on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 4.67/10. Clint Morris of Film Threat magazine said of a copy of the film he obtained, "[Y]es it's terribly low-budget and yes it's derisorily campy and feebly performed, but at the same time there's also something inquiringly irresistible about this B comic tale that makes you wonder why it didn't get a release somewhere along the line. Even if it does resemble Toxic Avenger [more so] than say, Spider-Man ... The script isn't actually all that bad and some of the actors—notably Michael Bailey Smith—are actually quite good here, and with an extra polish I think they might have been able to release this thing." Neil Calloway of Flickering Myth said "the production values are of a 1990s daytime soap, with some rather clunky dialogue." Doomed documentary A documentary about the film, Doomed!: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four, with Corman and the rest of the cast and crew explaining what transpired with the film and its production, was released on July 10, 2015. In popular culture In 2013 a main story arc in fourth season of the television series Arrested Development concerned the character Tobias Fünke's attempt to stage a musical based on The Fantastic Four. The setup for the story concerned his romantic relationship with DeBrie Bardeaux (Maria Bamford), an actress who had played Susan Storm in an unreleased Fantastic Four movie. This backstory parodies the development of the 1994 Corman movie and the storyline is an extended satire on various comic book rights battles. References External links Fantastic Four films 1990s action adventure films 1990s science fiction action films 1990s science fiction adventure films 1990s superhero films American action adventure films American science fiction action films American independent films American science fiction adventure films 1990s English-language films Films about astronauts Films about scientists Films set in Manhattan Films set in New York City Films shot in California Films shot in Los Angeles Unreleased American films Films about invisibility American superhero films Doctor Doom Films produced by Roger Corman Live-action films based on Marvel Comics