The Incredible Hulk Returns

This 1988 television film continues the story of Dr. David Banner, years after the end of the series that made him a fugitive from his own rage. Living quietly and working at a research institute on a device he hopes will finally undo the gamma exposure that transforms him into the Hulk whenever anger takes hold, Banner has gone two years without a transformation and has begun a relationship with a young doctor. His old student Donald Blake arrives with a Viking artifact that summons Thor, the Norse god, and the confrontation triggers Banner's return to his green alter ego. A criminal organization seeking the technology puts Banner and those close to him in danger, pushing the two powerful figures toward an uneasy alliance. Reporter Jack McGee remains on Banner's trail.

Bill Bixby directs and again plays Banner, with Lou Ferrigno returning as the Hulk and Jack Colvin as McGee. Nicholas Corea wrote the screenplay. Bixby went on to direct two further Hulk television films. Lee Purcell, Charles Napier and John Gabriel appear in supporting roles.

On IMDb the film holds a 5.7 rating from roughly 3,900 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.3 from a much smaller base of 169 votes, a modest reception typical of the revival movies made for television.