You only get a little bit about the background of this brilliant Superwoman, complete with super brain, able to figure out how to get rid of a poisonous snake that slithers into her hotel room and wraps itself around her leg. But it's enough to be a great opening for this TV movie where Cathy Lee Crosby is sent on a special mission to the Big Apple, going up against announcing villain whose voice is so familiar that it's not really a surprise, and I'm sure the script writers and casting directors didn't expect the audience to be fooled.
There's plenty of action and comedy, and the result is a very campy and quick moving adventure where Crosby proves herself to be just as good as her inevitable successor, Lynda Carter. But this is an alternate universe Wonder Woman with a different universe and different tricks up her sleeve, and Crosby is definitely up to the task even when she's close to being up to her sleeve in muck. Kaz Garas, Charlene Holt, Andrew Prine and especially Ricardo Montalban seem to be having a blast in this film, reminiscent of 1940s serials. Carter lookalike Holt is equally a wonder woman here, although she's definitely the type where you wonder why she got so bad. Lots of fun and a definite crowd pleaser.
There's plenty of action and comedy, and the result is a very campy and quick moving adventure where Crosby proves herself to be just as good as her inevitable successor, Lynda Carter. But this is an alternate universe Wonder Woman with a different universe and different tricks up her sleeve, and Crosby is definitely up to the task even when she's close to being up to her sleeve in muck. Kaz Garas, Charlene Holt, Andrew Prine and especially Ricardo Montalban seem to be having a blast in this film, reminiscent of 1940s serials. Carter lookalike Holt is equally a wonder woman here, although she's definitely the type where you wonder why she got so bad. Lots of fun and a definite crowd pleaser.