Steel

"The Magnificent Eight"

Jul 25 1979 PG 1h 42m
Action, Adventure, Crime

Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but an accident left him with a serious fear of heights. Unable to climb the big skyscrapers while under construction, he retired and became a truck driver. But when an old friend needs him to help put up a building, and when the old friend gets harassed and threatened by an Evil Corporate Type, he comes out of retirement and assembles the creme de la creme of the construction world. Together, they race against time to finish the building while the Evil Corporate Type tries to stop them.

Plot

Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but an accident left him with a serious fear of heights. Unable to climb the big skyscrapers while under construction, he retired and became a truck driver. But when an old friend needs him to help put up a building, and when the old friend gets harassed and threatened by an Evil Corporate Type, he comes out of retirement and assembles the creme de la creme of the construction world. Together, they race against time to finish the building while the Evil Corporate Type tries to stop them.

Written by

Leigh Chapman, Rob Ewing, Peter S. Davis

Directed by

Steve Carver

Cast

Lee Majors, Jennifer O'Neill, Art Carney

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fawcett-Majors Productions, Steel Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
896
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA