The Rise and Legacy of Disney's Forgotten FIRST Super Hero: Condorman

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With Black Panther, Ant Man, and an endless stream of Marvel super hero movies coming to theaters, it's all too easy to forget about Disney's first attempt, with 1981's so bad it's good Condorman! Did I mention that it's also a romantic comedy AND a superhero spy film?
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  • @ddezzer7881
    @ddezzer7881 Жыл бұрын

    Condorman was literally MY FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD MOVIE I WATCHED IT A THOUSAND TIMES.. BUT NO ONE EVER KNOWS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT STILL THE BEST MOVIE EVER.. SERIOUSLY

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm jealous - this would have been SUCH a fun childhood movie. Hope you enjoyed the video!

  • @SpicyJonny

    @SpicyJonny

    Жыл бұрын

    I know what you are talking about, bro! Ditto for me. I would always rent Condorman, Goonies, or Godzilla vs. Smog Monster. God Tier movie, for sure.

  • @MikeJones-fo5ey

    @MikeJones-fo5ey

    Жыл бұрын

    Saw in the cinema. Amazing fun movie. The soundtrack is awesome.

  • @cosmic4037

    @cosmic4037

    Жыл бұрын

    thankyou

  • @Haimrik74

    @Haimrik74

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here. loved it. sadly haven't watched it for years.

  • @byronmills5952
    @byronmills5952 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love Condorman. Watched it as 10 year old upon it's release in my local cinema back in July 1981 - a week or so after James bond ' For your eyes only'. Love both films - I was gutted when Condorman never returned for a follow up. One of the Condorman cars still exists in the corner of a field in the West of England covered by brambles and a ripped tarpaulin.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Seeing this as a 10 year old would have BLOWN ME AWAY

  • @largol33t1

    @largol33t1

    Жыл бұрын

    Barbara Carrera also starred in Never say never again with Sean Connery.

  • @Dresden76

    @Dresden76

    11 ай бұрын

    Same! 10 year old me loved this movie!

  • @yeltsin3961

    @yeltsin3961

    11 ай бұрын

    Born, 1971, Loved this movie as a 10 year old kid! The blacked-out Porsches were mind blowing, I remember thinking they were so cool! And Barbara Carrera was so beautiful. 10 year old must be the sweet spot, lol!

  • @mariastrinavic8141

    @mariastrinavic8141

    10 ай бұрын

    So not cool

  • @Kaitschi
    @Kaitschi Жыл бұрын

    The Henry Mancini Score is still amazing and Villains in black Porsches were the coolest Thing ever. Oliver Reed would have nailed a Bond-Villain

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    True story! I would STILL love to see the baddies driving around in black Porsches in a future Bond movie!

  • @goodwood-rc4nx

    @goodwood-rc4nx

    Жыл бұрын

    Porsche 935 driven by the villains with one Le Mans car used by the leader

  • @johnedyvean1591

    @johnedyvean1591

    11 ай бұрын

    Awesome movie back then

  • @carlosarambulo7420
    @carlosarambulo7420 Жыл бұрын

    Good lord, I love Condorman. One of my childhood favorites. I'd be afraid of today's Disney retouching it.

  • @ZillMob

    @ZillMob

    11 ай бұрын

    They better not. Not too worried though

  • @istp1967
    @istp1967 Жыл бұрын

    The funny irony was that Michael Crawford actually used to do all his own stunts.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow! I never knew this!

  • @Lucretia9000

    @Lucretia9000

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theothervault Find the longest one with the double decker bus.

  • @farmerned6

    @farmerned6

    Жыл бұрын

    DEMON KING!!

  • @13thcentury

    @13thcentury

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@theothervaultDude... check him out. Especially the roller skate scene.

  • @QueLindoFilms

    @QueLindoFilms

    Жыл бұрын

    Then He traded the condor mask for The Phantom of the Opera!

  • @largol33t1
    @largol33t1 Жыл бұрын

    RIP James Hampton. He played the main character's best friend. He was also in Teen Wolf. I remember seeing him on the TV show Punky Brewster when I was a kid.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    YES - Teen Wolf! I had totally forgotten that he was in that!

  • @kevinpittman2517

    @kevinpittman2517

    Жыл бұрын

    that man was in everything playing himself back then.

