A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor’s Hammer (2011)

By AV Club Staff | April 7, 2017 | 2:41am

Aux Features Film

Release date: October 25, 2011

The story: While stopping for gas and a snack during a road trip to retrieve the titular weapon, Special Agent Phil Coulson stops a robbery. He implies that the clerk should tell the cops he was never there.

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