What's this crazy movie called?
February 28, 2008 7:23 PM Subscribe
Asking for a friend: can you help name this ridiculous superhero movie about some guy exposed to radiation?
OK, so a friend of mine remembers watching this movie as a little kid, but can't remember what it was called. From what he can remember, it's about some guy who gets exposed to radiation of some kind while on an island. After he gets exposed, he gets super powers which allow him to run really fast and other superhero-like stuff. When he gets exposed there may have been a color-inverted shot of a rocket exploding or taking off. But, if he sees a certain color (maybe pink?), he loses his powers. At the end of the movie, the Gov't just removes every pink object from the world so the guy wont lost his powers.
This would probably have been made some time in the 80's, though I guess late-70's is possible too. This is something I'd usually know about but I'm drawing a blank here, I've definitely never seen it but it doesn't even sound familiar. Can anybody help us out?
OK, so a friend of mine remembers watching this movie as a little kid, but can't remember what it was called. From what he can remember, it's about some guy who gets exposed to radiation of some kind while on an island. After he gets exposed, he gets super powers which allow him to run really fast and other superhero-like stuff. When he gets exposed there may have been a color-inverted shot of a rocket exploding or taking off. But, if he sees a certain color (maybe pink?), he loses his powers. At the end of the movie, the Gov't just removes every pink object from the world so the guy wont lost his powers.
This would probably have been made some time in the 80's, though I guess late-70's is possible too. This is something I'd usually know about but I'm drawing a blank here, I've definitely never seen it but it doesn't even sound familiar. Can anybody help us out?
Absolutely Super Fuzz! and the color was red. My coworkers and I had this very same discussion more than 10 years back. I emailed the IMDB crew and they confirmed.
posted by toomuch at 7:39 PM on February 28, 2008
posted by toomuch at 7:39 PM on February 28, 2008
I have to give my husband the credit. I asked him, he knew right away, described the entire plot, says it's a great movie he loved as a kid.
posted by LoriFLA at 7:42 PM on February 28, 2008
posted by LoriFLA at 7:42 PM on February 28, 2008
http://ask.metafilter.com/78421/Cant-remember-the-title-for-an-old-superhero-movie
It's an oddly popular movie that a lot of us just couldn't remember the name of.
posted by krisak at 8:45 PM on February 28, 2008
It's an oddly popular movie that a lot of us just couldn't remember the name of.
posted by krisak at 8:45 PM on February 28, 2008
Finally a question I could have answered if I saw it earlier. I even have the DVD (a kind gift from my brother). This was in heavy rotation on HBO back in the day.
posted by genefinder at 7:28 AM on February 29, 2008
posted by genefinder at 7:28 AM on February 29, 2008
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posted by LoriFLA at 7:31 PM on February 28, 2008