An accident causes the activation of the top-secret Cyber Warrior or 'Cyw' before his programming has been completed. Concerned that the Cyw may fall into the hands of enemies, prove unable to control or simply receive unwanted attention from the public or foreign powers, the military dispatches a crack squad led by Colonel Hammer to bring back the Cyw one way or another. (from Giallo Fever blog)
Practical Effects
The Cyw suit looks like spray-painted foam and pure ambition.
Acting
Henry Silva treats every line like he's owed money by the script.
Direction
Legendary FX artist De Rossi's sole directing credit—blessedly unpolished.
Director
Giannetto De Rossi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Giannetto De Rossi was Lucio Fulci's go-to gore effects genius—this was his only directing gig, and he wisely never repeated the experiment.
This is peak Italian 'mockbuster' era, riding Terminator's coattails so hard the seams show—Zagarino would star in nearly identical cyborg cheapies for the next decade.
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