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Title: Legends of the Superheroes Post by: Super Monkey on August 06, 2005, 11:48:33 AM Does anyone remember that slice of cheese from the 1970's?
Legends of the Superheroes (1979) (Made for TV Movie) Cast (in credits order) Jeff Altman .... The Weather Wizard Charlie Callas .... Sinestro Gabriel Dell .... Mordru (as Gabe Dell) Frank Gorshin .... The Riddler Howard Morris .... Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana Mickey Morton .... Solomon Grundy William Schallert .... Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone Burt Ward .... Robin Adam West .... Batman Garrett Craig .... Captain Marvel Howard Murphy .... Green Lantern Danuta Wesley .... The Black Canary (as Danuta) Bill Nuckols .... Hawkman Rod Haase .... The Flash Barbara Joyce .... The Huntress Ruth Buzzi .... Aunt Minerva Pat Carroll .... Esther Hall, Hawkman's mother June Gable .... Rhoda Rooter Brad Sanders .... Ghetto Man Alfie Wise .... The Atom A'leisha Brevard .... Giganta (as A'leshia Brevard) Trivia *Produced by Hanna-Barbera, this is a live action version of The Super Friends cartoon, specifically "Challenge of the Super Friends". *The producers were unable to use the characters of Superman and Wonder Woman (featured in the original Superfriends) since Superman had just been launched into a film franchise, and Wonder Woman had her own series on another network. Title: Re: Legends of the Superheroes Post by: TELLE on August 06, 2005, 02:15:52 PM I was 8 or 9 when this came out, I think. I remember flipping around the channels (all 5 of them) and finding one of these 2 shows (Legends and Superhero Roast --I think it was Legends I saw). The JLA done as a sort of Laugh-in/It's a Mad, Mad, World. Thin plot overlayered with tons of gags and non-sequitor scenarios. Solomon Grundy in disguise as a gas-station attendant. The Flash pausing in mid-dash over 2 lovers in a field. Etc, etc. Can't remember the story, but a friend of mine has won a copy off ebay and I hope to see it soon.
Adam West, Frank Gorshin and Burt Ward reprising their famous roles. Totally mind-boggling and confusing to a serious young (mostly Marvel) comics fan whose main familiarity with DC at the time was Lynda Carter's WW, the 60s Batman show and the various incarnations of the Superfriends and Shazam on Saturday mornings. The more people talk about this, the more I want to see it again. It's been 30 years almost! Title: Re: Legends of the Superheroes Post by: chezvid on August 25, 2005, 03:37:36 PM Every year I hear more and more about this movie. To see images please go hear:
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