Steel (1997)

Basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal (Kazaan) sheds his hi-tops for a dazzling suit of battle armor as the latest and greatest DC Comics superhero to wage war on crime. When evil scientist Judd Nelson (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Breakfast Club) begins selling top-secret weapons to LA's street gangs, former military researcher Shaq joins forces with a brilliant electronics expert to build an invincible suit of armor. Layered in his magnetic metal sheath and armed with his own hi-tech weaponry, Shaq transforms into his mythic alter-ego, Steel. From a secret command center, Steel sets out on a high-powered silver motorcycle to confront Nelson and rid the city of crime. Co-starring Annabeth Gish (Double Jeopardy, Nixon) and the original urban crime-fighter, Richard Roundtree (Shaft, Seven). Directed by multiple Emmy-winner Kenneth Johnson (TV's Incredible Hulk, TV's V). Produced by Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning producer/composer/performer, Quincy Jones.