Before Chris Evans donned the star-spangled suit in Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers, Matt Salinger (Revenge of the Nerds) brought the Sentinel of Liberty to life in director Albert Pyun's (Cyborg) low-budget 1990 adaptation Captain America.
Pulled from a theatrical release in the States (due to it being terrible, and all), Captain America went unreleased for several years before hitting shelves direct-to-video in the early 90s; currently only available via MGM's made-on-demand program in North America, the film is now gearing up for a Blu-ray release courtesy of Shout Factory, and is set to arrive in stores this coming May.
Captain America sees Steve Rogers (Salinger) transformed into the iconic super soldier during World War II, but the hero is frozen in ice as he battles his nemesis, the Italian fascist Red Skull (Scott Paulin; Turner & Hooch). Defrosted decades later, Captain America then sets out to rescue the President of the United States (Ronny Cox; RoboCop), who has been captured by the Red Skull - now the head of a powerful crime family responsible for killing the likes of Martin Luther King, JFK and Robert Kennedy.
Captain America is due to arrive on Blu-ray on May 21st... and is one for Marvel completists only.
Pulled from a theatrical release in the States (due to it being terrible, and all), Captain America went unreleased for several years before hitting shelves direct-to-video in the early 90s; currently only available via MGM's made-on-demand program in North America, the film is now gearing up for a Blu-ray release courtesy of Shout Factory, and is set to arrive in stores this coming May.
Captain America sees Steve Rogers (Salinger) transformed into the iconic super soldier during World War II, but the hero is frozen in ice as he battles his nemesis, the Italian fascist Red Skull (Scott Paulin; Turner & Hooch). Defrosted decades later, Captain America then sets out to rescue the President of the United States (Ronny Cox; RoboCop), who has been captured by the Red Skull - now the head of a powerful crime family responsible for killing the likes of Martin Luther King, JFK and Robert Kennedy.
Captain America is due to arrive on Blu-ray on May 21st... and is one for Marvel completists only.