The Amazing Captain Nemo/ Return of Captain Nemo (1978). Nudge, Nudge. Say Nemo.
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
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Stam Fine Reviews The Amazing Captain Nemo, a movie version of the short-lived 3-episode TV series from 1978, The Return of Captain Nemo. Here, the fictional character Captain Nemo turns out to be real. Nemo works with a Government agency who provides a crew for his nuclear submarine, Nautilus, but he's also on the lookout for the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Nemo's also got a rival, Cunningham, who has his own vessel, the Raven. Stars Jose Ferrer Burgess Meredith, Lynda Day George, Mel Ferrer.
Another fine childhood TV fever dream explained...Thanks.
A child who watched this TV series at 6 years old this was perfect TV by all accounts. Loved it then and I still love it today.
I was eight. I remember at the time thinking this was awesome and feeling disappointed that it effectively ended after only 3 episodes. Now that I get to hear the actual dialog again, after all these years, I'm a bit horrified by how much worse it was than I had recalled.
It is a shame in a way. The premise was pretty cool, and Ferrer is fantastic. With a much better writing, and some more creative production decisions, this could have been pretty good.
But Jose Ferrer looks so gorgeous with a beard! And that voice. My favorite voice of all time.
1970s US TV sci-fi always had the protagonist end up having to work for the government. A Victorian anti-hero has been thawed...get him to work for the government. A water breathing Atlantean has been found? Get him to work for the government. A pair of invisible men, a cyborg, his cyborg girlfriend....heck, even in the 25th Century a man from the 20th ends up having to work for the government.
Guy who finds an alien supersuit and loses instructions (technically 80s)?
Amazon Princess?
Yup. Yup. Both work for the government.
@@jimjam51075 Good call on those two.
@@jimjam51075 But a certain web-slinger didn't. And a certain AMERICAN big green guy ran and hid from the government.
Easy way to explain where they get their support and intel. Plus, make them not vigilantes running around doing things the government should be worried about.
Where did Charlie's Angels get their Intel? "Don't worry about it, girls. If you get caught, tell them Charlie sent you. And the government will disavow all knowledge of your actions. This speaker box will self-destruct in ten seconds."
Wow! I have not thought about this since the early 80's. Forgot it existed.
I had forgotten about this one. Now I remember watching this as a kid.
Another notch in Burgess Meredith's career, Training Rocky, helping Perseus and telling Black GI's during WWII that it's perfectly normal for the British public not to be racist.
So it’s like an Aquatic Doctor Who (an eccentric but educated older gentleman in a slick outfit, takes on two companions to travel in their advanced technology to fight robot aliens) lol
Cunningham and his Aqua-Cybermen. All we need is a certain blue box to show up with a guy with curly hair and a 6-foot long scarf.....and a gorgeous companion hanging off his arm. (1978 would make it about right for Tom Baker and Liz Sladen).
The villain's sub looks surprisingly like a Space: 1999 Eagle!
Saw this one at a Saturday Morning Kids Cinema Club. Always remember Burgess Meredith's pronunciation of "Gold BOOLYAAN"
And they definitely raided the Space 1999 model parts bin.
Penguin was great in this. What an actor.
I thought that was Mickey Goldmill doing a second job at around the same time as training Rocky.
wonderful to see Miguel Ferrer's father
He was one of the great actors. Handsome voice.
Didn't he win an Academy Award for Cyrano?
The Martian Chronicles would be great to cover
Fire Delta Beam!!!!!
I loved this show as a kid
I recorded it on my dads betamax video recorder and watched it most weekends.
Woke up feeling crap, then I saw this vid. Thanks for cheering me up dude. Seem to recall another underwater based show or film from about the same time called Goliath or something similar.
I suspect you’re thinking of the movie “Goliath Awaits”.
I saw the mini-series on the original broadcast. I remember loving it.
"quick! get behind that kelp".. I love the dialogue. Writers room must have been in hysterics.
Wow... I forgot about this.
There were a couple of 70's TV movies in this same genre that I vaguely remember and probably incorrectly; one had a villain in an airship with a cloud to disguise it that I think came out around '78 or '79. The other had a sunken ship from the turn of the century where survivors that were trapped inside had created their own ecosystem and were found by some modern day deep sea divers. Just fractions of memories that make me wonder if i ever actually seen these shows. Thanks for reminding me of this movie!
That last one was called "Goliath Awaits" starring Christopher Lee, Frank Gorshin, Mark Harmon and Mr Dodgy 70s sci-fi himself: Alex Cord.
@@Rhubba HA! That's it! Thank you!
Now if I could just figure out the other one then I'll know it's not all in my head.
@@r3v3n63 OK, I'm trying to figure this one out, but no exact matches.
AIP did a 1961 movie, "Master of the World", in which Vincent Price plays Jules Verne's Robur the Conqueror, and he has a sort of airship. But I don't think there's a cloud.
