Black-garbed villain Kobras (Donald Pleasance) has acquired the Pumamask, which will allow him to take over the world (somehow), so its up to Aztec god Vadinho (Miguel Angel Fuentes) to find the latest incarnation of Pumaman, aka the Italian Superman. This he does in the most disarming way possible he throws people out of windows to see if they float. Thankfully, its not long before he meets Professor Tony Farms (Walter George Alton), who proves to be a dab hand at standing in front of rear-projected footage. He also gets the cheapest superhero costume ever: a red and black tunic, which means he has to provide his own trousers and shoes. When Pumaman confronts his nemesis, however, he proves no match for Kobrass mind-control techniques, so Vadinho takes him aside for further training, during which he dispenses such sound wisdom as, Each man is a god, and each man is free. Now given the strength to crush his enemies, Pumaman triumphs over evil and flies away with his girlfriend, who asks him, Have you ever made love in the air? Pleasance considered this to be his worst film.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
