Tough Guy Babysits…Again: Playing with Fire
'Playing with Fire' was clearly a film made for a kid or tween-ish audience. Keeping that in mind, I thought 'Playing with Fire' was alright, though it did portray some harmful stereotypes.
Brain 17 (1982)
Brain is the world's greatest computer, and also the most intelligent being on planet Earth. One day, Brain decides to abandon its terrestrial moorings, and it's up to The Defenders to track it down. Unfortunately, Brain has developed an amazing army of deadly giant robots, including one with a huge "17" emblazoned on its chest-plate, with which it plans to subjugate its creators. A young boy whose family was killed by Brain's followers manages to activate Daitetsujin 17, which thereafter comes to his rescue whenever he is in danger from Brain's minions.
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Brain is the world's greatest computer, and also the most intelligent being on planet Earth. One day, Brain decides to abandon its terrestrial moorings, and it's up to The Defenders to track it down. Unfortunately, Brain has developed an amazing army of deadly giant robots, including one with a huge "17" emblazoned on its chest-plate, with which it plans to subjugate its creators. A young boy whose family was killed by Brain's followers manages to activate Daitetsujin 17, which thereafter comes to his rescue whenever he is in danger from Brain's minions.
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Genre:Family, Science Fiction, Action, TV Movie
Written By:Shozo Uehara, Masaru Igami, Michael Part
In Theaters:6/6/1982
Box Office:
Runtime:72 minutes
Studio:New Hope Entertainment, Toei Company, 3B Productions
Cast
Minoru Yamada, Michael Part
Director
Masahiro Kamiya
Stevie
Ulf Otsuki
Professor Hassler
Tadao Nakamaru
Dr. Sahara
Midori Takei
Judy Sahara
Gō Haraguchi
Captain Bob Kendall, "The Razor"
Akihiko Hirata
Captain Roper
Takehisa Yamaguchi
Chief Kidd
Lucia Santo
Pink Jaguar
Mio Ota
Blue Jaguar
Kenji Tamiya
Defenders Captain
Kaho Shimada
Carrie Sahara
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