  • @OzDeaDMeaT
    @OzDeaDMeaT Жыл бұрын

    As an 8 year old I freaking LOVED Condorman.

  • @joefarr3304
    @joefarr3304 Жыл бұрын

    As a kid my parents dragged me off to a UK holiday camp. I was too young to do the grownup things, and too old to do the kids things. I spent an entire week sat in the free movie theatre watching this movie over and over and over again. It saved my sanity... I think. For a kid this movie had everything. I was pleased as punch when I found a DVD copy of this movie several years ago and still being it out from time to time when I need to cheer myself up. Its just simple, plain fun to watch.

  • @scorpiongod101
    @scorpiongod101 Жыл бұрын

    Ahh the legendary Michael Crawford

  • @JDJay86

    @JDJay86

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolute legend... Still watch Some Mothers do Ave em to this day!

  • @EmilyGloeggler7984

    @EmilyGloeggler7984

    Ай бұрын

    I adore Michael!

  • @scorpiongod101

    @scorpiongod101

    Ай бұрын

    @@EmilyGloeggler7984 he shall forever be the accident prone legend Frank Spencer to me

  • @rockero1313
    @rockero1313 Жыл бұрын

    saw it in theaters when I was about 14 and really loved it. it really was "an action adventure romantic comedy spy story", that wasn't a lie. still can't believe it isn't in Disney+ yet. I wanna watch it again

  • @erroneous6947
    @erroneous6947 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this as a kid. I feel bad for my mom, I saw this probably five times in the theater. Patient woman.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Big ups to your mom. Sounds like she raised you right.

  • @Cinetiste

    @Cinetiste

    Жыл бұрын

    ...from a son who was accompanied by his mother in his interests, I may add: "loving" one... ☺

  • @owie4070

    @owie4070

    11 ай бұрын

    Good mom 😊

  • @Taffer-bx7uc

    @Taffer-bx7uc

    11 ай бұрын

    God bless your mom and shame on you.

  • @bdsurfer13
    @bdsurfer13 Жыл бұрын

    Watched when I was a kid in elementary school after school movie and loved it. It was great as a kid and brings back great memories.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Elementary school is definitely the ideal age for Condorman.

  • @kingvagar
    @kingvagar11 ай бұрын

    For the kid in me back in the day, Condorman was a masterpiece... a shame this is not available in 4k or blu-ray here in the states.

  • @bruthamann5697
    @bruthamann5697 Жыл бұрын

    But when you think about Batman (car, boat, flying suit) then Condorman actually kinda makes sense. 🤔

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Hard to ignore the similarities when you put it that way!

  • @StephenBrown
    @StephenBrown11 ай бұрын

    I saw this when i was 12 in the cinema. I'm so surprised it was a flop as it's never seen the place so full, there were literally people sitting in the aisles. Brilliant movie and Michael Crawford is a national treasure

  • @ronpetersen2317

    @ronpetersen2317

    10 ай бұрын

    people sitting in the aisles means a bunch of people snuck in :P

  • @StephenBrown

    @StephenBrown

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ronpetersen2317 more like health and safety rules were pretty lax in the olden times

  • @ronpetersen2317

    @ronpetersen2317

    10 ай бұрын

    @@StephenBrown nope not at all. They still sold based on how many seats there were.

  • @ThomCurley
    @ThomCurley Жыл бұрын

    Watched this as a kid and it never left me. Adored it. Michael was a big deal over hear in the U.K. So nice to see a piece on it. Thanks.

  • @Charlie-ji4ck
    @Charlie-ji4ck11 ай бұрын

    Absolutely loved this movie as a kid. This and Dragonslayer where my favorites. I hope they will release a Blu-ray or a 4K of this movie.

  • @idj20
    @idj2011 ай бұрын

    Yup, watched it in a cinema with my dad when this movie was released in 1981, I was 14 at the time and enjoyed it immensely. You can still see Michael hadn't quite broken away from his more famous Frank Spencer character, I half expected Condorman to say "Ooh Betty, that man is harassing me!" or "The dog has done a widdle on the carpet!".

