A renegade scientist, Doctor Stanley Bacon, demonstrates the potential of an ultrasonic weapon on the extremely small town of Norris, population 23. Steve Austin, who grew up not far from Norris, goes in to investigate despite orders from Oscar Goldman to stay away from Norris. Steve, not knowing what it is that incapacitated the residents of Norris, goes in wearing his space suit.
Doctor Bacon issues an ultimatum to the US Government demanding ten million dollars or else he will use his ultrasonic weapon on a larger town and that there will be no survivors the second time he strikes. Oscar receives the demand for money. He tries to get authorization to pay up but the higher ups won't approve it.
Steve, once again going against Oscar's orders, makes contact with Doctor Bacon's men. They lock him in a deep freezer that is set to 20 degrees below zero, which incapacitates his bionic limbs, but he still manages to break out and destroy Doctor Bacon's weapon before he gets a chance to kill anyone with it.
Thoughts
Doctor Bacon was played by Don Porter. He looks familiar but I'm not sure where I might have seen him before. This is his only appearance on Six Million Dollar Man but he also appeared in three episodes of The Bionic Woman, playing a different character.
This was okay, better than the second or third movie but I would call it middle of the road at best. It felt a little forced that Doctor Bacon was able to get Steve locked in the deep freezer just by threatening him with a shotgun.
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