He is in huckster heaven selling shoes and soft drinks. So O'Neal was handed Hollywood opportunities career actors would maim their mothers to get. In his movie debut, he co-starred with Nick Nolte in Blue Chips. O'Neal's charm is that beaming smile and a non-threatening screen personality, which is ironic given how mean he looks on a basketball court. Frankly, I like that.
Steel is an obvious low budget cheepie.
The special effects are cheeseball. Writer-director Kenneth Johnson does hack work with words and images. The dialogue is lugubrious. The plot is literally comic book level.