  • @jimmyboy7817
    @jimmyboy7817 Жыл бұрын

    This was made at a time when Disney was trying to capture the adult market by pushing the boundaries of its family movies. The North Avenue Irregulars AKA Hill's Angels, The Watcher in the Woods, Dragonslayer and Something Wicked This Way Comes were some of the other movies Disney released around the time of Condorman. It wasn't until Ron Miller and Michael Eisner got Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures up and running that Disney started releasing successful adult's movies.

  • @BoundInChains
    @BoundInChains Жыл бұрын

    Silly at times, but I freakin loved it and Still do!

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Going in with a silly mindset is definitely the way to go!

  • @scottsoden
    @scottsoden11 ай бұрын

    This was a great movie, and since we didn't have much in the 80s outside of cartoons, it was awesome! Woody was establishing that his character could do everything in real life: flight, gadgets, etc. For their first shot in this genre, it was entertaining!

  • @rubysuncle
    @rubysuncle11 ай бұрын

    Ollie Reed always was such a great, scene chewing lunatic. Even in this. Funny thing about this movies hero…he’s an everyman, with delusions of grandeur, who finds himself in some fantastic situations/in over his head, goes against foreign opponents, and creates the identity of a flying hero alter ego, despite actually not being very good at the flying part for some time. Kinda reminds one a bit of The Rocketeer.

  • @hunterrogue8591
    @hunterrogue85912 ай бұрын

    I never realized how much this movie influenced my life. I started skydiving and got into wingsuit flying, I have a Black 911 and got engaged in France and celebrated in Zermatt Switzerland. LOL Life was so awesome in the 80's.

  • @Starry_Night_Sky7455

    @Starry_Night_Sky7455

    2 ай бұрын

    Have you ordered a Triple Istanbul Express?

  • @GhoulishGlee
    @GhoulishGlee Жыл бұрын

    Still one of the most fun superhero movies ever made. And the car chase music.... just great! :-D

  • @cgimovieman
    @cgimovieman Жыл бұрын

    I was just 2 ½ years old when this came out, so I didn’t see it in theaters. But I definitely remember watching it a bunch of times on video. I wouldn’t say that I absolutely loved it, but I did like it a lot and would watch it if it ever came on TV somewhere. It looks very dated now, but honestly for the time it had some VERY good stunts and special effects. Oddly though, what I remember Michael Crawford for the most for sure, is his playing the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera on stage in London during some of the play’s earliest success in the 80’s. My family had the show’s soundtrack, and I grew up listening to his absolutely incredible and emotional voice as that character. I still think of him when I think of that character. He WAS the phantom to me then and still is today.

  • @driftwoodpile
    @driftwoodpile11 ай бұрын

    8 year old me totally DID eat this up. I found the novelization of it in one of my classrooms back then and read it, then promptly went to the store to rent a copy. The car and boat chases were the best! Especially coming from the era of Disney I like to call "he's got the diamond! Lets chase him"

  • @antoniocdechavez4409
    @antoniocdechavez4409 Жыл бұрын

    It's a guilty pleasure for me. I bought the digital on vudu a while ago, because it wasn't available on regular blu ray or dvd releases. It does hearken back to simpler times when as a kid I didn't really pay attention on how he got all his gadgets and vehicles. I just enjoyed the action and comedy and just missed the movie from time to time. Now I can access the digital copy whenever I felt like it. There's a magic there that people who try to dissect the movie to make sense of it miss. Try finding a person's soul from the operating table and you would most definitely fail. This movie was a fun ride for me, a form of escapism that wasn't meant to be taken seriously. And this came out at a time when superhero movies didn't come out from an assembly line that honestly got me fatigued despite being a geek. It was a special movie that came out at a different time, and it made my imagination run wild. I love this just like I love Honey I Shrunk the Kids and The Rocketeer. You can also throw in The Shadow, The Phantom and Dick Tracy movies. Yup guilty pleasures. Would you hate me if I confessed to liking Masters of the Universe as well? What can I say? These films grew on me.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude, I'm pretty sure you and I would get along. Your list of movies are right up my alley...

