Northstar (1986)

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.

Director:

Peter Levin

Writers:

Daniel Grodnik (creator), Howard Lakin

Stars:

Greg Evigan, Deborah Wakeham, Mitchell Ryan

Cast

Cast overview:
Greg Evigan	...	Maj. Jack North
Deborah Wakeham	...	Dr. Alison Taylor
Mitchell Ryan	...	Col. Even Marshall (as Mitch Ryan)
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

Storyline

Astronaut Jack North is hit by mysterious solar radiation while photographing an eclipse during a spacewalk. Returned to Earth, scientists find that as long as his eyes are exposed to the ultraviolet in sunlight, his mental and physical abilities are boosted to superhuman levels. More than a few minutes of exposure risks overload and death, so he needs to wear special sunglasses. Wearing the glasses or at night, he's a normal human. But in sunlight, he can think like a computer, recall everything, has super-senses and super-strength and can run as fast as a motorcycle. North uses his newfound abilities to investigate the murder of his best friend and fellow astronaut.

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | genius | unsold tv series pilot | supernatural power | outer space | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

A pilot for a television series for ABC network that was not picked up.

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Quotes

Maj. Jack North: [Burning soil to "see" the chemicals] Damn. Blood.
Dr. Alison Taylor: So what? He was pretty cut up from the fall.
Maj. Jack North: Yeah, but what's it doing up here?

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Connections

Spoofed in Heat Vision and Jack (1999)

User Reviews

Space man, odd spaceman!

Greg Evigan plays an astronaut that while using a state of the art stellar scanner recieves a dose of radiation through the device. Eventually when he gets back to Earth, he comes to the painful realization that UV radiation can burn out his brain thus killing him, but other than that he is superhuman, as the radiation has enhanced his body as well as his IQ. Not really great as a pilot film but enough to keep the kiddies munching popcorn while they watch.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Northstar - vaara avaruudessa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daniel Grodnik Productions, Clyde Phillips Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1