I'm reading my first DS novel and think it'd make a cracking good movie, as long as it avoids the Shadow treatment. Anyone seen the old version from (I think) the '70s, and if so, is it worth tracking down?

I've not seen it in some years, but have fond memories of Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072886/). At least, if that's the movie of which you're thinking. I don't recall seeing any other movies - TV or otherwise - of the Bronze Giant. I've read two or three of the Doc Savage books, tho, and seem to recall a comic book.

OMG! :eek: Yer talkin' over 30 years ago sonny, :p I remember back in the day...... er... um... What was yer questin' again??? :confused:
JK yeah it was a pretty cool movie back in the day I think I was around 10 ay the time. :)
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Never read the books but the movie is very campy in it's approach.


Plus, Ron Ely's hair wasn't authentic.

http://home.comcast.net/~cjh5801a/images/doc5a.gif

http://members.fortunecity.com/clark_savage/doc0001.jpg

A Doc Savage project to be produced by Sam Raimi and directed by Kerry Conran is currently in development.

Never read the books but the movie is very campy in it's approach.

Plus, Ron Ely's hair wasn't authentic.



I don't really remember Doc's hair being described that way in the stories. :lol:

The model for the paintings was Steve Holland who played Flash Gordon back in the 50s.

An author, I don't remember whom made a case that Doc Savage was one of the inspirations for Superman. Doc Savage, the man of bronze Superman, the man of steel. Doc had a fortress of solitude in the arctic circle. Superman had a fortress of solitude in the arctic circle. He sited other similarities, but I don't remember them.

David.

You're probably refferring to Philip Jose' Farmer.

- GJS

The original Clark Savage jr. ( aka: DOC SAVAGE ) had no such hairstyle:


http://www.vintagelibrary.com/pulp/doc/art/docsavage01.jpg

I've often wondered where James Bama came up with the idea for that slicked down widow's peaked hairline that resembles a tight fitting skull cap!?!?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Manofbronzebama.jpg/200px-Manofbronzebama.jpg

It certainly gave the character a distinctive appearance but.... ?????

- GJS

Something about that image makes me want to break out in song.

"I'm too sexy for my shirt,
Too sexy for my shirt,
So sexy it hurts . . ."

Which novel are your reading? One of Doc's many gadgets mentioned in the stories is a bulletproof skull cap that is said to resemble hair. That may have been where Bama got the idea from. I own a VHS copy of Man of Bronze; yes its a bit on the campy side but still fun to watch.

The original Clark Savage jr. ( aka: DOC SAVAGE ) had no such hairstyle:

I've often wondered where James Bama came up with the idea for that slicked down widow's peaked hairline that resembles a tight fitting skull cap!?!?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Manofbronzebama.jpg/200px-Manofbronzebama.jpg


It certainly gave the character a distinctive appearance but.... ?????

- GJS

Ah, but those Bama paperback covers and Frazetta's Conan paperback covers were definitive for me. I spent many an afternoon at DJ's News Stand studying that artwork when I was a kid. Admittedly, that hairstyle would look pretty stupid on most actors. But a younger Robert Shaw almost could have pulled it off.

http://www.mi6.co.uk/images/stills/frwl_5_280.jpg

I never got into Doc Savage. Why was he called the man of bronze?.....his tan?

I never got into Doc Savage. Why was he called the man of bronze?.....his tan?

Yup. That's pretty much it.

Ah, but those Bama paperback covers and Frazetta's Conan paperback covers were definitive for me.

Same here, Scott!

One of Doc's many gadgets mentioned in the stories is a bulletproof skull cap that is said to resemble hair.

I only read a handful of the novels myself. If that's the case, that would probably explain it.


- GJS

BTW, fans of Doc Savage and The Shadow should be made aware of these:
http://members.cox.net/comingattractions3/NostalgiaVentures.html

Which novel are your reading?


"The Monsters"...giant pygmies, if ya can believe it. Finished it last night. A bit clunky in spots but the overall punchy style lends itself to a quick read.

Heard of one that involves (iirc) miners being turned into walking bolts of lightning...sounds intriguing but doubt I'd go thru the sure expense of tracking it down.

Ah, but those Bama paperback covers and Frazetta's Conan paperback covers were definitive for me. I spent many an afternoon at DJ's News Stand studying that artwork when I was a kid. Admittedly, that hairstyle would look pretty stupid on most actors. But a younger Robert Shaw almost could have pulled it off.

http://www.mi6.co.uk/images/stills/frwl_5_280.jpg

Transplant his head onto Dolph Lundgren's 6'6 torso and we'd have a hands-down winner.

"The Monsters"...giant pygmies, if ya can believe it.

Aren't giant pygmies just... people?

Aren't giant pygmies just... people?

Well, that's how they want to be treated...


Seriously, some buddies and I went through a Doc Savage phase from grade school into high school. "Ripping yarns" for the most part, a bunch of fun for pre-adolescents to read. A few years ago I bought about 20 of them on ebay. Read a few but never finished them...

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Transplant his head onto Dolph Lundgren's 6'6 torso and we'd have a hands-down winner.



hahaha, good call! :thumbsup:

Aren't giant pygmies just... people?

Sounds like a gag I heard on Bob and Tom one morning.

The ones in the story were giganticized up to around 20 feet tall or so. No match for Doc Savage and the boys, natch. Story ended up not quite as engaging as I'd hoped...don't know if I'd pick up another copy if I come by one at Goodwill.