Hands of Steel

Actors: Daniel Greene, Luigi Montefiore, John Saxon, Janet Agren, Claudio Cassinelli

Rating: 1 out of 10, The latest in my journey through 100 bad sci fi films features yet another Italian sci fi movie presenting a well coifed cyborg in the distant future of 1997 America. The Italians thought arm wrestling would become a major sport in the US in the late 1990s. There is one enduring lesson in the film surrounding that theme – never challenge a cyborg to arm wrestling – especially when rattlesnakes are involved. B Movie stalwart John Saxon is along as the required corporate bad guy and Janet Agren is very memorable as the best looking desert hourly hotel owner in movie history (if that is an actual category). This could have been a lot more fun if it didn’t take itself so serious, as there is a high unintentional comedy content.  

MVP: Agren as the harried Linda