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Hands of Steel  (1986)
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Tagline(s):In 1997: The Guardian of the Future Is Much More Than a Man
 30% human, 70% robot, 100% lethal.
 The year 1997: the guardian of the future is much more than a human being...
Nomination Year: 2002
SYNOPSIS: A cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ.
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Cheesy Cover, Part XVII
The cover is poorly-drawn, and shows no sign of advanced artistic techniques, like proportion. Although the movie does feature Falcon Crest's Daniel Greene, and (representative of the post-apocalyptic future world of 1997) a calculator-watch.
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"Whoops!"
Vanishing Filth
Is his face dirty, or is not? The director couldn't decide, since it changes shot by shot.
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Directors
Director Claim to Fame
Sergio Martino Sometimes credited as "Martin Dolman" or *mpph* "Christian Plummer." Directed Hands of Steel, After the Fall of New York, Slave of the Cannibal God and other "gems." 
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
Daniel Greene Paco Queruak Plays in comedies and sci-fi/action flicks sometimes. Hammer in Hammerhead. Was Dwayne Cooley on "Falcon Crest." 
Janet Agren Linda Beautiful Swede that could've been a star, but got relegated to sleazy B- minus flicks like this one. Was Varna in Red Sonja and Sheila in Eaten Alive!
Claudio Cassinelli Peter Howell Zeus in Hercules (the Lou Ferrigno film, not the TV show) and Jesus in The Good Thief
George Eastman Raul Morales Tough guy or monster in many a spaghetti Western or Post-Apocalypse film (like Bastard, Go and Kill, Warriors of the Wasteland, and Porno Holocaust). But he really wanted to direct -- and only got to do it three times. 
John Saxon Francis Turner Easily mistaken for Michael Ironside, Saxon has been in nearly 200 roles. From Lt. Thompson in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise to Roper in Enter the Dragon to Agent Chase in From Dusk Til Dawn. You've seen him. 
Andrea Coppola Eddie One of his more recent films role was in, of all things, The Passion of the Christ. Of course, that's somewhat diluted by his roles in White Slave and The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra
Donald O'Brien Prof. Olster Born Donal O'Brien, he was Pietro d'Assisi in In the Name of the Rose. Other than that, lots of bit parts in Z-Movies, like Dr. Butcher, M.D., 2020: Texas Gladiators, and Quest for the Mighty Sword
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