  • @miguelangelhuertabello3729

    @miguelangelhuertabello3729

    7 ай бұрын

    I guess you will be surprised of how many people think the same thing. Back to childhood memories. 😃

  • @mr.graves2867
    @mr.graves286711 ай бұрын

    Loved this movie as a kid, even now when I'm 36, it's still a gem in my eyes and I still watch it with my kids today. Is it perfect, no, but most films and literature isn't, that being said though it's rare to have a legitimately perfect film or book. I'd love more films like this today, but I doubt we'd get something like this today

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    Totally! As much fun as Condorman is, it's definitely a product of it's time.

  • @edwardburek1717
    @edwardburek1717 Жыл бұрын

    Why Disney hasn't released Condorman on DVD or Blu-Ray, let alone stick it on Disney+, I do not know. I guess they don't like being reminded of their failures. At the time of release, I was the perfect demographic for this movie, being nine years old at the time and being an absolute comic book aficionado. Casting wise, Disney could not have done it better, getting Michael Crawford in between his Frank Spencer and Phantom Of The Opera phases. This is a movie that is definitely of its time, and I wish I had gotten the tie-in comic books.

  • @90lancaster

    @90lancaster

    11 ай бұрын

    I think I have it on VHS somewhere, I think I have Flight of the Navigator and Tron on VHS as well bother bought long after I had a VHS to play them on.

  • @frodrigues1011
    @frodrigues101111 ай бұрын

    Condorman, I watched it several times. I liked this movie when I was a kid. hahaha

  • @worstxb1playertylerteehc635
    @worstxb1playertylerteehc635 Жыл бұрын

    CLASSIC MOVIE OF MY CHILDHOOD

  • @philippedussault5346
    @philippedussault53464 ай бұрын

    Strainght out of my childhood. Thanks for showing it to the recent generation!

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    4 ай бұрын

    Of course! So glad you enjoyed this!

  • @PatriciaCross
    @PatriciaCross10 ай бұрын

    I have this on VHS and watch it regularly. I first saw it as a kid when a daycare my mom sent me to rented some movies, I think I was 7 or 8...so 82 or 83. It was definitely the first thing I ever watched that I recognized as completely terrible in every possible way, and yet also enjoyed for that. My first "so bad its good.", and that definitely makes it a formative movie for the tastes I grew into as an adult. I watched it every time it came on TV as a kid...which was alarmingly a lot. That absolute non-theme of a theme song is an absolute ear worm.

  • @mattdawg83686
    @mattdawg8368611 ай бұрын

    I was eight years old in 1981, and I loved this movie. I even got the book version of it. Has it aged well? No. But it’s still a fun watch, and it reminds me of a far more simpler time.

  • @savethezombies
    @savethezombies Жыл бұрын

    8 year old me ate this movie up. Not as underrated as Bedknobs and Broomsticks but definitely an underrated Disney gem.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah - Bedknobs really is an underrated classic

  • @jimbrown5091
    @jimbrown5091 Жыл бұрын

    This movie was hokie, but 9 year old me LOVED Condorman...especially the murder squad Porsche team. This was a VHS staple for me.

  • @dawg065
    @dawg065 Жыл бұрын

    Condorman walked so the Vulture could fly.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    This sounds like something on a shirt I would absolutely buy

  • @SuperPrDude
    @SuperPrDude4 ай бұрын

    Condorman was great, so much that at 55 years old Im looking to see it and show it to my grandkids .

  • @warlock12uk
    @warlock12uk4 ай бұрын

    As has been noted below, Michael Crawford was a household name in the UK thanks to his sitcom Some Mothers Do Have Them, where he frequently featured in amazing stunt set-pieces such as collapsing scenery and memorably rollerskating under a semi truck's trailer. This accidental hero vibe is obviously what brought him to the role of Condorman, rather than his musical theatre skills from The Phantom Of The Opera.

  • @----.__
    @----.__15 күн бұрын

    Michael Crawford is so talented. From Frank Spencer to singing Phantom of the Opera, It's amazing what the man can do. And his stunt work was something else. Criminally underrated performer.

  • @mungo9000
    @mungo9000 Жыл бұрын

    I saw this in cinema aged 8. Greatest movie ever for a young boy in 1981. The Henry Mancini soundtrack is exceptional.

  • @toskvision

    @toskvision

    Жыл бұрын

    yep it's a great soundtrack for sure

  • @mrmrgaming
    @mrmrgaming Жыл бұрын

    Saw this twice on the big screen back in 81. Loved it.

