Believe it or Not... The Greatest American Hero Movie Started and Stopped Already

Our Aussie friends at Moviehole.net learned that actor Will Gluck was chosen and ready to play the new Ralph Hinckley, and almost slipped on the super suit until the project was put on hold...

By ComicBookMovie - Apr 17, 2009 09:04 AM EST

Filed Under: The Greatest American Hero

This from Moviehole...

For those not old enough to recall, Hinkley was the central character in the smash-hit 80s superhero series, 'The Greatest American Hero'. In it, William Katt played Hinkley, a schoolteacher who discovers a magical super-suit and becomes a disinclined hero.

Most of us were glued to the TV when it aired (from 1981-1993); great little show it was.

Unfortunately, financing fell through on "The Greatest American Hero" movie before 31-year-old actor Olsen even got to try on the legendary crimson ensemble.

"I booked that movie", says Olsen, after I suggested he'd be good for it. They were like ‘This is our guy' but they didn't have financing in place. But yeah, I booked it - but because the budget was so huge they couldn't get the money."

Stephen Herek ("Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", "The Mighty Ducks")was set to direct the movie, with production originally scheduled to get underway last July.

"It was a really funny script - about a reluctant hero who gets in way over his head - and it had a lot of really cool stunts", Olsen says. "I had a blast working with all of those guys. Then we get a phone call just as we were starting the deal to say they hadn't got the financing. I'm not attached anymore".

Olsen, a big superhero fan, says he's a little disappointed he never got to try on the suit. "Nope, never got to that place - only got to reading the original contracts; no super suit".

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27 Comments

CrookedJaw - 4/17/2009, 10:03 AM

Cool?

vonstallin - 4/17/2009, 10:28 AM

cool?

TucsonRican - 4/17/2009, 10:32 AM

Funny, why didn't this happen to Superhero Movie or Meet the Spartans?

Demonwolf - 4/17/2009, 10:43 AM

Dang! I really wanted this to happen.

MarkCassidy - 4/17/2009, 10:49 AM

"Believe it or not, im walking on air..."

LEEE777 - 4/17/2009, 11:15 AM

Awwww CRAP he looks good 4 the part!!!!

GameAnime45 - 4/17/2009, 11:19 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GUNSMITH - 4/17/2009, 11:22 AM

GEEZ I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN CONCEPT ART ON THE NEW SUIT...WELL FRACK.

SdProphet - 4/17/2009, 11:58 AM

Haha if any of you guys have ever watched the movie stepbrothers theres a part where will ferrell gets a job with his brother at the helicopter sales place, and a coworker is like i just wanna punch you in the face....and will is like is there anything i can do to help relieve that? and the guy goes no...dont think so i think its your face..i just wanna punch it.

thats this guy for me

Tobuttica - 4/17/2009, 11:58 AM

I hope they get it back on, I'm a big GAH hero, and as soon as I stop being lazy, I'm gonna post a pic of my daughter from the Emerald City Comic Con dressed as the GAH. She won for the 8 and under category. My wife and I girlified it to be a skirt, but it looks kickass.

answer - 4/17/2009, 12:03 PM

11th!!

Oh Damn wait wrong Page!

Betty - 4/17/2009, 12:40 PM

Ok well, next projects are: Manimal, Automan, Misfits of science, The A-Team.

mutantJ - 4/17/2009, 12:43 PM

hu ever stopped this movie from happening is my hero

lets all count our blessings...and add this to the collection

Spock - 4/17/2009, 2:21 PM

Now this I don't even want to see!

adamant877 - 4/17/2009, 4:16 PM

Betty, hate to brake it to you dude... They ARE making an A-Team movie... (groan)

darthstern - 4/17/2009, 5:10 PM

i never thought i could feel so frrreeeeee
nick cage as the instruction booklet

TaffetaDarling - 4/17/2009, 6:30 PM

believe it or not George isn't at home, please let a message at the beep.
i could be home or i'd pick up the phone. where could i be?
believe it or not i'm not home.

that is the only thing i even know about this show. An it's from a Seinfield episode

SWANN - 4/17/2009, 9:26 PM

I remember my Pop used to watch it with me. I guess you can say it was our "together" time. We used to get a big kick out of it. Especially when Ralph Hinkley would screw up while doing a mission, He would say "Daaaamn." It was funny. Good times, Good Years.

GUNSMITH - 4/17/2009, 10:25 PM

ALIENS FROM OUTERSPACE GIVE AN AVERAGE SCHOOLTEACHER A SUIT THAT ENDOWS THE WEARER WITH SUPERHUMAN POWERS, WICH IS COOL EXCEPT HE LOSES THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAKING HIM THE CLUTSY-EST SUPERNERD GOOFBALL EVER..ITS A REALLY COOLCONCEPT, THEY SHOULD TRY TO GET IT BACK ON TRACK.

bw - 4/17/2009, 10:36 PM

hardcastle and mcormack next?

Betty - 4/17/2009, 11:08 PM

hardcastle and mcormack! Ha, yes. I like that they make these movies.

Phinehas - 4/17/2009, 11:15 PM

It was not on in '93!

mutantJ - 4/18/2009, 1:54 AM

@dathstern

boy pllllllzzz shut up about nick cage alreadi

MarkCassidy - 4/18/2009, 10:02 AM

He cant..its his "Thing"

I want to see a Manimal movie! But actually show him change into something other than a hawk and a black panther!

valeriesghost - 4/18/2009, 2:53 PM

yeah, it was on from '81-'83.

LEEE777 - 4/18/2009, 5:53 PM

Hell yeah!!!! A MANIMAL movie!!! Actually ive just downloaded NIGHTMAN season 2 an MANIMAL's in a episode, though ain't seen it yet! Cheesy 90's Porn heh! I know what you mean @ RORSCH @ More than just the hawk 'n' panther lol! I believe it only ran about 6 episodes or so??? NIC CAGE FOR PRESIDENT!!!! ; ) Heh heh. Hey, i just saw CAPRICA! F'ing good stuff! If ya ain't seen it, watch it! You'll love it! A-TEAM will Bomb like MIAMI VICE! You cant have THE A-TEAM without MR T!!!

GameAnime45 - 4/19/2009, 9:48 PM

Good, I didn't want to see this movie anyway. LOL

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