The Amazing Bulk | |
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Directed by | Lewis Schoenbrun |
Written by | Keith Schaffner Jeremiah Campbell |
Starring |
Jordan Lawson Shevaun Kastl |
Edited by | Lewis Schoenbrun |
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Distributed by | Wild Eye Releasing |
Release date
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April 17, 2012 May 19, 2015 |
Running time
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76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $14,000 |
The Amazing Bulk is a 2012 American direct-to-video superhero film directed by Lewis Schoenbrun. Considered to be a mockbuster of the Marvel Studios film The Incredible Hulk, the film's settings and visuals are almost entirely all reused , graphics, and video purchased from various websites.
Government research scientist Henry "Hank" Howard (Jordan Lawson) has been commissioned by General Darwin (Terence Lording), who suffers from amathophobia, to develop a serum that will increase the user's strength and longevity. Howard wishes to marry Darwin's daughter, Hannah (Shevaun Kastl), but Darwin angrily refuses. In an effort to prove that his serum is successful, Howard injects himself with it, allowing him to turn into a colossal purple humanoid. That night, he goes on a date with Hannah to a carnival. They then take the subway, wherein a mugger approaches them at gunpoint and steals Howard's wallet and the ring he plans to propose to Hannah with. Not wanting to lose the ring, Howard attempts to fight the mugger and loses. After the mugger flees the scene, Hannah expresses her concern for Howard's sudden bravery, asking what could be so important that he would risk his life over. In order to hide the intended proposal, Howard lies, saying the mugger took a flash drive containing secret files about the serum.
Later that night, while witnessing the same mugger murdering a young woman, Howard transforms into the Bulk and kills the man; he runs off as police arrive to the scene, and they notice purple blood on the ground. Detectives Ray Garton (Jed Rowen) and Lisa Tuttle (Deirdre V. Lyons) find Howard's wallet and return it to him the next day. When Garton finds a purple stain on his hand, he becomes convinced that Howard is responsible for the mugger's death. They watch as Howard returns to the scene of the crime, and they confront him, causing him to turn into the Bulk.
The Bulk goes on a rampage throughout the city as the detectives pursue him. The Bulk sends cars flying through the air, one of which lands on Tuttle, killing her. Garton, enraged by his partner's death, shoots at the Bulk, who grabs and destroys a news helicopter. The Bulk morphs back into Howard and is arrested by Garton. In prison, Garton threatens Howard for killing Tuttle, until Darwin arrives with a serum to keep the Bulk under control. Darwin tells Howard that clownish supervillain Dr. Werner von Kantlove (Randal Malone), along with his assistant Lolita Kantlove (Juliette Angeli), have been destroying famous monuments and landmarks. Kantlove attempts to destroy the moon, but finds a monkey has hijacked the rocket.