I packed it and now I’m going to defend why I think it’s (at least a little) cool
For the same reason I thought it was neat they put those actors in the movie…they played Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm in Roger Cormans ill fated, never released 1994 FF movie. You’ve got to be a comics nerd of a certain vintage (old lol) to remember when this happened. Here’s a quick breakdown…..
The 1994 Fantastic Four film, produced by legendary B-movie king Roger Corman, is one of Hollywood's most notorious "lost" movies. It was never officially released. The production was secretly designed as a low-budget rights-retention scheme by producer Bernd Eichinger to prevent Marvel from reclaiming the Fantastic Four's film rights.
Because Eichinger's contract with Marvel required him to start filming a movie by December 1992 or lose the rights, he hired Corman to quickly push a feature into production. Working on a shoestring budget of roughly $1 million, director Oley Sassone and a dedicated cast managed to shoot the entire film in just 25 days in late 1993.
The cast and crew actually took their jobs very seriously, hoping the movie would launch their careers. However, even before post-production was completed—and right around the time the cast was preparing for a theatrical release and press tour—the movie was suddenly pulled. Investors reportedly bought out the film, halting its distribution to prevent it from ever reaching the public.
Since the sole purpose of the production was to fulfill a contract and keep the rights from expiring, the studio (Constantin Film) got exactly what it needed without having to spend the money required for a real theatrical rollout.
I bought my VHS bootleg copy (still have it!) at a comics convention in 1996, and it remains one of my all-time favorite “so bad it’s AWESOME” movies ever. It’s great that someone on the production thought it’d be a good idea to finally get these guys a chance to be in a big FF movie all these years later. No, even the physical version of this isn’t worth a pile of money. But for a brick, it’s at least got a story behind it lol. Here’s the YouTube link to the original trailer
https://youtu.be/WEhgwDqYqWM?is=cBYACmFwkzavDBy7
If you poke around the internet you can find the entire movie. Choices were made lol. Enjoy!