The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four is a 1994 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. When dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid astronauts are given incredible powers. They decide to form a superhero group called the Fantastic Four to fight their arch-enemy, Dr. Doom. The team's origin and first battle with Doctor Doom is portrayed in this film. Reed Richards (Alex Hyde-White) and Victor Von Doom (his friend, revealed as villainous later on) use an opportunity of a passing comet called Colossus to try an experiment. Susan Storm (Rebecca Staab), Johnny Storm (Jay Underwood), and Ben Grimm (Michael Bailey Smith) participate in a mission with Reed's experimental spacecraft. After crash-landing on Earth, they discover that the cosmic rays have given them special powers: Reed's bodily structure has become elastic, Susan can become invisible, Johnny can generate fire on demand, and Ben has transformed into a creature with stone-like skin. They are later captured by men posing as Marines and taken to Victor, who has become the villainous monarch Dr. Doom. After escaping, they meet at the Baxter Building, trying to decide how to move forward with their superpowers. An angry Ben leaves them to go out on his own, feeling he has become a freak. He is found by homeless men and joins The Jeweler's henchmen in their lair. When Ben enters the fray, Doom takes Alicia Masters (a blind artist) hostage. Her confession changes Ben back to human form, and he flees into the city streets. Frustrated at his helplessness, he reverts to the Thing. When Ben returns to his friends, Reed has learned that Doom is actually Victor. They all go on to fight Dr. Doom's forces and save New York City from a laser cannon.