John and Eugene start looking at a new series: 1975’s Invisible Man starring David McCallum.
Our series beings here with a look at the pilot TV Movie from May, 1975.
Synopsis:
We start mid-story with an invisible man, Daniel Weston, sneaking into a hospital, finding the information on a plastic surgeon currently in the operating theatre, and sitting down in the gallery, watching him work.
With nothing better to do while waiting, he takes the opportunity to narrate his story so far…More...Less Dan Weston and his wife Kate are both research PhDs working on a top secret project at the KLAE Corporation. They have spent a million and a half dollars and eight months attempting to develop a device to instantaneously teleport matter from one place to another; however, his work is a complete failure.
He does have something to show for it, though, and, although reluctant to give a demo before the process is stable, he concedes to giving a demo to the man who gets him money. What he has developed is temporary invisibility of matter, both living and non-living. While the process doesn’t currently last but a few hours, the potential overjoys his boss, Walter Carlson, who sees the enormous weapons potential in the process. The military will be barfing money at them for this process.
“Hold on there a minute, Walter! I am a principled scientist and you promised me that all my research would only be used for good, non-weapons purposes.”
“Name one.”
“Well, I can’t but… but… there MUST be something. No military!”
Carlson backs down and promises, no military, but when he leaves the room he immediately calls the military.
Weston’s next development is a serum that can return an invisible animal to visibiliy on demand. That night he can’t sleep, his mind racing with ideas. He heads back into the lab and makes himself invisible.
Kate is furious with his irresponsible action but, it seems it works and Carlson is overjoyed. With this incredible success, it’s time Dan finds out where the money has been coming from all along: the military. Shocked, Dan refuses to do anymore work, and Carlson has the couple barred from the facility and escorted off the premises.
That night, Carlson’s assistant, Steiner, tries to make Dan see sense. He points out that Carlson has him watched by agents and his phone tapped. He has to play ball, but he won’t
That night, he breaks into his lab, makes himself invisible, grabs a supply of the serum and destroys the equipment, escaping into the night. He returns to visibility, but his house has been overrun by Carlson’s people. He takes a hotel room and calls to let Kate know he’s fine. But he isn’t fine, for suddenly he starts to disappear again, and this time, the serum doesn’t work.
Naked and invisible, he heads out in search of his old friend Dr. Maggio, plastic surgeon. Along the way, he tries to force a blind man to feed him and let him wait out the night indoors. What he gets is a bullet from the feisty old blind man.
Now wounded, he finally reaches the hospital where Maggio works. Flashback ends.
After surgery, and outside, he accosts Maggio, who had an inkling of Dan’s work. He takes him home, tends his wounds and then devises a plan to make Dan the most amazing mask and gloves ever devised. Wearing them it will be almost impossible to tell he is the invisible man.
First, he returns to Kate, and the disguise works until she touches his hands and face and she knows what’s he’s done. He admits he has no choice but to go back to Carlson and ask to continue his research. He does, but does not let Carlson know he’s invisible. Carlson is skeptical, but will to give him a chance.
Back at the Weston home, Kate and then Dan are taken prisoner by Steiner and some fine folks he’s sold out to. For 10 million dollars, he’s going to turn Dan over to another interested party.
On the way, Dan shucks his clothes, captures the van and he and his wife escape. Letting his wife off to go get help, Dan appears to be killed in the car accident which also kills all the bad guys. As the show ends, Dan reveals to Carlson and his wife that he’s alive and he’ll start work again soon – after his wife and he go back home for a little invisible on visible sexual action.
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