L'uomo ragno sfida il drago
Titolo originale: Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
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L'incredibile Spider-Man va in Cina per aiutare un ufficiale accusato di tradimento della seconda guerra mondiale.L'incredibile Spider-Man va in Cina per aiutare un ufficiale accusato di tradimento della seconda guerra mondiale.L'incredibile Spider-Man va in Cina per aiutare un ufficiale accusato di tradimento della seconda guerra mondiale.
Nicholas Hammond
- Spider-Man
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Robert F. Simon
- J. Jonah Jameson
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Chip Fields
- Rita Conway
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Ellen Bry
- Julie Masters
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Rosalind Chao
- Emily Chan
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Hagan Beggs
- Evans
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Richard Erdman
- Mr. Zeider
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John Milford
- Professor Roderick Dent
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Benson Fong
- Min Lo Chan
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Anthony Charnota
- Quinn
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- (as Anthony Charnotta)
George Cheung
- Doctor Pai
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Tony Clark
- Joe
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Ted Danson
- Major Collings
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Myron Healey
- Lieutenant Olson
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Michael Mancini
- Bertino
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Robert Mayo
- Lou
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Arnold F. Turner
- Abbott
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Herman Tweeder
- Hot Dog Vendor
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Lo sapevi?
- QuizThis was originally a two-part episode of the TV series L'uomo ragno (1977) called "The Chinese Web". After the series was canceled in 1979, the two parts were edited together and released as a feature.
- BlooperWhen Emily informs Peter from in the helicopter about the bad guys' van, she flubs her line, saying "the only thing that's near you that moves," before quickly correcting herself and saying "that's moving away from you is that van that just passed you."
- Versioni alternativeUK video version uses the title sequence from the TV series, whereas the version shown in cinemas used the title sequence from Spider-Man Strikes Back.
- ConnessioniEdited from L'uomo ragno: The Chinese Web: Part 1 (1979)
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The Dragon's Challenge cuts back on the wallcrawling, webswinging action of our hero and concentrates on Japanese WWII-inspired political intrigue. How anti-exciting. Don't hire this for your kids because they'll be bored immedietly. Drama and spectacle is few and far between.
It's a boring story poorly told, which shifts to Japan half way through to allow for 20 minutes of sight-seeing (!) obviously funded by the Japanese tourist board.
Ultimately, Spidey simply captures the bad guys and rescues the hostage, who are at the top of a skyscraper, naturally. The political intrigue angle is nicely handled but for a superhero movie, we want supervillains! Evil schemes! Ultimately, the Japanese stuff in the plot is an excuse for kung fu antics that were so much in fashion at the time. A bunch of easily defeated martial artists are no substitute for a good supervillain though, especially ones who can't get within spitting distance of Spidey before he webs them up.
The special affects are fine, and the stunt work is excellent. The wallcrawling sequence with Spidey climbing a huge Japanese skyscraper is the best in the entire series; not only is it an enormous building, but when Spidey gets near the top he turns 90 degrees to check his Spider Tracer device, allowing for some vertigo-inducing P.O.V shots from a stuntman hanging upside down hundreds of feet in the air. Truly impressive stuff.
Unfortunately, considering so much kung fu is promised, Dragon's Challenge lacks action - there is only one proper fight scene - and just a lot of running around. The saving grace, really, is the awesome music, some of the funkiest jazz known to man. Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978) and Spider-Man (1977) are far better, so catch them instead.
It's a boring story poorly told, which shifts to Japan half way through to allow for 20 minutes of sight-seeing (!) obviously funded by the Japanese tourist board.
Ultimately, Spidey simply captures the bad guys and rescues the hostage, who are at the top of a skyscraper, naturally. The political intrigue angle is nicely handled but for a superhero movie, we want supervillains! Evil schemes! Ultimately, the Japanese stuff in the plot is an excuse for kung fu antics that were so much in fashion at the time. A bunch of easily defeated martial artists are no substitute for a good supervillain though, especially ones who can't get within spitting distance of Spidey before he webs them up.
The special affects are fine, and the stunt work is excellent. The wallcrawling sequence with Spidey climbing a huge Japanese skyscraper is the best in the entire series; not only is it an enormous building, but when Spidey gets near the top he turns 90 degrees to check his Spider Tracer device, allowing for some vertigo-inducing P.O.V shots from a stuntman hanging upside down hundreds of feet in the air. Truly impressive stuff.
Unfortunately, considering so much kung fu is promised, Dragon's Challenge lacks action - there is only one proper fight scene - and just a lot of running around. The saving grace, really, is the awesome music, some of the funkiest jazz known to man. Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978) and Spider-Man (1977) are far better, so catch them instead.
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By what name was L'uomo ragno sfida il drago (1979) officially released in Canada in English?
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