three songs, including "Captain Invincible" sung by O'Brien, "Evil Midnight" sung by Lee and Arkin, and "Name Your Poison" sung by Lee during which the evil Mr. Midnight tempts the alcoholic Captain Invincible with a well-stocked bar. After the film was completed, producer Andrew Gaty, acting on the advice of his American distributor, recut. Mora objected and the matter wound up before the Minister of Home Affairs, Tom McVeigh. McVeigh declared that the film was not "Australian" and thus did not qualify for the 150% tax deduction available for investors. Gaty challenged this decision in court and won. Music Reception The Return of Captain Invincible grossed a mere $55,110 at the Australian box office against a budget of $7 million. British fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett called the film "a series of bad moments pasted together with great songs and a budget of fourpence," but said that he had watched it a number of times. Colin Greenland reviewed The Return of Captain Invincible for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Featuring hilarious musical routines from the man who wrote The Rocky Horror Picture Show and tongue-in-cheek aerobatics by the effects team from Superman, this eccentric, extraordinary and utterly delightful Australian movie has been unforgiveably denied to British audiences until now. All credit to Entertainment in Video for discovering it." Accolades References External links The Return of Captain Invincible at Rocky Music The Return of Captain Invincible at Oz Movies 1983 films Australian fantasy comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s musical comedy films 1980s superhero films Superhero comedy films Films directed by Philippe Mora Australian alternative history films Science fiction musical films Fantasy music 1983 comedy films Films with screenplays by Steven E. de Souza