@@MattMcIrvin Thank you for the lead, I checked it out and I don't think that's the movie. what I remember gave me the feeling of a made for TV movie and a possible pilot to a series that never got made. It felt like it came out about the same time I saw it, so, 78-79. And tried checking old TV listings for Movies of the Week around that time period to see if anything matched that. But, no luck so far. Thanks again!
OMG! I actually remember this! Wow!
James Mason IS Captain Nemo.
Accept no substitute. But I admit, Jose Ferrer did a good job.
Mason was great but completely different from the Nemo in the book. The 1916 film by Stuart Paton is much better than the watered down Disney version in my opinion. If you get a chance give it a watch, it's a great movie. ruclips.net/video/wZKisd6qwpA/видео.html
No love for Herbert Lom in the Mysterious Island?
I agree, nobody did it better.
Herbert Lom was great as well!
Herbert Lom is Inspector Dreyfus, not Capt Nemo.
This was the first film I ever saw at the cinema (in the UK). I was five and it was my brother's birthday. Thank you.
This is one I would have loved at age 8. Burgess Merideth alone is worth the watch.
Love this back in the day
I remember this. It was a fun show.
not an emo Nemo . ya got me
I do indeed remember this show. It was DAMNED GOOD!!!!!! The Sci-Fi shows of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s were a “golden age”, because the genre was coming into its own.
The good ol’ days!!!!!! At least some of us were fortunate enough to have done it “live”.
Please please please do condorman, please please please! Please with a cherry on top!
Another Masterpiece from the Creative Genius of Irwin Allen.
Saw it on TV and in the theater. I have the DVD and it's still fun.
Love the Monte Python reference in the title
Love this show 🎉
I loved this show I always hoped they would make more.
Green sweater please! I do like your reviews of lesser known series from tv’s past. Keep up the good work. Your Dr Who reviews are excellent.
i loved this
Nice review.
So, wait... Were there actually aliens, or did the robot just think that there were aliens?
Yes!
As a post-Star Wars production, this show suffered by comparison. But of course, everything sci-fi suffered that curse after 1977. I remember being excited when I saw the commercials for this show. TOR comes across as a poor attempt to emulate Darth Vader and the laser effects were swiped right out of Star Wars. But you know what? I would have been there every night this came on. Sure, it’s 70’s cheese, but so was EVERYTHING else on TV. As a kid, I lived for these shows. ❤️ Jose Ferrer and Burgess Meredith made this work.
Wow, I'd forgotten all about this! My father had it on video when I was a kid. Thanks for reminding me why I'd forgotten all about it, because in retrospect it's absolutely terrible. It was influenced by Star Wars? Well, the acting, dialogue and script is just like something Lucas would've done, that's for sure!
Penguin has really changed he shed the gimmick and really let himself go!
Waiting for the laugh
This is giving me Disney Black Hole movie vibes
Well, crazy captains, veteran actors jamming it up, robots that are obvious people in costumes, isolated locations, late 70s SFX not from ILM, ‘kid friendly’ violence, yeah, it’s the same.
Yep I remember this one.
I could have seen my kid self enjoying this, if they reran it, as I was 1 in 1978.
I think I've seen or at least known about everything you've covered on this channel...but I have never heard of this one. Wow.
“The Critic “ is a CLASSIC!!
“Pretty Kitty Calico”
I enjoyed watching this in my yute! In episode format in the UK.
I still remember vividly to this day the lines:
Burgess Meredith’s Cunningham urgently saying “Fire delta beam!” followed by Tor repeating the order in a more deliberate and slow manner with his deeper voice .. “Fire delta beam!”
Omg I remember this I watched on VHS in 2004
I remember this 👍😁 cool
Memories from 1978
Thanks Stam for another trip down my own personal memory lane.
I watched this on TV when it aired.
A couple of days ago, while driving home, I thought about it. I really didn't remember it much, just that I had liked it and was disappointed that it had been cancelled.
Very hard to believe I was fascinated by this show as a kid ^__^ thanks for the revisit
I Nemo Stam Fine reviews! 🤣
Cheers!
I remember watching this as a kid and thinking it was great!...ah, childhood. Luved your editing on this, btw, and the part about cardboard and litigation got me. 😂 - Chris
Always amazed me how so many works of what was science fiction writing become reality
I probably saw this on a lazy Sunday afternoon, as a repeat in the early 80s, and enjoyed it as a kid. Even now, Meredith is fun to watch.
The wave-motion engine! 🔥🔥🔥🤣 Put a mustache on Nimoy and he would've been Captain Gloval
He does look like the Character from Star Blazers.
Thanks for advising me that this exists.
I remember loving this as a kid. I found the DVD for sale recently and bought it. It was not as good as I had remembered. I guess they expected Jose Ferrer and Burgess Meredith's performances to carry the whole show. But if you had anything with futuristic look technology and robots on TV you could expect to find me watching it.
