Thanks for your quick delivery, loved this movie as a teen, still love it i saw this at the abc in upton park east london around 75. Much like dwayne johnson, doc savage is a physical specimen who has trained. Dwayne johnson offers an update on shane blacks doc savage movie. The man of bronze 1975 official trailer ron ely, paul gleason movie hd. Doc savage movie becomes a tv show instead, the rock. Doc savage is a popular hero who debuted in the old pulp magazines of the 1930s and 40s, and also appeared in. Out of all the reasons why the rock is perfect for the role of doc savage, this one should be the most readily obvious. Doc savage, the man of bronze, was raised from childhood by a team of scientists to become the original super hero of the 1930s.
The man of bronze hits the screen with all its geewhiz, gungho spirit intact. A teaser for the 1985 npr classic radio show, the adventures of doc savage, thanks to the folks at radio archives. The man of bronze painted by roger kastel, with all of the other covers painted by ken barr. Download a pdf of the theatrical pressbook for doc savage.
See the imbd entry for serious details doc savage played by ron ely of tarzan fame, supported by a cast of relatively obscure character actors and the. The adventures of doc savage radio archives by vicsage2005. Jun 02, 20 in honor of ron elys birthday, here is doc s recitation of his code, from the detarnished. Dwayne johnson offers an update on shane blacks doc. See the complete doc savage original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Thats what inspired the idea of the doc savage archive. Producer george pal brought this pulp fiction hero and his colleagues the fabulous fab to the screen in 1975but did so as a camp film. Doc savage movie trailer, release date, plot, and cast starring dwayne johnson. The work will be assigned to the webmaster immediately and the archived material will be deleted. The twofisted adventurer assembles his team of specialists to locate the man who murdered his father. The man of bronze 1 hours and 40 minutes movie 1975 in the fabulous thirties, doc savage and his five amazing adventurers are sucked into the mystery of doc s father disappearing in the wilds of south america. For example, the film takes place in 1936, but the original pulp novel was published in. Doc savage was originally published during the 1930s and 1940s in the american pulp magazines. Johnsons name has been attached to a shane blackdirected doc savage movie since at least 2016, and now the much indemand actor has offered an update on the project.
The man of bronze stars ron ely, paul gleason, paul wexler, william lucking the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a. The film is directed by shane black based on a script he cowrote with anthony bagarozzi and chuck mondry. Sep 17, 20 movie doc savage will be less limited, less perfect, says director. The man of bronze 1975 is a movie based on the novel of the same title by lester dent. The cover of the first issue was an elaboration of the poster for the 1975 film doc savage. Doc savage reached a new audience in the 1960s when bantam reprinted the entire series in paperback form. The man of bronze and the lyrics were by don black. There was still a great amount of imagination and character in those stories. In honor of ron elys birthday, here is docs recitation of his code, from the detarnished. The man of bronze is a 1975 film based on the 1930s and 1940s doc savage pulp fiction series created by writer lester dent, editor john l. It should also be noted that in 1975 i was years old. Kenneth robeson series of adventure novels featuring the man of bronze. This was the last film completed by pioneering science fiction producer george pal. Nanovic at street and smith publications, with additional material contributed by the series main writer, lester dent.
Doc this is a huge collection on doc savage material. Doc savage cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The man of bronze stars ron ely, paul gleason, paul wexler, william lucking the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Sure, the stories were formulaic, but anything put out on a monthly basis for so long is going to be. Kenneth robeson house name shelved 33 times as doc savage. Director shane black talks about his upcoming doc savage movie, how he intends to make the character a little more complex, and why james mcavoy wont be playing the lead.
Doc savage can still come to the screen, and survive the inevitable comparisons by the illinformed to indiana jones, but it would have to be done in all seriousness and earnest to reclaim the glory that we should expect from the first american superhero. Actor dwayne johnson aka the rock is set to play the role of doc savage in a new movie adaptation. The man of bronze 1 hours and 40 minutes movie 1975 in the fabulous thirties, doc savage and his five amazing adventurers are sucked into the mystery of docs father disappearing in the wilds of south america. Doc savage was one of the best of the pulp adventure heroes. John philip sousas music was intended to evoke a patriotic theme for doc savage. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes.
