Steel (film) 2101749 208781185 2008-04-28T16:33:37Z Fordmadoxfraud 1185156 rvv {{Infobox Film | name = Steel| image = Steelposter.jpg | caption = Original one-sheet film poster. | director = [[Kenneth Johnson]] | producer = [[Quincy Jones]]<br>David Salzman<br>Joel Simon | writer = Louise Simonson (comic)<br>Jon Bogdanove (comic)<br>Kenneth Johnson | narrator = | starring = [[Shaquille O'Neal]]<br>[[Annabeth Gish]]<br>[[Judd Nelson]]<br>[[Richard Roundtree]]<br>[[Ray J]] | music = Mervyn Warren | cinematography = [[Mark Irwin]] | editing = John F. Link | distributor = [[Warner Bros.]] | released = [[August 15]], [[1997 in film|1997]] | runtime = 97 min | country = {{USA}} | language = English | budget = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | website = http://movies.warnerbros.com/steel/main.html | amg_id = 1:158619 | imdb_id = 0120207 }} '''''Steel''''' is the name of a [[1997 in film|1997]] movie starring basketball star [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and future ''[[The X-Files|X-Files]]'' star [[Annabeth Gish]]. It is a superhero action-adventure film based on the [[DC Comics]] [[John Henry Irons|character of the same name]]. The movie (released on [[August 15]]) was considered a huge disappointment both critically<ref>[http://www.badmovies.org/othermovies/steel/ Steel B-Movie Review]</ref> and financially. ''Steel'' was produced for an estimated [[United States dollar|$]]16,000,000 but grossed only $1,686,429 at the box office. ==Plot== [[John Henry Irons]] ([[Shaquille O'Neal]]) is a weapons designer for the United States military. When his project to create weapons that harmlessly neutralize soldiers is eradicated, he resigns in disgust. When he sees criminal gangs are using the weapons that he helped manufacture on the street, he uses his resources and his Uncle Joe's ([[Richard Roundtree]]) equipment in his junkyard to fight back against the man who's been selling them to those gangs: Nathaniel Burke ([[Judd Nelson]]). In order to do so, he uses the resources that are available to him to forge himself a suit of armor and the weaponry necessary to carry out his war on crime. ==Cast== *[[Shaquille O'Neal]] - John Henry Irons/Steel *[[Annabeth Gish]] - Susan Sparks *[[Judd Nelson]] - Nathaniel Burke *[[Richard Roundtree]] - Uncle Joe *[[Irma Hall]] - Grandma Odessa *[[Ray J]] - Martin *[[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]] - Col. David *[[Hill Harper]] - Slats *[[Thom Barry]] - Sgt. Marcus *[[George Lemore]] - Cutter *[[Kerrie Keane]] - Senator Nolan ==Production history== The film was originally designed to be a spinoff of the new [[Superman]] film that used the ''[[The Death of Superman|Death of Superman]]'' storyline that originally introduced the character in the comics. The project languished in [[development hell]] for so long the spinoff moved forward without the film it was to be attached to. A similar incident happened with ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'', a spin-off of ''[[Batman Returns]]'', where so much time had passed and the project changed so much the connection was lost.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} There is apparently no Superman in the universe of the movie, but Irons wears a tattoo of Superman's symbol with the caption "Man of Steel", a tattoo that Shaq already had. ==See also== *[[Steel (soundtrack)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb title|id=0120207|name=Steel}} *[http://movies.warnerbros.com/steel/main.html Official Website] *[http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=34633 SoundtrackCollector - Soundtrack Information] *[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/1997/08/16/DD75073.DTL Shaquille Is the Strength of `Steel'] <!--Split film/book article intentional - Please do not remove this comment--> {{DC Comics films}} [[Category:1997 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:1990s action films]] [[Category:Films based on DC comics]] [[Category:Superhero films]] [[de:Steel Man]] [[it:Steel (film)]] [[nl:Steel (film uit 1997)]]