It was never meant to be seen by human eyes.
Realizing that their option for the film rights to The Fantastic Four would expire if they did not produce something, they produced… something.

The 1994 low-budget film, produced by Roger Corman, was never released, despite the fact that the production had been completed, the marketing campaign and posters created, and the Motion Picture Association of America had even given the film a PG label. The studio misled everyone involved in the making of the film by letting them believe it was going to be a genuine release rather than a way to maintain their license on the property.

Another theory is that the film was never released because it was a low-budget cheapo ($2 million), and Marvel Comics was in no mood to see another film based on their popular characters released to mass ridicule. Let us remember that this was after Howard The Duck (1986), _The Punisher (1990), and Captain America (1991).

The Fantastic Four is a full feature film—the well-known origin story complete with early (bad) CG effects for the Torch. Good ol’ rubber masks for the Thing and Doom—unfortunately, we can’t hear them speaking too well under those masks. It’s certainly not as bad as the 2005 attempt. At least this one’s funny as hell.

This film has NEVER BEEN RELEASED OFFICIALLY, AND NEVER WILL BE. It is provided for collectors only, as a curioso object. Comes in the beautiful case shown above, imitating the look of 1970s Marvel Comics covers. Other rare and unreleased Marvel films are also available in this design, so you can build a collection. The spines follow the look of current Marvel trade paperbacks and look great on your shelf.

• Running Time: 90min
• Format: DVD-R
• Language: English
• Subtitles: None
• Video System: NTSC
• Region: 0 (No Region Protection)
• Audio quality: 7/10
• Picture quality: 7/10