  • @TighelanderII
    @TighelanderII Жыл бұрын

    1965... It's interesting to note that in 1965 the movie, "How to Murder Your Wife" came out. The main character in that is similar to the main character in the book "The Game of X" in that both are comic strip creators that take the extra step to make sure that their stories are believable. In "How to Murder Your Wife", the creator produces a spy strip.

  • @TighelanderII

    @TighelanderII

    Жыл бұрын

    I've never seen "Condorman", but I've watched "How to Murder Your Wife" many times.

  • @13thcentury
    @13thcentury Жыл бұрын

    Michael Crawford... blimey... he sang the original West end Phantom of the Opera. Check out "Some Mothers do ave em"... especially the rollerskates scene. He's of our the greats. Proper British humour.

  • @jamjarr8808

    @jamjarr8808

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes! Watching these clips and all I can think is that's Frank Spencer....

  • @j.r.cruzaguirre2734
    @j.r.cruzaguirre273410 ай бұрын

    Condorman is one of my favorite movies from the Disney early 80s Risk-taking era of Films.

  • @riendetout8812
    @riendetout881210 ай бұрын

    Condorman is still one of my favorite movies. (Rocketman too!) Condorman is just pure fun with lots of believable physical comedy and lots of quotable lines.

  • @adamwallace8082
    @adamwallace808211 ай бұрын

    As an eight year old kid, I too loved this movie.

  • @johngeorge7126
    @johngeorge712611 ай бұрын

    I have a vivid memory of watching Condorman , when I told people about seeing this movie when i was 6 yrs old nobody knew what i was talking about.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    And look who's laughing now...

  • @enminghee2926
    @enminghee2926 Жыл бұрын

    The era when Disney knew no one was watching them, but they knew what everyone else was watching, and were trying hard to be just like everyone else.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Describes the situation perfectly

  • @enminghee2926

    @enminghee2926

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theothervault And of course Disney never really learned to beat their competition - they just learned to BUY the competition (Marvel, Lucasfilm, Fox etc..)

  • @Trilaan
    @Trilaan11 ай бұрын

    Yes, I saw this movie many times as a child. It is absolutely ridicularious. I still enjoy it to this day(bought that DVD from the Disney Movie Club years back).

  • @littlecarnage1143
    @littlecarnage114311 ай бұрын

    Eight year old me absolutely loved Condorman!

  • @janlissens8780
    @janlissens878010 ай бұрын

    I watched this movie a gazillion times. It, among a few others, resides permanently on my cellphone. It is a gem... Pure and simple.

  • @philhatfield2282
    @philhatfield2282 Жыл бұрын

    Condorman was fantastic to a 10 year old me! I loved it, and felt the action was great! I haven't seen it since then, other than the clips from this video, but it struck me as a fun, somewhat goofy, nostalgia trip.

  • @mikemesser4326

    @mikemesser4326

    11 ай бұрын

    20+ me also loved it. I was A. A collector of comic books. And B. Working in military intelligence. If someone like me couldn’t enjoy a few laughs …

  • @69MUSTANGE
    @69MUSTANGE Жыл бұрын

    Love this movie, still watch from time to time. Back when Disney actually made good movies!

  • @legeralexandre9269
    @legeralexandre9269 Жыл бұрын

    The mountain scene has a bit of french comedy "Les bronzés font du ski"

  • @CousinLarrySitsThere
    @CousinLarrySitsThere Жыл бұрын

    I rented this every weekend when I was 8. Only a year back did I realize it was Disney. Thanks for putting this together.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    Definitely a different kind of Disney movie.

  • @franklinnash
    @franklinnash Жыл бұрын

    Michael Crawford was a big draw for us Brits as we already loved him from his Frank Spencer days.

