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- "I want you to remember something when you get out of jail, pal. The old people around here are my friends. And if I ever hear they have problems again, I'm coming after you. You got that?"
- ―Captain America
| Captain America II: Death Too Soon | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Captain America II: Death Too Soon |
| Director: | Ivan Nagy |
| Writers: | Wilton Schiller; Patricia Payne |
| Producers: | Allan Balter Martin M. Goldstein [1] |
| Composer: | Pete Carpenter Mike Post |
| Cinematography: | Vincent A. Martinelli |
| Editors: | Michael S. Murphy |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Universal TV MCA/Universal |
| Released: | November 23rd-November 24th, 1979 |
| Running time: | 83 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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| Previous: | Captain America (1979) |
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Captain America II: Death Too Soon is an American television movie of the superhero fantasy genre. It was directed by Ivan Nagy with a script written by Wilton Schiller and Patricia Payne based on a character originally created for Marvel Comics by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. It was produced by Universal Television and first aired on CBS as two hour-long specials on Friday, November 23rd and Saturday, November 24th, 1979. It is the sequel to Captain America, which aired as a two-hour TV movie in January, 1979.
Actor Reb Brown reprises the role of Steve Rogers - the costumed patriotic superhero known as Captain America. Opposing him in the role of the film's main antagonist is Christopher Lee as General Miguel. The film also stars Connie Sellecca as Doctor Wendy Day, Katherine Justice as Helen Moore, Christopher Cary as Professor Ian Ilson, Stanley Kamel as Kramer, Ken Swofford as Everett Bliss and Len Birman, reprising the role of Doctor Simon Mills.
Plot[]
A ruthless terrorist holds the entire U.S. population hostage and only star-spangled hero Captain America can save the country from this horrible fate. Christopher Lee stars in this amazing adventure as a merciless world revolutionary who threatens to unleash a druge that accelerates the aging process unless his impossible demands are met.
Faced with the greatest challenge of his career, Captain America (Reb Brown) races against time to penetrate the evil terrorist's fortress of death. Len Birman and Connie Sellecca co-star as the super hero's aides in his battle against terror in which every second counts. [2]
Cast[]
Notes[]
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979), Captain America 2: Death Too Soon and Captain America: Death Too Soon all redirect to this page.
- Region 2 DVD releases for the film in the United Kingdom released the film under the title Captain America 2: Death Too Soon.
- The character of Wendy Day is played by actress Connie Sellecca in this film. In Captain America, she was played by Heather Menzies.
- Actor William Lucking is credited as Bill Lucking in this film.
- Actor William Mims is credited as Bill Mims in this film.
- Actor Timothy O'Hagan, who plays Cal, is uncredited for his participation in this film.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is, "The Sentinel of Liberty Returns!"
- In addition to Reb Brown and Len Birman reprising their respective roles of Captain America and Doctor Simon Mills, other returning crew members from the first Captain America include executive producer Allan Balter, associate producer Martin Goldstein, composers Pete Carpenter and Mike Post, and film editor Michael S. Murphy.
- Despite being played by two different actresses between the two films, there are also notable physical differences between the Wendy Day that appeared in Captain America and the one that appears in this film. The chief among them being that Heather Menzies is a blonde while Connie Sellecca is a brunette.
- The "Dracula's Revenge" episode of the Spider-Woman cartoon series aired on the same Saturday as Captain America: Death Too Soon. Spider-Woman is also a super-hero character featured in titles published by Marvel Comics.
Related pages[]
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon at IMDB
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon at Wikipedia
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon at the Marvel Wiki
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon at Themoviedb.org
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon at Rotten Tomatoes
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon at the Marvel Movies Wiki
References[]
- ↑ Associate producer Martin M. Goldstein is credited as Martin Goldstein in this film.
- ↑ Captain America II: Death Too Soon; VHS home video edition; back cover; 1979
Keywords[]
Characters: Steve Rogers, Jr.; General Miguel; Wendy Day
Locations: Portland; Oregon
Ranks & titles: Captain; Doctor; General
Miscellaneous: 1970s; 1979; Accelerated aging; Artist; Cats; Dogs; Laboratory; Prison; Scientific experimentation; Superhero