The Greatest American Hero (1981)★ 7.3/10
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Arnold Laven, Ivan Dixon, Rod Holcomb, Bruce Kessler, Robert C. Thompson
Written by: Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo, Patrick Hasburgh, Juanita Bartlett, Babs Greyhosky
A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
- Original title
- The Greatest American Hero
- Storyline
- Ralph Hinkley was minding his own business, a teacher on a field trip with his high school students, when the bus he's driving mysteriously drives itself out into the desert. A startled Ralph is soon visited by aliens, who had decided to endow him with superhuman powers to fight the battle against injustice and crime. To this end, they gave him a special suit and an instruction manual. Unfortunately, Ralph managed to lose the instruction manual, and the aliens have a nasty habit of never being around when you need them.
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 7,558
- Companies
- Stephen J. Cannell Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Nippon Television Network (NTV), GEM Entertainment, Lorimar Television, United International Pictures (UIP), AXN, Anchor Bay Entertainment, CIC Video, Cuatro, ITV - Independent Television, Mill Creek Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Taki Corporation
- Release dates
- KR March 18, 1981
- US March 18, 1981
- ES August 24, 1984
- FR October 29, 1990
- BR February 8, 2005
- CA February 15, 2005
- SE June 25, 2021
- PH August 2, 2021