For a TV pilot, this was actually quite entertaining. The plot is a little slow and Stephen Strange character doesn't become a sorcerer until the very end, which is perfectly fine considering it was intended to set up a TV show. It has that low budget charm to it that keep me glued and it's very 70s with all the sorcery and the psychedelic trippiness. Though the majority of the film is a hospital drama, all the actors do a relatively good job at pulling it off and I was never bored. The colors are amazing and the entity scenes are pretty cool too. Also, I keep thinking about The Dunwich Horror while watching this. I think both would make a killer double feature. I'm sure the similarities are apparent to those familiar with either film. Both feature similar lead characters and a good deal of cosmic horror and 70s trippiness. This film is recently released in Blu and DVD from Shout! Factory.

This early attempt at Dr. Strange from 1978, with its limited budget and often bizarre creative choices, unfortunately feels more like a porno movie in terms of its production quality and takes some truly weird liberties with the source material. However, when put against the standards of other Marvel TV movies of the era, particularly the Lou Ferrigno Incredible Hulk series, it actually manages to be kind of fun in its own peculiar, campy way, offering a glimpse into a very different era of superhero adaptations.