ish ▁as ▁Susan ▁S par ks ▁ ▁Jud d ▁Nelson ▁as ▁Nathan iel ▁Bur ke ▁ ▁Richard ▁Round tree ▁as ▁Uncle ▁Joe ▁ ▁Ir ma ▁P . ▁Hall ▁as ▁Grand ma ▁Od essa ▁ ▁Ray ▁J ▁as ▁Martin ▁ ▁Hill ▁Har per ▁as ▁Sl ats ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Gre vi oux ▁as ▁S inger ▁ ▁Charles ▁Nap ier ▁as ▁Colonel ▁David ▁ ▁Ker rie ▁Ke ane ▁as ▁Senator ▁N olan ▁ ▁Thom ▁Barry ▁as ▁Serge ant ▁Marcus ▁ ▁R ut anya ▁Ald a ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁H unt ▁ ▁Production ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁Ste el ▁started ▁with ▁music ▁producer ▁Qu in cy ▁Jones ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁David ▁Sal z man . ▁Both ▁Jones ▁and ▁Sal z man ▁were ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁Ste el ▁character , ▁especially ▁Jones , ▁who ▁found ▁personal ▁reasons ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁project . ▁Jones ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁found ▁children ' s ▁" pers pective ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁has ▁changed ▁for ▁the ▁worse , ▁and ▁I ▁hate ▁seeing ▁young ▁people ▁who ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁Ste el — and ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁use ▁that ▁word ▁' super h ero ,' ▁because ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁fly ▁or ▁anything ▁like ▁that — re pres ents ▁a ▁role ▁model . ▁Let ' s ▁just ▁call ▁him ▁a ▁' super ▁human ▁being .' " ▁ ▁Writing ▁Kenneth ▁Johnson ▁was ▁the ▁screen writer ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁Ste el . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁originally ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁doing ▁a ▁super h ero ▁film , ▁having ▁previously ▁turned ▁down