The Avengers

The Avengers

Year: 1998

Runtime: 87 min

Language: English

Director: Jeremiah S Chechik

Budget: $60M

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British Ministry agent John Steed and alluring scientist Emma Peel must stop arch-villain Sir August de Wynter from unleashing a weather control machine to dominate the world. Their mission involves navigating dangerous situations and confronting elaborate schemes. As they work together, a powerful attraction develops between the two agents, complicating their efforts to thwart the villain's sinister plot and save the world from his control.

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1

Ministry briefing on Prospero sabotage

Mother informs Steed and Peel that the Prospero weather project was sabotaged by Peel. Peel denies the accusation and insists she is innocent. Steed and Peel are assigned to work together to uncover the real saboteur.

The Ministry
2

Meeting with Sir August de Wynter

The duo visits Sir August de Wynter, a former Ministry scientist, who immediately takes a liking to Peel due to a shared love of weather. The encounter hints at a potential ally or rival in the weather scheming. Tension and charisma foreshadow a complicated relationship with de Wynter.

Sir August de Wynter's mansion
3

Discovery at Wonderland Weather

Following a lead to Wonderland Weather, a company that artificially creates heat or rain, Steed and Peel uncover two dead men in teddy bear suits. The men indicate a secret organization is involved, led by de Wynter. One bear resembles Peel, hinting at a clone among the ranks.

Wonderland Weather
4

Clone on the roof

A teddy bear doubles as a Peel-like figure, confirming the clone theory. Steed arrives just in time to save Peel when the double leaps from a roof and vanishes.

Wonderland Weather rooftop
5

Bees attack and Peel is captured

Mechanical bees swarm de Wynter's mansion and the couple barely escapes. An elderly Ministry agent named Alice helps them flee, but de Wynter captures, drugs, and hypnotizes Peel.

Sir August de Wynter's mansion
6

Peel trapped by the shifting floor

Peel becomes trapped as the mansion's floor plan shifts, leaving her unable to escape. Steed tracks her down, frees her, and Peel lies unconscious after the rescue.

de Wynter's mansion
7

Steed dismisses Peel

Back at Steed's apartment, Peel awakens and Steed fires her, effectively dismissing her from the investigation. The partnership strains under the weight of the accusations and betrayal.

Steed's apartment
8

Peel arrested; Steed searches for clues

Peel is arrested by Father and taken into custody. Meanwhile, Steed visits Invisible Jones to investigate the meaning of a map found at Wonderland Weather, hoping for a crucial clue.

The Ministry
9

Father implicated by cloning evidence

Viewing photos of failed genetic experiments, including cloning, Steed realizes that Father is working with de Wynter to manipulate Peel and their plan. The conspiracy widens, tying Peel's fate to Father and Wynter.

The Ministry
10

Mother incapacitated by Father and clone

Father and the Peel clone gas Peel unconscious but are confronted by Mother, whom they incapacitate to advance their scheme. The Ministry crew loses a key ally at this critical moment.

The Ministry
11

Prospero ultimatum to world leaders

De Wynter uses Prospero to confront world leaders, delivering a midnight ultimatum to control weather and monetize it at great expense. His plan shows the global stakes of the sabotage.

World Leaders summit
12

Peel escapes in a hot air balloon

Father and the Peel clone take Peel to a hot air balloon, where she regains consciousness and escapes during a snowstorm. The balloon collides with the Wonderland Weather sign, killing Father and the clone.

Over Wonderland Weather
13

The island where Wynter operates

Jones identifies that de Wynter is using Prospero instruments on a secret island, and Peel and Steed travel there to stop him. The stakes rise as the island becomes the focal point for the final confrontation.

Secret island
14

Peel defuses Prospero and a London hurricane forms

On the secret island, Peel defuses the Prospero device just as a hurricane forms over London, signaling the collapse of Wynter's weather manipulation. The crisis shifts from the island to the skies over the city.

Secret island
15

Final duel and reunion with Mother

Steed duels de Wynter and impales him with his own cane, and Wynter is disintegrated by a lightning bolt. The Weather base self-destructs, and Steed and Peel escape to reunite with Mother on a rooftop, sealing their alliance with a kiss.

Weather base on the island; rooftop

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