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




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.




Cast


Antonio Cantafora - Paul (credited as Michael Coby)
Cameron Mitchell - Dr. Gulik
Diana Polakov - Patricia Morgan
Frank Braña - Peterson
José María Caffarel - Professor Morgan (credited as John Caffarel)
José Luis Ayestarán - Kronos / Supersonic (credited as Richard Yesteran)




Release


Supersonic Man was distributed in Spain by Filmayer S.A. on 6 August 1979. It sold 751,696 tickets on its Spanish release.
It was the last film seen on WFLD's version of Svengoolie (titled Son of Svengoolie) before it was cancelled in 1986.
It was also spoofed by RiffTrax on October 11, 2013.




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."




See also


Mystery Science Theater 3000
Italo disco
The Pumaman - 1980 film similar in content




References






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External links


Supersonic Man at IMDb
RiffTrax preview on official YouTube channel

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