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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.

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Maj. Jack North
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Dr. Alison Taylor
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Col. Even Marshall (as Mitch Ryan)
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Dr. Karl Janss
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Bill Harlow
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Becker
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Jane Harlow
Richard Garrison ...
National Security Agent #1
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Black Astronaut

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Peter Levin

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Daniel Grodnik ... (creator) (creator)
 
Howard Lakin ... (writer)

Produced by

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Daniel Grodnik ... executive producer
Howard Lakin ... producer
Clyde Phillips ... executive producer

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Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by

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Michael D. Margulies

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Jack Fegan
Skip Schoolnik

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Jim Borgardt ... assistant editor
Linda Renaud ... assistant editor

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Hazel Catmull ... hair stylist
Robert Norin ... makeup artist

Production Management

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John W. Rogers ... production manager

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Mitchell Bock ... second assistant director
Anthony Brand ... first assistant director

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Vince Gutierrez ... supervising sound editor
Tom Overton ... sound mixer (as T.G. Overton)

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Carol Daniels ... stunts
Steve Kelso ... stunts

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Abby Treloggen ... music editor

Additional Crew

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Julie Schnepf ... assistant to the executive producers
Thomas A. Davila ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Operación Northstar (Spain, Castilian title)
  • Tödliche Sonne (West Germany)
  • Estrela do Norte (Brazil)
  • Northstar - vaara avaruudessa (Finland)
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  • 90 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia A pilot for a television series for ABC network that was not picked up. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Greatest Show You Never Saw (1996). See more »
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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