After exposure to cosmic radiation, four astronauts become the most remarkable, if not most dysfunctional, superheroes of all time. Reed Richards is the leader of the group and gains the ability to stretch all parts of his body, he takes the name Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, calling herself the Invisible Woman. Her younger brother Johnny Storm gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame and is those named the Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature and decides to call himself Thing. Together, they use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world, and to foil the evil plans of Doctor Doom.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.
Twentieth Century Fox presents in association with Constantin Film and Marvel Enterprises, Inc. ; a 1492 Pictures/Bernd Eichinger production ; produced by Bernd Eichinger, Avi Arad, Ralph Winter ; written by Mark Frost and Michael France ; directed by Tim Story.
Based on the characters from Marvel comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Special features: Cast commentary; theatrical trailer in HD.
Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington.
Director of photography, Oliver Wood ; art directors, Shepherd Frankel, Don Macaulay ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Miri Ben-Ari, John Ottman.
Closed-captioned; audio in English or Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, or Spanish.
HD DVD (1080p); widescreen presentation (2.35:1); Blu-ray Disc.
Requires a Blu-ray player.
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