Supersonic Man

Supersonic Man
Supersonic Man
Directed by	Juan Piquer
Screenplay by	Tonino Moi; Juan Piquer;
Produced by	Dick Randall; Faruk Alatan;
Starring	Michael Coby; Cameron Mitchell; Diana Plakow;
Cinematography	Juan Marine
Edited by	Pedro del Rey; George Akers;
Music by	Gin Peguri; Juan Luis Izaguirre;
Production; company	Almena Films
Distributed by	Filmayer S.A.
Release date	6 August 1979;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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

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.^[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. It was also spoofed by RiffTrax on October 11, 2013.^[5]

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]

References

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

Sources

Pym, John (December 1979). "Supersonic Man". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 46, no. 551. British Film Institute.

External links

[FOOTNOTEPym1979255-1] ^ ^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

[supersonic-4] "Supersonic Man" (in Spanish). The Spanish Film Catalogue. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[5] RiffTrax

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