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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (7-Jul-1975)
Director: Michael Anderson Writers: Joe Morhaim; George Pal From novel: Man of Bronze by Kenneth Robeson (pseudonym of Lester Dent) Music: Frank De Vol Producer: George Pal Keywords: Action/Adventure, Comic Book, Treasure Hunt, Superheroes Renaissance man superhero Doc Savage finds among the effects of his recently deceased father, a claim to a lost city of gold in Central America. Poor script, bad acting, and insufficient budget fatally mar this pulp adventure set in the 1930s and modeled after the old time serials. At the studio's insistence, contains much Batman-influenced camp, all of it falling flat. George Pal's final production, which he found embarrassing. Six years ahead of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), but not at all in the same league.
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 10-Apr-2006) Made in the
post-Vietnam era, when traditional heroes were spoofed and/or killed,
the movie had flashes of what could be, but that made it all the more
disappointing for true Doc fans. Only a few years later, when Star Wars
was released, Hollywood, and the American public, realized the desire
for good guys defeating bad guys. Ely made a good Doc Savage; his crew
was decent; but scratch the costume and belt buckle, and especially the
music. But those aforementioned flashes? When Doc confronts the sniper
on the skyscraper; when he takes bullets to the chest on board the
steamer ... It's interesting that it's never been released on video or
DVD; would that someone had the courage to try it again. The people
that did The Mummy movies have a flair for the era; so does Philip
Jackson, with King Kong. Brendon Fraser would make a good Doc, and with
CGI, no prob in casting his associates and then distorting proportions
to fit with the pulp descriptions ...
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