mannered alter ego of the raging green mutant The Hulk (Lou Ferrigno), in this made-for-TV film based on the 1978 series (which was inspired by... read more read more... the Marvel Comics characters). In this outing, Dr. Banner teams with Thor, the Norse god of thunder. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Nicholas Corea, Bill Bixby

Release Date: May 22, 1988

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DVD Release Date: May 6, 2003

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  • February 17, 2011
    This movie is cheesy and bad, but I liked the show and I like making fun of this movie, so I like it too. Overall, it's just okay.
  • June 17, 2008
    The film starts off really well with Banner trying to lead a normal life. Seeing him in a relationship is quite moving and as he gets closer to curing his disease everything is looking up. Unfortunately this is a case of attempting to start another franchise, this time that of Th... read moreor. Thor isn't really a bad character, he's simply too comical and out of place in a Hulk film. The mythical story is also a far stretch from that of Banners own story. Again it falls victim to the TV shows formula but has enough entertaining moments for the normal Hulk fan.
  • January 8, 2008
    The Hulk teams with Thor to save a chick from bad guys. It's pretty good.
  • June 24, 2008
    I think the best thing about the Hulk tv series was always Bill Bixby's performance as Bruce Banner. When ever he turnt into the Hulk, that's when things got bad. He turns into a green Lou Ferrigno who just flexes and looks angry. Then they'd have shots of him running in slow mot... read moreion "so that's where they got the idea for Bay Watch". The fighting was also silly and cheesey.

    Although this made for tv movie was made a few years after the show was canceled ,not much improved. The effects are as bad as anything from the Superboy 80's tv series. While Eric Allen Kramer (American Wedding) looks the part of Thor his goofiness also makes it hard to take the movie seriously. Bixby however is in good form once again and almost makes it watchable.
  • March 14, 2010
    I loved the show, so I had to see the movie, but enough explanations. This is a badly made movie, it's silly, got bad special effects (worse than the show), and it adds Thor for some crazy reason. Still, I kinda liked it. It was funny because it was bad, and overall, it was fu... read moren to watch. Although it is quite unbelievable that David could go almost 2 years without becoming the Hulk!
  • April 15, 2009
    Awesome...I love the comic books gone movie or TV. Special effects weren't great back then, but hey...It was worth watching and getting entertained
  • May 20, 2008
    a good way to kick off the hulk tv movie trilogy.they could have played thor better but it good movie over all.
  • February 19, 2008
    For fans of the t.v. show only! This was the first of marvels attempt to bring other superheros from the marvel universe onto the show. This one had Thor. It was bad. You could see they were attempting to possibly give him his own show.

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Steve Crum
October 26, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

And he's still green!

Walter Chaw
June 18, 2003
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

Speaks volumes about the inevitability of the metamorphosis of hippie to yuppie, as well as the death of a dream that that transformation encompasses. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 31, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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