  • @carn9507

    @carn9507

    Жыл бұрын

    So strange to hear him with that accent. Same goes for Hugh Laurie, I tried to watch House but couldn't get past that strange gravelly american accent when I knew him best from so much british stuff like Jeeves & Wooster and Blackadder. :P

  • @JacknVictor

    @JacknVictor

    Жыл бұрын

    The draw for most of us in my family was the fact my dad new him. It fun growing up knowing that my dad knew Frank Spencer and condorman! Nobody in my school believed me but we had pictures of him and my dad together so that shut them up on toy day (they didn't believe it was my dad in the photos until later that day when my dad picked me up, which he didn't usually do but he had a day off work that day) Another (pretty sh1t) claim to fame was the fact my mum's cousin on her mums side of the family - The Webb's - is Cliff Richard, of rock and roll/pop fane, a fact that I found very uncool as a kid except for about 5 minutes when he did the song with the young ones for charity. My Mum was a fan, but she never got to meet him despite being the same age as him. But luckily it meant we never had to meet him either! Unfortunately we never got to meet Michael Crawford as kids but my sister did since she's been grown up, after my dad died, and she had a conversation with him about my dad, who remembered by name. My favourite claim to fame was that my dad got to play a nazi soldier in the Alan Ladd movie the Red Beret, as he was stationed in Tenby , Wales during his national service and got paid a month's wages for less than a week's work when they filmed the movie up there. I, myself, have not done anything so cool as all that though. Unless you count physically saving two people from dying or stopping a robbery in progress. I don't. Being an extra in a movie and knowing condorman in real life is way cooler! And my dad was also called Charlie "Chuck" Brown so he was named after my favourite cartoon character (although named that before the character was created) who I loved as a kid! Even more reason for me to be pi$$ed off with the $hite name they lumbered me with. I won't tell you it as I hate it, but I will just say it's popular with a certain section of the dictator community.

  • @13thcentury

    @13thcentury

    Жыл бұрын

    And the Phantom. He was more famous for that.

  • @verngriffiths5933
    @verngriffiths5933 Жыл бұрын

    8 year old me totally did eat this up. My father usually took my brothers and I to the cinema, but for whatever reason my Mam was with us for Condorman, after all that goes on in this mad film, right at the end during the speedboat chase with the laser gun fight, my mother leans over to me and asks "Are those lights supposed to kill them?"... sigh...

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha! Parents just had an ability to suck all the fun out of just about anything... Thanks for sharing!

  • @mdub2000
    @mdub2000 Жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid i loved this when it came out…. It was just so cool…..they should have followed it up with a sequel and pushed the franchise.

  • @thomassmyth65
    @thomassmyth6511 ай бұрын

    the blackhole was my favorite childhood film, i even had bed sheets lol, how did i sleep on condorman (no pun intended lmao) ive never heard of this and i grew up in the 80s, if they brough this back as an animated movie done right it could be amazing.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    Oh, you absolutely MUST check out Condorman then!

  • @liamh9814
    @liamh981411 ай бұрын

    My brother Alex was more than obsessed with this movie as a kid. To be fair it is a very fun film. The car scenes are amazing: no doubt driven by lunatic French stunt men.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    "Lunatic French stunt men" filming the Condormobile paints such a fun picture in my head...

  • @emilflognoid1532
    @emilflognoid1532Күн бұрын

    Just watched this two days ago... absolutely my favorite movie as a kid

  • @robertnickerson8463
    @robertnickerson8463 Жыл бұрын

    I watched, Condorman when I was a little child, it was fun to watch because it was fun and entertaining. Haven't seen it along time...

  • @toskvision
    @toskvision Жыл бұрын

    It is an almost perfect kids Bond film, which I suspect is what they were going for.

  • @anthonyspadafora9381
    @anthonyspadafora9381 Жыл бұрын

    As a kid I only remembered the Porsches

  • @jasonkesser
    @jasonkesser4 ай бұрын

    broooooooo grew up with this movie, thanks for covering it. Honestly, now, maybe it should just be pilfered for its bad guys. Like to see those dudes in an anime. Porsches have never been scarier. Oliver Reed brings is pure bad guy perfection.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks - so glad you enjoyed this! That evil Porche Patrol was definitely a highlight.

  • @CastlesForEyes
    @CastlesForEyes Жыл бұрын

    Saw Condorman in the cinema as a 7 year old and loved it. 20 years later saw it again and WOW! Pretty ropey. Going to try it again soon after yet another 20 years and see if it holds any nostalgia value.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Woah - I love this plan. Let us know how it goes!

