Exo-Man story

movie: ExoMan (1977) · 1977-06-17

A made-for-TV superhero film about a professor, who has been paralyzed in an attack by mob hit men, builds an armored suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.

10 total · 7 major · 3 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
boyfriend and girlfriend major Dr. Nicholas Conrad and Emily Frost.
mobility impairment major Professor Nicholas Conrad was paralyzed from the waist down in a mob hit, so he built an armored suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.
overcoming a limitation major Professor Nicholas Conrad overcame being confined to a wheelchair by fashioning for himself an armored suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.
powered exoskeleton major A paralyzed physics professor fashioning for himself an armored suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.
romantic love major Dr. Nicholas Conrad and Emily Frost.
the desire for justice major Nicholas used his armored suit to bring the mob to justice when the law failed to do so.
vigilante justice major Nicholas used his armored suit to bring the mob to justice when the law failed to do so. For example, he worked outside the law to secure an indictment on a mob boss that the prosecutor expected would net him a 20 to 30 year prison sentence.
remorse minor Nicholas only wanted to use his armored suit to get back at the man how had paralyzed him, but the man ended up falling off a rooftop while fleeing. Nicholas came to regret what he had done.
scientist occupation minor Professor Nicholas Conrad and his students were conducting experiments in his physics lab.
what if criminals were after me minor Professor Nicholas Conrad had a mob hit out on him. His student's profound concern over his safety was proved well-founded when he was paralyzed in an attack by mob hit men.