| Wonder Woman | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Based on | |
| Written by | John D. F. Black |
| Directed by | Vincent McEveety |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Artie Butler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John D. F. Black |
| Producer | John G. Stephens |
| Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
| Editor | Gene Ruggiero |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 12, 1974 |
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Wonder Woman is a 1974 American made-for-television superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Cathy Lee Crosby. The film was a pilot for an intended television series being considered by ABC. The film presented the character as a James Bond–style superspy, and did not contain many elements from the comic book series.[1] Ratings were described as "respectable but not exactly wondrous" and ABC did not pick up the pilot.[2]
Instead, Warner Brothers and ABC developed a different Wonder Woman television concept that fit the more traditional presentation of the character as created by William Moulton Marston, turning away from the 1968–1972 era that had influenced the pilot. The New Original Wonder Woman, which premiered in 1975, starred Lynda Carter and eventually led to the Wonder Woman TV series. Crosby would later claim that she was offered the chance to reprise the role in that series.[3]
- ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 978-1605490564.
- ^ Shales, Tom (November 7, 1975). "Wonder Woman Tries Comeback". The Washington Post.
- ^ Joby, Tom (May 12, 1980). "Cathy Crosby turns down 'Wonder Woman' offer". Associated Press.