The Amazing Bulk

The Amazing Bulk

Year: 2012

Runtime: 76 mins

Language: English

Director: Lewis Schoenbrun

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Driven by ambition, young scientist Henry Howard seeks to create a serum that enhances muscle mass and extends life. His aspirations are complicated by his boss, General Darwin, who forbids him from marrying Darwin’s daughter, Hannah, until the experiment succeeds. After a devastating mugging and a heartfelt proposal, Hank injects himself with the serum, transforming into the enormous and destructive Amazing Bulk. Now, he must evade a determined detective, confront General Darwin’s imprisonment, and battle the villainous Dr. Kantlove, who threatens global catastrophe.

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Timeline & Setting – The Amazing Bulk (2012)

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City, Carnival, Subway, Secret Facility, Hannah's House, Grave

Set in a contemporary city, the narrative moves from a lively carnival to a late-night subway ride. The Bulk's rampage sweeps through urban streets and into a hidden facility where the serum is studied, then culminates at Hannah's home and a grave site after the final confrontation.

🎪 Carnival 🚇 Subway 🏙️ City 🏢 Secret Facility 🏠 Hannah's House 🪦 Grave

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Main Characters – The Amazing Bulk (2012)

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Henry 'Hank' Howard (Jordan Lawson)

A government research scientist who develops a powerful serum and secretly hopes to marry Hannah. After a mugger steals his wallet and engagement ring, he fabricates that a flash drive with serum data was taken. To prove the serum's power, he injects himself and transforms into the Bulk, unleashing a catastrophic display of strength that draws police attention and sets the plot in motion.

🔬 Science 💥 Transformation 💖 Romance 🕵️‍♂️ Investigation ⚖️ Ethics

Det. Ray Garton (Jed Rowen)

A detective who ties the burglarized wallet to the Bulk’s appearance and witnesses the creature’s return at the crime scene. He pursues the monster through the city, firing at its form and coordinating efforts with fellow investigators. His stake in the case escalates as the danger grows and the truth about Hank is uncovered.

🕵️‍♂️ Investigation 💥 Rampage ⚖️ Law & Order

Det. Lisa Tuttle (Deirdre V. Lyons)

A detective who collaborates with Garton to unravel the connection between Hank’s wallet and the metamorphosis. She witnesses the Bulk’s ferocity and becomes another casualty of the rampage, highlighting the cost of the monster’s threat on innocent bystanders and law enforcement alike.

🕵️‍♀️ Investigation 💥 Rampage ⚖️ Ethics

General Darwin (Terence Lording)

A military-backed antagonist who pursues the serum as a tool for power, planning to weaponize Hank’s discovery into a super-human army. He betrays Hank by withholding a cure and manipulating events to serve his own agenda, including orchestrating a nuclear strike to eliminate the Bulk once and for all.

🏛️ Authority 💰 Greed 🧪 Experimentation

Dr. Werner von Kantlove (Randal Malone)

A rogue scientist who funds the serum project and desecrates monuments as part of his schemes. He becomes a target in Hank’s mission to stop the rogue operation, ultimately meeting a violent end at the hands of the Bulk.

🧪 Science 💀 Death ⚔️ Conflict

The Bulk

Hank's monstrous alter ego, a giant purple humanoid unleashed by the serum. The Bulk embodies the dangers of unrestrained scientific power and the moral complexity of transforming a person into a weapon. Its presence drives the city-wide chaos and the climactic struggle with Darwin’s forces.

💥 Transformation 🧪 Experimentation 🧬 Mutation

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Major Themes – The Amazing Bulk (2012)

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👑 Power & Control

Power and control drive the narrative: the serum is weaponized to create super-soldiers, with General Darwin eager to command a new army. Howard seeks approval for marriage but becomes a tool in Darwin's plan. The story explores how power corrupts even well-intentioned scientists, leading to betrayals and moral compromise.

🧬 Transformation

Howard's serum awakens the Bulk, a purple giant whose strength outruns his control. The physical metamorphosis mirrors a moral shift from scientist to weapon, complicating relationships with Hannah. The monstrous form becomes both a weapon and a tragedy, revealing the cost of scientific meddling.

💔 Betrayal

Darwin betrays Howard by promising a cure that never arrives, using deceit to manipulate the relationship for his own ends. The hunt for Werner von Kantlove pits trust against necessity, while love between Hank and Hannah is tested by power games. The ending exposes the price of secrecy and manipulation.

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