20 Years of Steel

Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the premiere of Steel. Loosely based on the DC Comics superhero, the story finds John Henry Irons quitting his job after accidentally paralyzing a friend of his only to build a powerful armor to take down his rival and former partner who uses his technology to build weapons. The film was a massive box office bomb and was ravaged by fans and critics. The movie was criticized for bad writing, poor production values, and poor acting, especially from basketball player turned actor Shaquille O'Neal in the lead. Fans were upset that, as opposed to the comics, the movie had almost nothing to do with Superman. The film features the talents of Thom Barry as Sergeant Marcus.