  • @ZillMob
    @ZillMob11 ай бұрын

    Im another weird kid who grew up renting and loving this movie. So glad for a new review, there are a surprisingly small number of them. 6 sting samurai is another like that i love

  • @TheYTSucks
    @TheYTSucks Жыл бұрын

    I loved Condorman as a kid. I especially loved those Porches. I wish this movie would get a Blu-ray release.

  • @ChrisRollason
    @ChrisRollason11 ай бұрын

    Loved this had a kid, even had the book of the film. Wish they would stick this on Disney plus!

  • @Th3Pr0digalS0n
    @Th3Pr0digalS0n6 ай бұрын

    I fondly remember seeing Condorman rerun commercials on our old VHS tabes as a child. Of course they only showed the money shots, lasers, car fireballs and the wingsuit reveal. When I finally tracked the film down as an adult I was underwhelmed. Its fun, but probably only on par with James bond moonraker. On another note, the greatest American Hero seems to have a bit in common with Condorman. Red suits and blond cirly haired heros for a start. And both released around the same time. I wonder if they influenced eachother at all?

  • @brenturquhart7090
    @brenturquhart70906 ай бұрын

    Saw this at the local theatre when I was 11 and I loved it. I remember how cool I thought the gadgets were, and no I couldn’t see the wires. We really didn’t worry about that kind of stuff back then. We knew it was a movie, and we allowed ourselves to enjoy it. It’s sad, we don’t allow ourselves to do that anymore.

  • @LouKiss
    @LouKiss Жыл бұрын

    Michael Crawford who would go on to covering show tunes for late night tv album sales… this Disney era is EXACTLY where they are now minus the practical stunts and effects.

  • @dorgeousmac9478
    @dorgeousmac947811 ай бұрын

    A fun movie in simpler times. I was trying to find this a few years ago. Awesome.

  • @UncleFeedle
    @UncleFeedle Жыл бұрын

    I remember when this came out in the UK, although I never got to see it at the time. It was very hyped, with clips and the trailer constantly being shown on Saturday morning kid's TV. Looking at it now, it seems they were aiming for a Pink Panther-style series. There are many similarities - an animated character intro, international locations, Henry Mancini soundtrack, etc. It didn't help that it was competing with the latest Bond in the summer of 1981, although this may have been intentional, being a James Bond for younger kids.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally! The intersection between Pink Panther, James Bond, and younger kids is a tough audience to go after.

  • @rubencamacho2734
    @rubencamacho2734 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this movie as a kid, like most everyone I remember watching this at the movie theatre, I am sad that Disney plus does not offer it on the streaming platform??

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    It just seems so perfect for Disney+, where it can easily be stumbled upon and discovered by a whole new audience!

  • @rubencamacho2734

    @rubencamacho2734

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theothervault I agree wholeheartedly

  • @wpheiny1955
    @wpheiny195511 ай бұрын

    8 year old me saw this in the theater in 1981. I LOVED IT! Still love it to this day! I showed it to my boys when they were young and they love it now too!

  • @duttyrassfidyoco
    @duttyrassfidyoco11 ай бұрын

    Condorman was fun for its time and much loved in the UK for the casting of Michael Crawford, I still have fond memories of this film. I haven't seen in over 35 years, but all I remember it as, is a happier memory from my childhood

  • @duttyrassfidyoco

    @duttyrassfidyoco

    11 ай бұрын

    I also think film critics reviewing and panning kids film is damaging and should be changed, kids should professionally review kids films to recommend it to other children. When you're 8 years old the level of suspension from reality is more increased than a cynical critic in their misery years.

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    I generally agree. Condorman definitely did seem like it was trying to appeal to both kids and adults though, so I can see why critics would see it as fair game.

  • @doubledown1138
    @doubledown1138 Жыл бұрын

    I unapologetically adore this movie

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    Жыл бұрын

    Just as it should be!

  • @ralphyetmore
    @ralphyetmore Жыл бұрын

    I was 10 when it came out and was sold. I used to draw Condorman comics. I read the book adaptation (yes, that happened) Now I have to find the actual comics.

  • @blahmcblahface3965
    @blahmcblahface39653 ай бұрын

    You leave this masterpiece alone!

