This little gem is mostly fine, but its dated aesthetics and excess silliness at the end make it drop just shy of ‘fine’. It’s an interesting look at a young Kurt Russell, but on the whole the acting, characters, and overall feel is vapid live action DIsney family fare. It’s not as funny as That Darn Cat or as heartfelt as Darby O’Gill and the Little People, which has only added to its justifiable obscurity over the decades.

Closest comparison: It’s like Phenomenon (1996) by way of Not Quite Human (1987).

Setting: College Comedy
Plot: Superhero
Tone: Family Comedy