17 images from the defunct 1997 Justice League TV film

[MIB41]

When I see pictures like this, it reminds me how far the sensibilities of studios have come in a VERY short space in time. And people thought B&R released that same year tanked the Batman franchise. THIS would have tanked the entire hero industry. It's unnerving to wonder how close they came. Is it just me or does the Flash look like the love child between Keaton's Batman and Jack Nicholson? Scary.

http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/17-images-1997-justice-league-tv-film

[Random Axe]

I attempted to watch this a couple of years back just to see if it was as bad as I read. It was worse, I couldn't even make it through the halfway point. It was physically and mentally painful.

[MIB41]

I saw this trailer and that was all I could muster...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5kCdJPGL8

[Hedji]

I actually like the costume aesthetics more than the more conservative costumes we usually get. At least they embraced the subject matter.

[palitoy]

I remember really loving this when i got a bootleg of it in '97. It was a different time.

[EMCE Hammer]

It would be OK if they cast Alan Alda as a villain and had him speak sarcastically to Martian Manhunter. Seven year old me would probably have loved it.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I don't think it would have been as bad had they put Booster and Beetle in it, instead of subbing in Flash and Atom for them. Well, you still had Stiers as the Oreo Maneater, but...

Miguel Ferrer would play the actual Weather Wizard (not the Weather Man as seen here) in the Flash episode of Superman: The Animated Series.

Kim Oja (Ice) was on of the leads on the short-lived FX comedy, "Son of the Beach". I'm not sure why I know that.

Chris

[Nostalgiabuff]

I had a VHS bootleg of it many years ago. it was just awful. it is worth watching once just for it's historical signifigance

[thunderbolt]

It would be OK if they cast Alan Alda as a villain and had him speak sarcastically to Martian Manhunter. Seven year old me would probably have loved it.

that would have been some awesome stunt casting.

[MegoSteve]

People like me who complain about movie costumes not being faithful to the original comics should look at these pictures.

[MysteryWho]

The costumes aren't all that bad, I don't have the courage to watch the pilot though.
I think the costumes and how faithful they are to the source has to go along with the sensibilities of the era,
while considering the fact that movies are a very different visual medium. Things that work in comics, especially
books of a different era, aren't going to work on film. These costumes are pretty 'of' their time.
My only major complaint with the costumes of the current era is that they often have excessive or unnecessary
details. Like, do Captain America's boxers also have that many straps?

[madmarva]

Ranks up their with Legends of the Super Heroes. Some things would have been better left unseen.

Being reminded of this really shines a spotlight on the job done by Whedon on other Marvel directors and screenwriters.

I just hope the WB/DC is up to the task with Dawn of Justice and Justice League. The wasted potential of the GL movie still saddens me.

[PNGwynne]

Ranks up their with Legends of the Super Heroes. Some things would have been better left unseen.

IDK--every Captain Marvel fan should sample Howard Morris' gleeful Dr. Sivana IMO.

[huedell]

IDK--every Captain Marvel fan should sample Howard Morris' gleeful Dr. Sivana IMO.

In 2015, even (due to the character's inherent not-so-serious roots compared to the non-Cap Marvel DCU)... and---back THEN? Pre-Maguire Spider-Man live-action stuff (1979 OR 1997)? ANY DC/Marvel was a comic book geek's wet dream!

[Toy Timelord]

I saw this mess once. Didn't need to see it again.

It is worse than the Roger Corman Fantastic Four.

Worse even, than Return of the Swamp Thing.