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Northstar (1986) (TV)
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Daniel Grodnik (creator)
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10 August 1986 (USA)
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An astronaut's ship passes through a strange magnetic field on its way back to Earth, and when he emerges from it after landing, he finds he has acquired superhuman powers and a super-genius IQ. | add synopsis
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"I almost pass for Superman ..."
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(Credited cast) | Greg Evigan | ... | Maj. Jack North |
 | Deborah Wakeham | ... | Dr. Alison Taylor |
 | Mitch Ryan | ... | Col. Even Marshall |
 | Mason Adams | ... | Dr. Karl Janss |
 | David Hayward | ... | Bill Harlow |
 | Sonny Landham | ... | Becker |
| Robin Curtis | ... | Jane Harlow |
| Richard Garrison | ... | National Security Agent #1 |
| Steven Williams | ... | National Security Agent #2 |
| Ken Foree | ... | Black Astronaut |
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90 min | Netherlands:78 min
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Spoofed in Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV)
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I don't know about anyone else, but I thought this film was brilliant (for it's time). This guy was the closest human equivalent of Superman ever portrayed, and I liked the fact that he didn't really WANT these powers in the first place. To my annoyance, a lot of these "new" heroes seem only too happy to slap on the spandex and start running around wreaking havoc in the name of the Greater Good, often having the reverse effect.
Now I KNOW special effects in the 80s didn't have the panache of the 90s with its CGI, and that somewhat cheesy performances were the norm with a lot of 80s TV actors! But I feel the film's makers did a pretty good job with what they had, and the plot wasn't half bad either!
(NB - I originally posted this comment on 10-Nov-2000 as IronFan, which I've since deleted)