This show was a star wars themed show. Because star wars was very popular back then. And Nemo looks so much like a caricature of Obi Wan Kenobi.
"...fire up the wave motion engine." BOL. And yes, the Raven definitely looks like the Space: 1999 Eagle model was used in its construction.
I remember my mother taking me to see the film at cinema, awesome, 😎👍👍
I bought the DVD release last year. I vaguely remember seeing it back in 1978. Was fun to see it again.
I remember this show when I was a boy.
I didn’t get to watch as a kid because there was something else on at the same time and that won. I watched it later. It didn’t disappoint. The acting was 1978 t.v. I got what I expected.
Thanks. Wink wink, nod is as good as wink to a blind bat!! 😂
Derek Nimmo Nemo or Leonard Nemoy Nemo, either would have been majestic with those scripts!
For some reason I kept expecting Batman and Robin to turn up in this ...
Another Stam Fine classic... I'm off to try and find this to watch 🎉
I liked it because of all the lasers in it when I saw it.
i always remember seeing the title on a cinema marquee in Glasgow
“Nemo must DIE!” That’s all I remember from the original TV broadcast. Starved for Star Wars, we accepted anything back then!
Is it me or does the theme tune get more elaborate with each episode?
After seeing this as a kid, I built LEGO submarines for weeks...
It may be responsible for my early interest in both fission and submarines!
A shallow TV series about underwater laser battles could have sold a million toys.. if only they knew.... :)
Movie Props from lost in Space and Bottom of the Sea 😊😊😊😊 TIME ENOUGH AT LAST. 😮😮
I loved this as a kid- I looked for it later in life as I couldn't remember what it as called. I think we only got 1 or 2 episodes in the UK- it always felt unfinished. Some iffy lines in here but it could be fun to watch again at some point.
I could never forget the evil Dr. Cunningham, I always wondered if he was related To Richie.
Did this air in Atlantis? NEVER heard of this, even though I know every actor... and most of Irwin Allen's collection of props. Also... thank you for the shout-out to Starblazers!
Wonderful video! 😃
The idea of the Nautilus being nuclear is not from Verne but is elevated Disney canon--if they were more like today they'd probably sue.
Also, I just realized that the misconception I had for years that Ferrer played Nemo in the Disney movie came from this show.
Well, that one passed me by. It’s an education, this channel. Always fun. Thanks.
I just barely remember watching this on TV.
In an alternative universe, this is the 1970s sci fi series that everyone remembers, and that was rebooted in 2003 with Edward James Olmos as Nemo
"Jose Ferrer's look had me waiting for him to give the order to fire up the wave motion engine" I nearly choked on my morning coffee at this comment...Ha!
Jose Ferrer and Mel Ferrer in the same frame confusing.
Just as well Miguel Ferrer wasn't there to tell them they were bad mother-crushers...
Starblazers reference....yes!
I forgot about this show. I vaguely remember the first episode.
I was 16 when this apparently aired in 1978. I watched a decent amount of TV (I was 16). I'm a science fiction fan. I have absolutely no recollection that this ever existed.
We got the three part version on BBC1 in April 1981. I was very young so while I remember watching it, I don’t recall whether I liked it much. I’d watch any old SF adventure crap in those days and had few critical faculties.
Don't remember this at ALL! Thanks!
Can't believe you did the whole review and never mentioned that lil troll looking robot that would "fire Delta beam" when the order was passed down from Cunningham to Tor to him. 8 year old me thought that was the coolest thing ever!
Is it me or does Count Dooku from the Star Wars prequels Remind you of Captain Nemo !
Totally 😂👍
I actually remember this. I'm quite an old nerd.
I have the ‘movie version’ on DVD, it’s a fun watch.
This reminded me of: Goliath Awaits, TV Mini Series,1981.
Same but different: lost 40's cruise ship discovered in the 1980's. Survivors somehow survived with a reconstructed society dramatic clashes ensue.
"Emo Nemo", "Aliens Are Dead!", Lurching! and "..a transcript of two kids playing with toys ".
I remember seeing the episodes on CBS when they first aired back in the day, and a few thoughts came to me while watching this:
- I have to agree about how the enemy sub looked like an amalgamation of Eagles from Space: 1999. Still it was a clever use of model parts.
- The actor who played the infiltrator on the Nautilus was Mel Ferrer, and no, he is NOT related to Jose Ferrer.
- I find it humorous that Burgess Meredith, another actor who played a Batman villain was captain of their own submarine. The other would be Cesar Romero in the Japanese/American co-production Latitude Zero, by famed Godzilla director, Ishirō Honda.
What!? No special mention for Rojan's opening dialogue with Nemo?
He was every bit the cold, dispassionate Kelvan who came to enslave
the galaxy, and could only be stopped by another legendary captain.
What a cast! I wanna watch this now!
This reminds me of the Fincher adaptation of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea that never happened! As silly as this tv movie is there’s so much good storytelling to mine from Jules Verne.