Supersonic Man

Supersonic Man is a Spanish superhero movie directed by Juan Piquer Simón and released in 1979. It stars Antonio Cantafora and Cameron Mitchell.[2]

Supersonic Man
Directed byJuan Piquer
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Tonino Moi
  • Juan Piquer
Starring
Music by
  • Gin Peguri
  • Juan Luis Izaguirre[1]
CinematographyJuan Marine[1]
Edited by
Production
company
Almena Films[1]
Distributed byFilmayer S.A.
Release date
  • 6 August 1979 (1979-08-06) (Spain)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountrySpain[1]

Plot

Kronos, a humanoid extraterrestrial (Richard Yesteran), has been sent to planet Earth in order to help humanity against its own threats. Setting on in New York City, he becomes a superhero, Supersonic Man. He confronts nefarious Dr. Gulik (Cameron Mitchell) who plans to take over the world.

Cast

Release

Supersonic Man was distributed in Spain by Filmayer S.A. on 6 August 1979.[3] It sold 751,696 tickets on its Spanish release.[3]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, John Pym wrote in Monthly Film Bulletin that the film "is a cut-price digest of half-a-dozen money spinners, from the Bond movies to Star Wars."[1]

References

  1. Pym 1979, p. 255.
  2. "Supersonic Man = a Eurodisco Superman with no budget". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "Supersonic Man" (in Spanish). The Spanish Film Catalogue. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

Sources


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