Steel (1979)
DIRECTOR: Steve Carver (Lone Wolf McQuade, Bulletproof)
STARS: Lee Majors (The Last Chase), Jennifer O'Neill, Art Carney, Harris Yulin (Watched), George Kennedy (Mean Dog Blues), Richard Lynch (Delta Fox), Roger E. Mosley (Leadbelly, Darktown Strutters), Robert Tessier (Outlaw Riders, Starcrash), Albert Salmi (Empire of the Ants), R.G. Armstrong (Legend of Hillbilly John, Beast Within), Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie's)
SYNOPSIS: Entertaining drama comedy, with some thrills, as a construction legend and his ragtag crew try to finish a skyscraper in record time. After a deadly accident a woman (O'Neill) inherits a construction company. In order to keep a lucrative contract the building must be completed on time. Up against a wall, she reaches out to "Mike Cation" (Majors) for help. He's working as a truck driver and now has a fear of heights after a personal incident. He reluctantly agrees but only if he can select his own crew (ala Dirty Dozen, Magnificent Seven, etc). In fact the film's tagline is: "The Magnificent Eight"(!). The men include genre faves Richard Lynch, Robert Tessier, Roger E. Mosley, Albert Salmi and Terry Kiser. In addition to the time crunch, bad weather & high anxiety they butt heads with a rival construction crew led by villain Harris Yulin and his dopey sidekick R.G Armstrong (in a rare comedic performance). This fits in with other late 70's fare like Convoy, Hooper, etc. I was surprised how well this one holds up - a forgotten gem.
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free / Code Free DVD-R
DIRECTOR: Steve Carver (Lone Wolf McQuade, Bulletproof)
STARS: Lee Majors (The Last Chase), Jennifer O'Neill, Art Carney, Harris Yulin (Watched), George Kennedy (Mean Dog Blues), Richard Lynch (Delta Fox), Roger E. Mosley (Leadbelly, Darktown Strutters), Robert Tessier (Outlaw Riders, Starcrash), Albert Salmi (Empire of the Ants), R.G. Armstrong (Legend of Hillbilly John, Beast Within), Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie's)
SYNOPSIS: Entertaining drama comedy, with some thrills, as a construction legend and his ragtag crew try to finish a skyscraper in record time. After a deadly accident a woman (O'Neill) inherits a construction company. In order to keep a lucrative contract the building must be completed on time. Up against a wall, she reaches out to "Mike Cation" (Majors) for help. He's working as a truck driver and now has a fear of heights after a personal incident. He reluctantly agrees but only if he can select his own crew (ala Dirty Dozen, Magnificent Seven, etc). In fact the film's tagline is: "The Magnificent Eight"(!). The men include genre faves Richard Lynch, Robert Tessier, Roger E. Mosley, Albert Salmi and Terry Kiser. In addition to the time crunch, bad weather & high anxiety they butt heads with a rival construction crew led by villain Harris Yulin and his dopey sidekick R.G Armstrong (in a rare comedic performance). This fits in with other late 70's fare like Convoy, Hooper, etc. I was surprised how well this one holds up - a forgotten gem.
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free / Code Free DVD-R
DIRECTOR: Steve Carver (Lone Wolf McQuade, Bulletproof)
STARS: Lee Majors (The Last Chase), Jennifer O'Neill, Art Carney, Harris Yulin (Watched), George Kennedy (Mean Dog Blues), Richard Lynch (Delta Fox), Roger E. Mosley (Leadbelly, Darktown Strutters), Robert Tessier (Outlaw Riders, Starcrash), Albert Salmi (Empire of the Ants), R.G. Armstrong (Legend of Hillbilly John, Beast Within), Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie's)
SYNOPSIS: Entertaining drama comedy, with some thrills, as a construction legend and his ragtag crew try to finish a skyscraper in record time. After a deadly accident a woman (O'Neill) inherits a construction company. In order to keep a lucrative contract the building must be completed on time. Up against a wall, she reaches out to "Mike Cation" (Majors) for help. He's working as a truck driver and now has a fear of heights after a personal incident. He reluctantly agrees but only if he can select his own crew (ala Dirty Dozen, Magnificent Seven, etc). In fact the film's tagline is: "The Magnificent Eight"(!). The men include genre faves Richard Lynch, Robert Tessier, Roger E. Mosley, Albert Salmi and Terry Kiser. In addition to the time crunch, bad weather & high anxiety they butt heads with a rival construction crew led by villain Harris Yulin and his dopey sidekick R.G Armstrong (in a rare comedic performance). This fits in with other late 70's fare like Convoy, Hooper, etc. I was surprised how well this one holds up - a forgotten gem.
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free / Code Free DVD-R