2.2 Score

1997 • 1h 37min • PG-13 • Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Steel

"Heroes don't come any bigger."

When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome electrohammer and riding a gadget-packed motorcycle, he's ready to wage war... if he can fix the untimely glitches in his untested gear.

IMDb 3.0

RT 12%

MC 28

Director

Kenneth Johnson

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Kenneth Johnson

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Shaquille O'Neal

John Henry Irons / Steel

Annabeth Gish

Sparky

Richard Roundtree

Uncle Joe

Judd Nelson

Nathaniel Burke

Irma P. Hall

Grandma Odessa

Harvey Silver

Lamont

Ray J

Martin

Charles Napier

Col. David

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Kerrie Keane Sen. Nolan

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