Supersonic Man

1979 Spanish film

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

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

## Plot

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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

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* 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

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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

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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

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* Italo disco
* The Pumaman \- 1980 film similar in content

## References

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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
4. ^ a b "Supersonic Man" (in Spanish). The Spanish Film Catalogue. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

### Sources

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

## External links

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* Supersonic Man at IMDb

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Films directed by Juan Piquer Simón

* Where Time Began (1978)
* Supersonic Man (1979)
* Pieces (1982)
* Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
* Slugs (1988)
* The Rift (1990)
* Cthulhu Mansion (1990)

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