Doc savage magazine 1975 magazine management co, inc, a marvel imprint also called curtis magazines, published eight blackandwhite illustrated magazines as a movie tiein. There is no edit to ron elys actual performance of this. Thank you for salvaging doc s movie adventure and exposing the little gem that lay hidden under the movie studios official release. Doc savage would also appear in comics and in his own feature film directed by george pal in 1975. The man of bronze on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Doc savage movie idea page old punk takes an honest look at what he thinks it would take to make a successful doc savage movie. Movie doc savage will be less limited, less perfect, says. In his first adventure, having learned his father was murdered, doc and his crew travel to central american and hidalgo to reach the valley of the. The man of bronze by kenneth robeson, the polar treasure by kenneth robeson, meteor menace by kenneth robeson, the sargasso. Yes, there was a second script for archenemy of evil, and its a lot more serious. A man of great mental and physical strength, he went around the world battling largerthanlife villains.
Doc savage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. For years, sony has been trying to adapt the classic pulp character as a movie, but plans have shifted and the project will. We got the first episode of a week long series of the bronze super crime fighter doc savage for you folks. Click here to download the program and check back tomorrow for more addeddate 20091104 12. He was a scientist, physician, adventurer, inventor, explorer and researcher with outstanding strength, a. Everything you need to know about doc savage movie. Links search the internet movie database for doc savage. It is sincerely hoped that doc savage will be made available to. Doc savage is a fictional character created by kenneth robeson, a house name by street and smith publications as the author of their popular character doc savage. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Movie doc savage will be less limited, less perfect, says director. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doc savage.
A towering bronze colossus with hypnotic eyes that stir like pools of flakegold. In this first adventure of doc savage, he is targeted for assassination by the kremlin and fated for a confrontation with a nemesis more violent and vicious than any he has faced before, the man of bronze must evade a faceless executioner known only as the red widow a mistress of disguise and. Shane black gives doc savage movie update screen rant. The heroicadventure character would go on to appear in other media, including radio, film, and. The arch enemy of evil would feature a deformed, germanspeaking supervillain, whose pet maneating octopus was a nod to a similar plot element in the september 1937 pulp novel the feathered octopus. Doc savage ron ely, the famous adventurer, learns that his father was killed in the fictional south american republic of hidalgo. Based on the first of kenneth robesons 181 adventurepacked doc savage books, doc savage.
Doc savage is finally happening, but as a tv series instead of a movie. Writerdirector shane black iron man 3 gives an update on the state of development and his take on the doc savage film adaptation. Lester dent with a mysterious black chinaman, doc savage and his amazing crew journey to the jungles of indochina in a desperate gamble to destroy the infamous thousandheaded man. Doc savage was raised to become the worlds most powerful intellect and a man of unparalleled strength. May 31, 2016 the character whose given name is clark savage jr.
Movie doc savage will be less limited, less perfect. It was directed by michael anderson, who had previously directed another bigbudget adventure film, around the world in 80 days. The original series has sold over 20 million copies in paperback form. Other aspects of the doc savage mythos were modified for the movie. Jun 19, 2016 doc savage movie trailer, release date, plot, and cast starring dwayne johnson. May 30, 2016 doc savage is in development starring dwayne johnson. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s.
The man of bronze is a 1975 american action film starring ron ely as pulp hero doc savage. The doc savage original book series by multiple authors includes books the man of bronze, the land of terror, quest of the spider, and several more. The internet movie database page for the 1975 doc savage movie has all of the usual cast and credit listings, but also photos and a trailer, which features different narration and music from the movie. In fact, this screenplay was originally intended to be filmed as the first doc savage movie. Trained since birth to be nearly superhuman in every way, doc savage, or the man of bronze, uses his skills and powers to fight evil all ove. This issue introduced the doc savage club and its signature code of doc savage. Johnsons name has been attached to a shane blackdirected doc savage movie since at least 2016, and now the much. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Doc savage stories, 181 in total, first appeared in conde nasts doc savage magazine pulps. Doc savage was a multiplatformer even back in the day, popularized on radio, film and tv. Until we see a fullfeature, modern version of doc savage shane black and dwayne johnson.
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