Northstar
- IMDb link: 0091650
- IMDb rating: 5 (213 votes)
- Genres: Sci-Fi
- Director: Peter Levin
- Cast: Greg Evigan, Mitchell Ryan, Mason Adams, Deborah Wakeham and others
- Release date: 10 Aug 1986
- Release year: 1986
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: space sci fi, astronaut, genius, unsold tv series pilot, supernatural power, outer space, superhuman, scientist, one word title, tv series pilot
Plot:
Astronaut Jack North is hit by mysterious solar radiation while photographing an eclipse during a spacewalk. Returned to Earth, scientists find that as long as his eyes are exposed to the ultraviolet in sunlight, his mental and physical abilities are boosted to superhuman levels. More than a few minutes of exposure risks overload and death, so he needs to wear special sunglasses. Wearing the glasses or at night, he's a normal human. But in sunlight, he can think like a computer, recall everything, has super-senses and super-strength and can run as fast as a motorcycle. North uses his newfound abilities to investigate the murder of his best friend and fellow astronaut.