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Fantastic Four
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.
2005 · Directed by Tim Story · 106 min · Action · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Screenplay in the scene database · 6 frames
Tagline
4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.
Plot
Dr. Reed Richards, along with his friend, Ben Grimm, convinces Dr. Victor von Doom, CEO of Von Doom Industries, to allow him access to his space station to test the effects of exposure to clouds of cosmic energy on biological samples. Victor agrees and recruits his chief genetics researcher (and Reed's ex-girlfriend) Susan Storm and her reckless brother Johnny Storm.
They arrive in space to study the cosmic clouds, but the clouds arrive ahead of schedule. Reed, Susan, and Johnny leave the shielded station to rescue Ben, who is out on a spacewalk to place the samples, while Victor closes the shields behind them to protect himself. The storm breaks through the station and strikes the four. They return home but soon begin to develop strange powers. Reed can stretch like rubber, Susan can become invisible and create force fields, Johnny can engulf himself in fire, and Ben becomes a large, rock-based creature with superhuman strength and durability. Victor, meanwhile, faces backlash from his stockholders over publicity surrounding the failed mission.
On the Brooklyn Bridge, Ben accidentally causes a traffic pile-up while stopping a man from committing suicide. The four use their powers to contain the damage and save lives. While the public cheers them for their efforts, Debbie (Ben's fiancée) arrives to silently end their engagement, unable to accept him for his condition. Reed vows to a heartbroken Ben to reverse the effects. The media dubs them "The Fantastic Four," and Victor exploits the news story to his stockholders, but they decide to pull out of Von Doom Industries. The four move into Reed's lab in the Baxter Building to study their abilities and work on finding a cure. Victor offers his support in their efforts but blames Reed for the mission's failure.
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Crew
- Written by: Mark Frost, Michael France
- Cinematography: Oliver Wood
- Edited by: William Hoy
- Music: John Ottman
- Production design: Bill Boes
- Produced by: Ralph Winter, Bernd Eichinger, Avi Arad
Cast
- Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards
- Jessica Alba as Sue Storm
- Chris Evans as Johnny Storm
- Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm
- Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom
- Hamish Linklater as Leonard
- Kerry Washington as Alicia Masters
- Laurie Holden as Debbie McIlvane
- David Parker as Ernie
- Kevin McNulty as Jimmy O'Hoolihan
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft & Company Projekt Nr. 3, 1492 Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $100,000,000
- Box office: $333,535,934
- Themes: mask, friendship, marriage proposal, fire, sibling relationship, flying, radiation, missile, superhero, dna
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