Superman (Motion picture : 1978) Superman III (Motion picture) Superman IV: the quest for peace (Motion picture)
Notes:
Based on the DC comics characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Originally released as motion pictures 1978-1987. Features: commentary, additional scenes, theatrical trailers, vintage TV special: The making of Superman III. Superman, the movie, Superman II: Christopher Reeves, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper ; Superman III: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson ; Superman IV, the quest for peace: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper.
Contents:
Superman IV, the quest for peace (1987) / produced by Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus ; screenplay by Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal ; directed by Sidney J. Furie. Superman II (1980) / produced by Michael Thau ; written by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman ; directed by Richard Donner -- Superman III (1983) / produced by Pierre Spengler ; screenplay by David Newman, Leslie Newman ; directed by Richard Lester -- Superman IV, the quest for peace (1987) / produced by Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus ; screenplay by Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal ; directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Summary:
The planet Krypton is doomed and Jor-El sends his infant son to refuge on a distant planet where he develops superhuman powers that he must hide from the mortals around him ; Superman battles Lex Luthor and a trio of Kryptonian superpowered villains who escape from their Phantom Zone prison ; Superman matches wits with an evil mastermind and a computer genius who discovers the one substance which can harm the Man of Steel ; Lex Luthor creates a Nuclear Man to fight Superman in a battle involving the use of nuclear weapons on earth.
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