• Trending
    • Certified Fresh & Verified Hot
    • TV Premier dates
    • New horror Movies
    • Best Movies of All Time
  • Movies
    • Movies In Theaters
    • Movies at Home
  • TV Shows
    • New TV
    • Most Popular TV
  • News
    • What to Watch
    • Guides
    • RT News
    • Awards
  • Games
    • Find Your Next Horror Watch
  • Video
  • Showtimes
  • Fanstore
  • About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Critics
  • Download the App Now
  • Logout
Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App New News Showtimes

The Return of Captain Invincible

Play trailer Poster for The Return of Captain Invincible PG,  1983,  1h 30m,  Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A red-caped legend (Alan Arkin) in leotards emerges from drunken exile to save the world from evil Mr. Midnight (Christopher Lee).

Critics Reviews

View More
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Apr 17, 2024
3/5
…there’s funny ideas but not a lot of timing, and it’s easy to see why this was shelved without a champion. Yet Arkin and Lee are great performers; for novelty alone, this particular superhero movie will leave you more intrigued than fatigued… Go to Full Review
James Evans Starburst Nov 10, 2017
5/10
This film is one of those bizarre ideas that you're surprised in retrospect ever got off the drawing board. It's not especially funny, but it's hard to hate a film where a bad guy tries to kill Invincible with a machine gun hidden in a plastic fish. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Apr 14, 2008
3/5
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Mar 17, 2007
D
It's entirely unfunny, with intentionally campy dialogue that falls flat and songs to match. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 30, 2005
2/5
Gregory Weinkauf New Times Aug 15, 2002
One of the best superhero movies ever made (really). Go to Full Review
Read all reviews
The Return of Captain Invincible

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Philippe Mora

Director

Alan Arkin

Captain Invincible

Christopher Lee

Mr. Midnight

Kate Fitzpatrick

Patty Patria

More Like This

View All
Godzilla vs. Hedorah 67% 49% Godzilla vs. Hedorah Watchlist X the Unknown 71% 44% X the Unknown Watchlist Godzilla vs. Gigan 67% 48% Godzilla vs. Gigan Watchlist Planet of the Vampires 71% 52% Planet of the Vampires Watchlist Tammy and the T-Rex 43% 40% Tammy and the T-Rex Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

The Return of Captain Invincible

The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A red-caped legend (Alan Arkin) in leotards emerges from drunken exile to save the world from evil Mr. Midnight (Christopher Lee).
Director
Philippe Mora
Production Co
Seven Keys
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings