THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY, WE GOT THE FIRST MAJOR SUPERHERO MOTION PICTURE IN AMERICAN THEATERS TO KICK OFF THE ’90S: CAPTAIN AMERICA

Technically, this film was released in the UK in 1990, but the U.S. didn’t get the theatrical release until two years later. Starring Matt Salinger (the son of author J.D. Salinger) as Steve Rogers, the film’s plot crams together Captain America’s World War II origin story against the Red Skull with a present-day story riddled with Mafia paranoia and a pro-environmentalist message.

Comic book fans will recall that the ’90s were not a kind decade for superhero movies. They were generally cheesy at best, bland at worst, and mixed with some bad writing and crappy visuals. Captain America may be the first Avenger, but this Captain America is a hallmark ’90s dumpster fire. We have a long way to go before we get to X-Men (2000) — let alone Captain America: The First Avenger.

Our opening scene takes place in Italy, where we see the creation of Captain America’s nemesis, the Red Skull.



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