Written by Nancy Faulkner; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer, Karen Harris, Jill Sherman
Directed by Mike Vejar
After being struck by an out-of-control vehicle David wakes up in hospital unable to move. The doctors diagnose a spinal injury that has likely resulted in permanent paralysis of the legs, this leading to a period of depression and readjustment for David. As time passes he becomes friends with another paraplegic and during an evening at a bar a scuffle results the wheelchair-bound David being pushed down some stairs. This of course triggers a transformation, but Hulk's own mobility is affected somewhat. After the outburst of anger and destruction the beneficial effect of his radioactively enhanced rapid cellular regeneration puts David on the road to recovery, but his new friend is dealing with monetary issues of his own, something that prompts him into planning a bank robbery.
Bixby handles well his character's descent into shutdown following the accident that leaves him effectively crippled, and I like the way Hulk himself is also debilitated when he arrives on the scene. There is a moment where in his desperation David considers deliberately triggering the transformation as he remembers the regenerative effects that occur. He pulls back from this temptation, despite his discontent, but fate as usual takes over. Denny Miller, as David's new buddy, also appeared in Killer Instinct as the enraged footballer (his character here was also coincidentally in the same profession, and it would have made a nice tie-in if they had decided to make the man one and the same).
Number of Fists: ***
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