  • @garageyoyodyne9079
    @garageyoyodyne9079 Жыл бұрын

    I love the final. "Please..." 🙂

  • @tabletopmika4349
    @tabletopmika434910 ай бұрын

    As a child, I loved this movie and watched it over and over again. 😃

  • @JohnCollins
    @JohnCollins9 ай бұрын

    I saw this when I was six and have probably watched it every time I have found it somewhere ever since. The music grabs you.

  • @mr.j376
    @mr.j37610 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love this movie. When I was a kid my grandma spent days with colored pencils and an old sheet drawing condorman wings for me!

  • @Mattmurdockk431
    @Mattmurdockk43111 ай бұрын

    Watched it on Betamax in the mid 80s. And even then, as a child, thought it made no sense. Loved it anyways.

  • @mikemesser4326
    @mikemesser432611 ай бұрын

    “ He is not an agent of the CIA; he is a writer of comic books!” Loved this movie, no matter how corny. Classic of Disney. Anyone bashing this movie …

  • @ShiitakeWarrior
    @ShiitakeWarriorАй бұрын

    Let's not forget about that one Monte Carlo scene in which Harry goofs by forgetting to apply the handbrake on the Rolls Royce, then tries desperately to stop it but fails, then watches on, helplessly, as the Rolls _rolls_ into the ocean before sinking to the first half of the chorus of *Rule, Britannia!.* Yeah, that's _one_ scene that has well and truly embedded itself in my memory. 🤪

  • @toybugcarl
    @toybugcarl11 ай бұрын

    I was 11 in ‘81 in and loved it and still watch it with the same childhood awe as to how does one find plans to build a secret super car disguised as a gypsy truck?

  • @theothervault

    @theothervault

    11 ай бұрын

    You just need to create comic books, apparently.

  • @toybugcarl

    @toybugcarl

    11 ай бұрын

    @@theothervault nailed it! 😀

  • @AnimePrayer
    @AnimePrayer8 ай бұрын

    I watched it first time when it was aired in german TV at the mid 80ies and still love this movie on different levels. First, it was a easy come in and go out movie for kids. Second, Woody is a normal (daydreaming) guy who can infect you with his ideas on Condorman. Third, the soundtrack is stirring. The Prognoviach theme is 'Evil Boss'. Fourth, with Oliver Reed as Krokov they had a big name actor in the movie. He was great. Fifth, i like the references to the times. For example the roket launcher on Morvichs& Krokovs speedboat is a reference to the 'Stalin Organ', the most known USSR weapon behind 'The Wall'! When i look up i can see five black Porsche on my shelf, waiting for a "Senchaz!" Thank you for sharing this classic! It definitely needs a BluRay release!

  • @ProBreakers
    @ProBreakers11 ай бұрын

    Loved this movie as a kid, used to rent it from the video store when I was little in the 80s

  • @northprime_unlimited
    @northprime_unlimited11 ай бұрын

    WOW this brings back memories‼️ I saw this is the theater as a child. Hasn’t aged well but some things still look BADDASS like the vehicles and the music. It’s a guilty pleasure that I still enjoy.

  • @synthlifestudios6341
    @synthlifestudios634111 ай бұрын

    I've seen this movie so many times a kid and when I talk about it nobody knows what it is. And the way I remember it, it was the perfect movie.

  • @justinheller1able
    @justinheller1able11 ай бұрын

    Thanks. I saw it in the theater. the first time I ever saw a car (Porsche) with mechanical windows.

  • @wdavec3
    @wdavec3 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this movie so much as a kiddo

  • @rednaughtstudios
    @rednaughtstudios Жыл бұрын

    Ha! I was the 8 year old you referred to and it was amazing.

  • @JacobWalker2891
    @JacobWalker289111 ай бұрын

    Apsolutely awesome movie as a kid in the 80"s.

  • @mjgerrard7785
    @mjgerrard77856 ай бұрын

    Can’t remember how many times I’ve seen Condorman. From beginning to the end it was awesome

  • @Umbradomo
    @Umbradomo Жыл бұрын

    Before I even watched the video, I have to say I saw Condorman in the theatre. When I was a bit younger of course. >; >

  • @adruvail
    @adruvail11 ай бұрын

    Have not thought of this movie in ages. My cousins were huge fans of it when we were kids. I remember it didn't quite scratch the itch for me, but watching these clips, I think I might get a good chuckle out of it if I should see it again. Thanks for sharing.

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