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.
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31 people
Shaquille O'Neal
John Henry Irons / Steel
Known for
Kazaam
Grown Ups 2
Annabeth Gish
Sparky
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Midnight Mass
Richard Roundtree
Uncle Joe
Known for
Se7en
Shaft
Judd Nelson
Nathaniel Burke
Known for
The Breakfast Club
Girl in the Basement
Irma P. Hall
Grandma Odessa
Known for
The Ladykillers
Collateral
Harvey Silver
Lamont
Also in
One World
Last Resort
Ray J
Martin
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Mars Attacks!
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Claire Stansfield
Duvray
Charles Napier
Col. David
Known for
Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Incredible Hulk
Kerrie Keane
Sen. Nolan
Known for
Incubus
Bates Motel
Eric Pierpoint
Major
Known for
Alien Nation
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Michael Preston
Mr. Weston
Kenneth Johnson Director · Louise Simonson Author Jon Bogdanove Author
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $16M · United States release August 15, 1997
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,686,429
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
DC Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · August 15, 1997
Theatrical
United States · August 15, 1997
Theatrical
Germany
April 13, 2023 · Digital
Ireland
January 16, 1998 · Physical
Netherlands
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 16, 1998 · Physical
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