The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) on Netflix
NR19881h 34mActionAdventureDrama
David Banner has gone two years without turning into the Hulk and is close to a cure. His former student Donald Blake arrives with a hammer that summons the Viking warrior Thor.
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Plot summary
David Banner works at the Joshua-Lambert Research Institute under the name David Bannion, finishing a Gamma Transponder with a team of scientists. It is meant to be an energy source, but Banner has secretly given it a second function: a way to undo the gamma change that turns him into the Hulk. He has gone two years without changing, helped by Maggie Shaw, a young widow he is involved with; thinking of her lets him push the change back. Donald Blake, once his student, recognizes him, and tells him that in Norway he came into possession of a magical hammer that holds the soul of Thor, a Viking warrior shut out of Valhalla and forced to serve Blake, and that speaking Odin's name summons Thor. Tired of Thor's brutish manner, Blake wants Banner's advice on breaking the bond.
Cast
- William Rileyas Sgt. Lindsey
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- This film is the first time another character from the Marvel Universe, or any genuinely supernatural element, appeared in the universe of the Incredible Hulk TV series. Thor and the Hulk next appeared on screen together in 2012's The Avengers.
- Kenneth Johnson, the creator of the TV series, was not invited to contribute and was "surprised" to learn of the project while directing Short Circuit 2 on location in Toronto. He later revealed he did not watch the Hulk films or discuss them with Bixby until Bixby's death in 1993.
- Lou Ferrigno trained extensively to regain the muscle mass required for him to credibly portray the Hulk, putting on 45 pounds in three months.
