The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
| The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Kenneth Johnson (The Incredible Hulk TV series) |
| Based on |
The Incredible Hulk characters by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby |
| Written by | Gerald Di Pego |
| Directed by | Bill Bixby |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Lance Rubin "The Lonely Man Theme" by Joe Harnell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bill Bixby Gerald Dipego |
| Producer(s) |
Robert Ewing Hugh Spencer-Phillips |
| Cinematography | Chuck Colwell |
| Editor(s) | Janet Ashikaga |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Bixby-Brandon Productions (producer) New World International (in association with) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Incredible Hulk Returns |
| Followed by | The Death of the Incredible Hulk |
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk is a 1989 American made-for-television superhero film based on the 1978–1982 television series The Incredible Hulk featuring both the Hulk and fellow Marvel Comics character Daredevil, who team up to defeat Wilson Fisk. As was the case with The Incredible Hulk Returns, this television movie also acted as a backdoor television pilot for a Daredevil series (which was not produced). It was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Trial of the Incredible Hulk was directed by and starring Bill Bixby. Also starring are Lou Ferrigno, Rex Smith and John Rhys-Davies. Despite the film's title, writer/executive producer Gerald Di Pego has stated that the idea of having the Hulk actually go on trial was never even discussed.
On the run again after the events of the previous TV movie, David Banner is working up north under the name David Belson. Disenchanted and at the end of his rope, David makes his way towards a large city with the hopes of renting a room and staying buried. Unbeknownst to him, the city he arrives in is under the control of a powerful underworld kingpin named Wilson Fisk but is also protected by a mysterious black-clad crimefighter known as Daredevil. When two of Fisk's men come onto the commuter subway train after having committed a jewel robbery, one of them takes an interest in a beautiful woman also riding the train and she rejects him. David witnesses an attempted sexual assault by one of Fisk's men, he transforms into the Hulk and things go haywire. A short while later, David is arrested by the police and wrongfully charged with the crime.
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