Supersonic Man

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

Supersonic Man is a 1979 Spanish superhero film directed by Juan Piquer Simón, and starring Antonio Cantafora and Cameron Mitchell.[2]

Plot

Kronos, a humanoid extraterrestrial (Richard Yesteran), has been sent to planet Earth in order to help humanity against its own threats. Settling in New York City, he becomes a superhero, Supersonic Man. He confronts nefarious Dr. Gulik (Cameron Mitchell) who plans to take over the world.[3]

Cast

Release

Supersonic Man was distributed in Spain by Filmayer S.A. on 6 August 1979.[4] It sold 751,696 tickets on its Spanish release.[4] It was the last film seen on WFLD's version of Svengoolie (titled Son of Svengoolie) before it was cancelled in 1986.

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Pym 1979, p. 255.
  2. ^ "Supersonic Man = a Eurodisco Superman with no budget". 4 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ Turner Classic Movies
  4. ^ a b "Supersonic Man" (in Spanish). The Spanish Film Catalogue. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

Sources

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