Captain America (1990 film)

Captain America
Promotional poster
Directed by	Albert Pyun
Screenplay by	Stephen Tolkin
Story by	Stephen Tolkin Larry Block
Based on	Captain America by Joe Simon Jack Kirby
Produced by	Menahem Golan
Starring	Matt Salinger Ronny Cox Ned Beatty Darren McGavin Michael Nouri Melinda Dillon Kim Gillingham Scott Paulin
Cinematography	Philip Alan Waters
Edited by	Jon Poll
Music by	Barry Goldberg
Production companies	21st Century Film Corporation Marvel Entertainment Group Jadran Film
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Home Video (US)
Release dates	December 14, 1990 (1990-12-14) (United Kingdom) July 22, 1992 (1992-07-22) (United States)
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[2][3]

Captain America is a 1990 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. It is directed by Albert Pyun and written by Stephen Tolkin, from a story by Tolkin and Larry Block. It stars Matt Salinger in the title role and Scott Paulin as his nemesis the Red Skull, with Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin, Francesca Neri, Michael Nouri and Melinda Dillon. The film produced by Menahem Golan for the now-defunct 21st Century Film Corporation

While the film takes several liberties with the comic's storyline, it features Steve Rogers becoming Captain America during World War II to battle the Red Skull, being frozen in ice, and subsequently being revived to save the President of the United States from a crime family that dislikes his environmentalist policies.^[4]

While the film received a theatrical release internationally, it was released direct-to-video in the United States. It received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, though it has since developed a cult following.^[5]