The Avengers (1998 film)

This article is about the 1998 adaptation. For the TV series, see The Avengers (TV series). For other films named "The Avengers", see The Avengers (disambiguation).

The Avengers
A womam wearing a black catsuit, beside a man in a suit and bowler hat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeremiah S. Chechik
Written byDon Macpherson
Based onThe Avengers
by Sydney Newman
Produced byJerry Weintraub
Starring
CinematographyRoger Pratt
Edited byMick Audsley
Music byJoel McNeely
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 14, 1998 (1998-08-14)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[1]
Box office$54.7 million[2]

The Avengers is a 1998 American satirical spy action comedy film directed by Jeremiah Chechik, an adaptation of the 1961–1969 British television series of the same name. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman as secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel, and Sean Connery as Sir August de Wynter, a mad scientist bent on controlling the world's weather. Patrick Macnee, Steed in the original series, makes a vocal cameo as the voice of Invisible Jones.

The film underperformed at the box-office, only grossing $54.7 million against its $60 million budget and was met with negative reviews from critics.[3]

  1. ^ "The Avengers (1998) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  2. ^ Klady, Leonard (January 25, 1999). "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. p. 36.
  3. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/avengershunter.htm [bare URL]