Exo-Man (1977)

Directed by

Richard Irving

Genre

action film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

NR

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A physics professor is paralyzed in an attack. He builds a special suit that gives him super strength and the ability to survive explosions. He uses the suit to seek revenge on the men who hurt him.

low-budgetdatedearnestsuspensefulpilot-feelinginventivemildly tense

What happens

Exo-Man is a 1977 made-for-TV superhero film directed by Richard Irving. The film's screenplay was written by Henri Simoun and Lionel E. Siegel from a story by Martin Caidin and Henri Simoun. It stars David Ackroyd, Anne Schedeen, A Martinez, and José Ferrer. According to Unsold TV Pilots written by Lee Goldberg the film was intended as a pilot for a continuing series. Goldberg quotes Caidin as claiming the film was not accepted for series production due to lack of merchandising potential, despite relatively successful viewing numbers. However, this claim is suspect because other Universal pilots of the era which did progress to series, notably The Invisible Man and Gemini Man, also lacked merchandising potential. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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