Release Date
August 15, 1997
Director
Kenneth Johnson
Writer
Kenneth Johnson, Jon Bogdanove, Louise Simonson
Cast
Kerrie Keane, Thom Barry, Charles Napier, Judd Nelson, Hill Harper, Ray J, Irma P. Hall, Richard Roundtree, Annabeth Gish, Shaquille O'Neal
Studio
Running Time
97 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for superhero action violence
John Henry Irons was a military officer overseeing a new generation of weapons: guns that used lasers or sonic blasts to take down the enemy without killing them. But during a routine exercise, one man became overzealous and pushed the weapons beyond their approved capabilities, and the result was the death of a US Senator and the loss of Irons' best friend's legs. The man was dismissed from the army, and John Henry Irons returned... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
I used to be a comic book fan, especially of DC Comics. But one comic I never was that thrilled about was Steel; the artwork was bad and most of the stories seemed the same. For some reason, he became rather popular, despite just being yet another spin-off of the Superman franchise. That's what Steel is in the comics: A man who tried to live up to Superman's legacy while Superman was "dead." The comic book wasn't that good, and just as I predicted from the first moment I heard of this movie, the movie was even worse. Full movie review »
