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Steel (1997)

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Reviews Counted:50

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Rotten:48

Average Rating:1.9/10

Consensus: Steel is a badly-acted movie that indulges not only in superhero cliches, but also the sappy TV-movie-of-the-week ones.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: NBA superstar O'Neal slam-dunks his way onto the silver screen as the titular comic book hero, an erstwhile weapons researcher who applies his military know-how as an armored urban crimefighter... NBA superstar O'Neal slam-dunks his way onto the silver screen as the titular comic book hero, an erstwhile weapons researcher who applies his military know-how as an armored urban crimefighter (accompanied by Roundtree, who could be a sidekick only to the 7-foot-1 O'Neal). Based on the comics by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove. [More]

Starring: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree

Starring: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree, Irma P. Hall, Ray Jay Norwood, Charles Napier, Kerrie Keane, Thom Barry, Hill Harper, George Lemore

Director: Kenneth Johnson

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Screenwriter: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Kenneth Johnson
Composer: Mervyn Warren
Producer: Mark Allan, Leonard Armato, Bruce Binkow, Quincy Jones, Shaquille O'Neal, David Salzman, Joel Simon

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