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‘The Fantastic Four’ (1994)
Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four
Eichinger teamed with B-Movie legend Roger Corman to produce the film on a $1 million budget. Music video director Oley Sassone directed. Production began in December of 1992 for a twenty-five-day shoot.
Alex Hyde-White took on the role of Reed Richards, also known as Mr. Fantastic, the leader of the superhero team. Jay Underwood portrayed Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, while Rebecca Staab played Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman. Michael Bailey Smith donned the heavy makeup and prosthetics to become Ben Grimm, also known as The Thing. The film also included Joseph Culp as the villainous Doctor Doom and Carl Ciarfalio as the transformed version of Ben Grimm.
