The Pumaman

Just imagine... a world with no Batman, where Pumaman became the most popular superhero of all instead. Tim Burton would make a few OK movies until Schumacher killed the franchise with the gaudy Pumaman and Feline, but then Nolan would revitalize it again with a gritty re-imagining called Pumaman Begins. Kids dressing up as a bald, black leather wearing Donald Pleasence for Halloween. This world would both be awesome and horrifying. Awefying. Pumaman.

I choose to believe this is a documentary, where Donald Pleasence attempts world domination to escape his contractual obligation to perform in The Pumaman.

As a superhero movie, the Italian "L'Uomo Puma", or "The Pumaman" is a boring, wonky, cheap looking terrible mess of a film. However as a "so-bad-it's-good" movie, "The Pyumaman" is a boring, goofy, heavily aged cheese slog. Although the movie's awkward failures inspire some of their own laughs, the film is probably still best served in its MST3K form, if not just to hear the lyrics to "Pumaman's" obnoxiously repetitive theme song; "Pyuh-mah-man, he flies like a moron."

Vidaino is the real hero, don't let Pussy Man try to fool you. Pumaman loses and Vidaino's first instinct is to suicide-bomb the villain's mansion into oblivion. Fucking man right there.

What might one expect from a movie titled "The Pumaman"? If one answered "puma," one may find oneself sorely disappointed.

One of the finest superhero movies to ever be made. You can just FEEL the effort put into this through the beautiful blue screen effects and the awesomely written plot about a true hero who never gives up even after losing his powers! Pumaman is MORE man AND hero than the Batman. The Batman is just some pussy who tries to scare people with his shitty toys. Pumaman though? Fuck, that guy gets shit done. Saves the world from utter domination. Batman only stops burgalars from taking purses. Pussy.

One of the best MST's. The Aztec guy is a hoot (as is the leading character)--and of course Donald Pleasence looking creepy/bald as hell, and not even being able to pronounce the thing. Then there's that goofy Stonehenge thing at the end...

A movie so bad it doesn't deserve a zero.

So you might be wondering, What powers of the Puma might bestow a lowly man the giftings of a God? What does a Puma contribute to the pantheon of superheroism? I suppose he can now, like, pounce really high. It's just a guess but I'm also pretty sure Pumaman can lick his own balls now.

Bad in a special way. Ed Wood would be proud. Equal parts ambition, incompetence, and obliviousness to how sad the whole project really is. A rare find, in a way. Also one of the best Mst3k episodes, although a good portion of the laughs came from the movie itself. Mst3k score: 9/10

PUMA-MAN HE FLIES LIKE A MORON.

Several scenes inspired laughter from me without the help of the MST3K crew. Thanks to them I have found a superhero movie worse than Superman 3 and Suicide Squad. But not worse than Batman and Robin.

Pumaman! (Pyumaman?) With the puma-like powers of walking through walls, traveling in the ethereal plane, hopping like a kangaroo, and flying by a wedgie. I was expecting a bad werewolf knockoff and got a bad superhero knockoff. I'm happy, thanks MST3K. Waaait... is that the Death Star in that poster? Oh now I remember; that was the sweet alien ship that brought the puma powers.

My introduction to MST3K. Hilariously bad. I could watch this film plenty more times. Which probably says more about me than about the movie.

Pumaman, he flies like a moron.

This movie is HILARIOUSLY bad, though I'm pretty sure there has to be some charges pressed for stealing their musical score from a Megaman game.

Shakom est un dieu.

She's so HEAVY

The film itself is shit. I watched it with MST3K, giggled the whole way through

This is a terrible film. The special effects are beyond bad. The dialogue is horrible and there is very little plot. How did Donald Pleasence end up in this film?

After a while, I think Pleasence was able to give that blandly evil performance in his sleep. This flick is certainly evidence that suggests that. Still, he's the best thing in it.

You know I'm pretty sure they used the theme from Perfect Strangers for some o the action music. Balki as the puma man would be a movie I would like to see, unfortunately what we got was a huge steaming turd of a movie instead.

The MST3K episode containing The Pumaman is simply hilarious! Watch that.

I'm not even sure it deserves a 22, but it did manage to hold together a plot better than some other MST3K flicks I've seen.