Supersonic Man (1979)

Director:

Juan Piquer Simón

Writers:

Sebastian Moi (screenplay) &
Juan Piquer Simón (screenplay)

Release Date:

January 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Superhero Kronos, from a distant galaxy, tangles with mad scientist Cameron Mitchell over the fate of mankind.

Plot Keywords:

Galaxy | Alien | Superman | Space | Savior

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Antonio Cantafora	...	Paul (as Michael Coby)
Cameron Mitchell	...	Dr. Gulik (as Cameron Mitchel)
Richard Yesteran	...	Kronos / Supersonic
Diana Polakov	...	Patricia Morgan / Gordon (as Diana Polakow)
José María Caffarel	...	Professor Morgan / Gordon (as John Caffarel)
Frank Braña	...	Peterson (as Frank Brana)
Javier De Campos	...	Drunk (as Javier Cameos)
Tito García	...	George - Henchman on Truck
Quique Camoiras	...	Stuttering henchman
Luis Barboo	...	Harrison
Ángel Ter	...	Italian cook
Emilio Higuera		(as Emilio Higueras)
Luis Castilla
Frank A. Sánchez
Emilio Fornet	...	Drunk in Bar

Also Known As:

Ääntänopeampi mies (Finland) [fi]
Süpersonik adam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sonicman (West Germany) [de]
Supersonic Man (France) (video title) [fr]

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Almena Films

Trivia:

The script lifts a scene from the screenplay of Superman (1978) that was not in the original theatrical release of Superman but can be found in the new video and DVD release, almost verbatim. It's the one where the hero (Superman/Supersonic) enters the underground lair of the villain (Lex Luthor/Dr. Gulik) and has to pass through some corridors where he is shot, frozen, and burnt.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Supersonic lifts some sort of tractor that is clearly flat and only a few inches thick (flat enough that the actor can grip it in his hands) and apparently made of balsa wood.

Quotes:

[Wondering about Supersonic Man]
Gulik: Who sent him? Who is he? From where? More importantly, why? Why? Why? We must find this strange devil, or whatever the hell he is, before he panics my entire organization!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Slaughter High (1986)

Can lift particleboard representations of heavy machinery with a single grunt!!

A Spanish ripoff of the original Superman movie, the movie is cool for the first two minutes while the exposition for all of this is formed. Then, it happens: the music. The tinny, cheesy music. Then the obviously FAKE blue-screen work that shows our hero as flying through space. Then the movie falls apart as good FX work (laserblasts) and bad FX (the Puma Man flying sequences..no lie!) mishmash together with inadequate dubbing and Cameron 'Mitchel' (?) laughing like his helium was too concentrated. However, the stinger for this episode is when Supersonic Man decides to lift up a bulldozer and, thanks to the amazing art of editing, is shown to pick up this horribly fake particleboard recreation of a bulldozer. It's not even painted well to cover up this shoddy job. Then the regular viewer will lose all respect and this movie will go back to the comedy section of your local Hollywood Video and lay there until Hell freezes over. But if you are a lover of bad movies, this one is a must. If you loved 'Puma Man,' this is FAR more entertaining. Go knock yourself out. The costume of Supersonic Man is quite interesting, unlike the rest of this movie.