Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov.
Practical Effects
Those Condorman wings actually flew! Barely. Mostly crashed.
Costume
Yellow spandex superhero suit at CIA black sites. No notes.
Director
Charles Jarrott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Crawford did most of his own stunts, including the infamous flying rig that repeatedly malfunctioned and slammed him into the water.
Disney desperately wanted a post-Superman superhero hit and instead created a cult classic of magnificent failure that took four decades to be appreciated.
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