Nick Fury: Agent of Shield
Encyclopedia
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a 1998 American
film starring David Hasselhoff
. It is based on the comic book
adventures of the Marvel Comics
character Nick Fury
, director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
, led by the children of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker
, an old enemy of his. HYDRA has reconstituted a pathogen
known as the Death's Head virus, and threatens to attack Manhattan
with it, barring payment of US $1 billion.
-type suits, rather than the green uniform from the comics. Andreas did not appear, but Andrea did have a younger brother named Werner (in the comics the twins had an older half-brother named Werner
). The two had no apparent mutant powers. Andrea was codenamed Viper. Arnim Zola appears as Dr. Arnim Zola, an elderly HYDRA chemist responsible for the creation of the Death's Head virus. Baron Strucker's body is shown frozen in a chamber. In the final scene of the movie, he is brought back to life. In comics, Dugan has red hair, moustache and a bowler hat. None are present in the movie.
stores.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film starring David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
. It is based on the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
adventures of the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
character Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
, director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
Plot
Nick Fury, retired, is approached to return to duty to take down agents of the terrorist organization HYDRAHYDRA
HYDRA is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe.Despite the name's capitalization per Marvel's official spelling, the name is not an acronym but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra...
, led by the children of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker
Baron Strucker
Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5...
, an old enemy of his. HYDRA has reconstituted a pathogen
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
known as the Death's Head virus, and threatens to attack Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
with it, barring payment of US $1 billion.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Hasselhoff David Hasselhoff David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch... |
Nick Fury Nick Fury Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the... |
| Lisa Rinna Lisa Rinna Lisa Deanna Rinna is an American television host and actress. She is known for her roles as Billie Reed on Days of our Lives, Taylor McBride on Melrose Place, and most recently as the host of SoapNet's Soap Talk.-Acting:... |
Contessa Valentina "Val" Allegra de Fontaine Valentina Allegra de Fontaine La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine is a fictional, comic book espionage agent in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-artist Jim Steranko, she first appeared in the "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." feature in Strange Tales #159 .-Publication history:The Contessa appeared... |
| Sandra Hess Sandra Hess Sandra Hess is an actress best known for her role as Sonya Blade in the film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.-Biography:Hess began modeling and working on television commercials when she was 15... |
Andrea von Strucker / Viper Viper (Madame Hydra) Viper, formerly known as Madame Hydra, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men... |
| Neil Roberts Neil Roberts (actor) Neil Roberts is an English actor, known for portraying Rex Buckland in Charmed, Gavin Arnold in Family Affairs and Richard in Life Bites.-Background:... |
Alexander Goodwin Pierce Alexander Goodwin Pierce Alexander Goodwin Pierce is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe from Marvel Comics.-Fictional character biography:Alexander Goodwin Pierce was born in Long Island, New York. He majored at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy in civilian surveillance, and served in the Accounting Department... |
| Gary Chalk Gary Chalk (actor) Gary Chalk is an English-born Canadian actor, tri-national US-Canadian-UK citizen and voice artist. He has lend hit voice in over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II and Freddy vs. Jason.... |
Timothy Aloysius "Dum-Dum" Dugan Dum Dum Dugan Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan is a fictional character in the . He is an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is one of the most experienced members of Nick Fury's team, known for his marksmanship with rifles and for his impressive physique... |
| Tracy Waterhouse | Kate Neville Kate Neville Kate Neville is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Kate Neville first appeared in Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 , and was created by Bob Harras and Paul Neary.... |
| Tom McBeath Tom McBeath Tom McBeath is a Canadian actor living in Vancouver, Canada and is the winner of three Jessie Awards. He is best known for playing Harry Maybourne on Stargate SG-1. He is also a stage actor known to take a diverse set of roles.-External links:... |
Director General Jack Pincer |
| Ron Canada Ron Canada Ron Canada is an American actor. He began as a television newscaster during the 1970s in the Baltimore-Washington area mainly on WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore, until the early 1980s when he became an actor. He was a tour guide at NBC studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza... |
Gabriel Jones Gabe Jones Gabriel "Gabe" Jones is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he made his first appearance in the World War II war comics series Sgt... |
| Peter Haworth | Arnim Zola Arnim Zola Arnim Zola is a fictional character a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a master of biochemistry, and frequent foe of Captain America and the Avengers.-Publication history:... |
| Scott Heindl | Werner von Strucker Werner von Strucker Werner von Strucker is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Werner von Strucker is the oldest son of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and the half-brother of twins Andrea and Andreas von Strucker.... |
| Adrian Hughes | Clay Quartermain Clay Quartermain Clay Quartermain is a fictional character, a secret agent in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-artist Jim Steranko, he first appeared in Strange Tales #163 Clay Quartermain is a fictional character, a secret agent in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-artist Jim Steranko, he... |
| Campbell Lane Campbell Lane Campbell Lane is a Canadian actor who primarily does work in Vancouver. He has appeared in many television shows produced there, and has done some voice acting for anime as well.- Television Roles :... |
Baron Wolfgang von Strucker |
| Terry David Mulligan Terry David Mulligan Terry David Mulligan is a Canadian actor and radio and television personality based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Mulligan's first career was as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in Olds, Alberta and Red Deer, Alberta from 1960 through 1964... |
The President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... |
Differences between the comics and the film
HYDRA appears with black Men in BlackMen in Black (comic book)
The Men in Black was a comic book created and written by Lowell Cunningham, illustrated by Sandy Carruthers, and published by Aircel Comics. Aircel would later be bought out by Malibu Comics, which itself was bought out by Marvel Comics. Three issues were published in 1990, with another three the...
-type suits, rather than the green uniform from the comics. Andreas did not appear, but Andrea did have a younger brother named Werner (in the comics the twins had an older half-brother named Werner
Werner von Strucker
Werner von Strucker is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Werner von Strucker is the oldest son of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and the half-brother of twins Andrea and Andreas von Strucker....
). The two had no apparent mutant powers. Andrea was codenamed Viper. Arnim Zola appears as Dr. Arnim Zola, an elderly HYDRA chemist responsible for the creation of the Death's Head virus. Baron Strucker's body is shown frozen in a chamber. In the final scene of the movie, he is brought back to life. In comics, Dugan has red hair, moustache and a bowler hat. None are present in the movie.
DVD release
On September 30, 2008, the film was released on DVD exclusively at Best BuyBest Buy
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stores.
External links
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. at Superheroes Lives