Product Details

• Actors: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree, Irma P. Hall
• Directors: Kenneth Johnson
• Writers: Kenneth Johnson, Jon Bogdanove, Louise Simonson
• Producers: Bruce Binkow, David Salzman, Joel Simon, Leonard Armato
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 19, 1998
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0790733269
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,833 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Shaquille O'Neal plays a relatively recent DC Comics hero named Steel, an Army weapons engineer who dons a steel suit and does battle with various bad buys, including a weapons dealer (Judd Nelson) whose market is criminals. Sooner or later, somebody had to give Shaq the opportunity to finally prove he doesn't belong in movies, and this silly 1997 action movie--in which O'Neal could not possibly look more wooden--does the trick. --Tom Keogh

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute funniest movie I have ever scene in my life!, June 24, 2000

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KJ "KJ" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ok, this movie deserves to be watched again and again and again and again. My friend and I saw the last half of it on TV a couple months ago, and we laughed so hard that we decided to get the whole thing...it was one of the best investments I have ever made! One advantage to actually owning it on tape is that you can rewind it once, twice, thrice and watch the same scenes over and over until your sides bust! This movie is non-stop laughs, and I personally guarantee that you'll love it! STEEL! There are so many pointless, random scenes that just kill me! Get it! Get it! Go Steel, go! I haven't seen it yet, but I'm planning on going out and renting Kazaam (a movie where Shaq plays a genie! ) and if it's half as funny as Steel, I know I'll die laughing! RENT IT, STEEL IT, BUY IT, JUST SEE IT!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Someone....kill me now, July 9, 2007

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Rodney R. Martinez "Haven" (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What is this.... I'd rather watch a penny collect rust than watch this again. OMGAWD. Shaq should be sent to Guantanamo Bay for this. I think this movie is an indication of the forthcoming end of time............

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Why Butcher Shaq?, November 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Steel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Personally, I have no idea how Shaquille O' Neal would want to act in movies. He is not that good a voice actor at all, but he does great action stunts. I always liked Steel, even though I've hardly ever heard of him. At least the comics have an African-American character. Now, why would this movie be bad? The effects aren't THAT bad. It's not exactly predictable. And besides Shaq, everyone else acts well. It's a nice little plot, not too simple, keeping you confused at the beginning and making you feel good at the end. Of course, Annabeth Gish's character being able to walk again at the film's end is a bit much; if anything, they should have saved that for a sequel. Shaq has the size and the looks. His films are B material at best, but STEEL was obviously his best. KAZAAM, of course, was hilarious, but not as good as this. This movie was MEANT to be taken seriously, so don't expect too much. I mean, the romance in TITANIC, the 1998 romance/tradgedy, was awful. And on the back of the case, it said "Titanic has been hailed as the greatest motion picture of all time". That's bull. I mean, who wrote that, anyway? God, or something? At least STEEL doesn't brag like THAT. The movie is one of the best I've ever seen in action. They just should have found a tall black man who wasn't Shaq, and made the story longer, and this could've been a classic. Shaq, please don't star in any more movies. There's something just dumb about how you act. But you survived it. And if you can do that, I think the movie's viewers should be able to treat it with a little more respect. In other words, shame on all of you. At least Shaq TRIED.