Condorman (1981)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Mickey Rose (writer)
Robert Sheckley (novel)
(more)

Release Date:

7 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

He Spies! He Flies! He Death-Defies!

Plot:

Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.

Plot Keywords:

Spy | CIA | Comic Book | Superhero | Secret Mission

Cast

Michael Crawford	...	Woody Wilkins
Oliver Reed	...	Krokov
Barbara Carrera	...	Natalia
James Hampton	...	Harry Oslo
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Morovich
Dana Elcar	...	Russ Devlin
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Russian Agent
Robert Arden	...	CIA Chief
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gérard Buhr
David Pontremoli

Directed by
Charles Jarrott

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mickey Rose		writer
Robert Sheckley		novel "The Game of X"
Marc Stirdivant		writer

Produced by
Hugh Attwooll	....	associate producer
Ron Miller	....	executive producer
Jan Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Henry Mancini

Cinematography by
Charles F. Wheeler

Film Editing by
Gordon D. Brenner

Production Design by
Albert Witherick

Costume Design by
Kent James
Jean Zay

Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup supervisor
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)

Production Management
John D. Bloss	....	production manager (as John Bloss)
Antoine Compin	....	production manager
Charis Horton	....	production manager
Philippe Modave	....	production manager: France

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Feyder	....	second assistant director
Denys Granier-Deferre	....	second assistant director
Richard Learman	....	assistant director
Anthony Squire	....	second unit director

Art Department
Marc Frédérix	....	art director: France

Sound Department
Ben Hendricks	....	sound editor (as Ben F. Hendricks)
William Robert Sivel	....	sound (as William Sivel)
Herb Taylor	....	sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Colin Chilvers	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Corbould	....	special effects technician
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects
Ken Speed	....	post special effects

Stunts
Rémy Julienne	....	stunt coordinator
Marc Wolff	....	stunt pilot
Dominique Julienne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michel Julienne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rémy Julienne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Colin Skeaping	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Abramowicz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Pierre Boffety	....	assistant camera
Godfrey A. Godar	....	photography: second unit (as Godfrey Godar)
Philippe Houdart	....	assistant camera: second unit
Jacques Mironneau	....	camera operator

Other crew
Marc Wolff	....	pilot
Callum McDougall	....	production runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Pictures (1981) (France) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (video)

Also Known As:

Condorman (France) [fr]
Condorman (Denmark) [da]
Condorman - O Homem-Pássaro (Brazil) [pt]
Condorman, o super-praktor (Greece) [el]
Czlowiek-kondor (Poland) [pl]
Kondormannen (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

When Woody is glamorizing Harry's job at the CIA, Harry responds, "Not everyone in the CIA is Robert Redford." This is a subtle joke regarding the 1975 movie, Three Days of the Condor (1975) in which Redford plays a CIA agent whose codename is Condor.

Quotes:

Harry Oslo: [as Condorman drops into the Seine] Flap, Woody! Flap!

Movie Connections:

References Three Days of the Condor (1975)

The greatest motion picture of all-time. Hands down.

Forget Ben-Hur. Forget Casablanca. Forget The Godfather. Forget them all. Condorman is the greatest movie of all time. The epic story of the larger-than-life hero Condorman, brought to life by comic book writer Woody, a common man. When he is asked to partake in a secret mission of helping a beautiful Russian agent called "The Bear", but known passionately to Woody as Natalia, defect to the United States. Things go awry when the evil Russian Krokov sends the deadly assassin Morovich and his deadly Prognoviach. But just when Krokov thinks that "the best kept secrets of Woodrow Wilkins can be found by any small child for the price of a tiny coin", Woody uses one of his many disguises to fool Krokov. An amazing boat escape is the climax of this epic. So, order yourself a Triple Istanbul Express and sit back and enjoy the greatest single piece of art ever.