Supersonic Man

Supersonic Man is a 1979 Spanish superhero film directed by Juan Piquer Simón, and starring Antonio Cantafora and Cameron Mitchell.^[2]

Supersonic Man
Directed by	Juan Piquer
Screenplay by	Tonino Moi Juan Piquer
Produced by	Dick Randall Faruk Alatan[1]
Starring	Michael Coby Cameron Mitchell Diana Plakow
Cinematography	Juan Marine[1]
Edited by	Pedro del Rey George Akers[1]
Music by	Gin Peguri Juan Luis Izaguirre[1]
Production company	Almena Films[1]
Distributed by	Filmayer S.A.
Release date	6 August 1979 (1979-08-06)
Running time	88 minutes[1]
Country	Spain[1]
Language	Spanish

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

See also

• Italo disco
• The Pumaman - 1980 film similar in content