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Release Date:
19 June 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
Miraculously freed from eternal orbit, the three outlaws from Krypton descend to earth, for the ultimate confrontation. more
Plot:
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. full summary | add synopsis
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Criminal
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Phantom Zone
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Hydrogen Bomb
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1 win
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3 nominations
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Best Of The Superman Series
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Hackman | ... | Lex Luthor |
 | Christopher Reeve | ... | Superman / Clark Kent |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Otis |
 | Jackie Cooper | ... | Perry White |
| Sarah Douglas | ... | Ursa |
 | Margot Kidder | ... | Lois Lane |
 | Jack O'Halloran | ... | Non |
 | Valerie Perrine | ... | Eve Teschmacher |
| Susannah York | ... | Lara |
| Clifton James | ... | Sheriff |
 | E.G. Marshall | ... | The President |
 | Marc McClure | ... | Jimmy Olsen |
 | Terence Stamp | ... | General Zod |
| Leueen Willoughby | ... | Leueen |
| Robin Pappas | ... | Alice |
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Superman 2 (Australia) (TV title)
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Runtime:
127 min | USA:116 min (Richard Donner Cut)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (MegaSound encoding) (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Iceland:L |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Norway:12 (1980) |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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In a very unusual move for an event film of this scale, Warner Bros. released the film in Europe at the end of 1980 and in the U. S. about seven months later, in the summer of 1981.
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Continuity: When Superman is returning the antenna to the top of the Empire State Building, right before he sets it down you can where the antenna tore away from the mount (with sparks), but as he sits it on Non, the mounting surface is completely smooth.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Family Guy: Lethal Weapons (#3.7)" (2001)
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Soundtrack:
Pick Up the Pieces
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How did Superman regain his powers?Was Superman's amnesia kiss a real power he had in the comics?
Why was Richard Donner fired and replaced by Richard Lester as director?
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This is the best of the Superman movies because of the three villains, played by Terrence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran.
Those three are so good, particularly Stamp, that they make this easily the most memorable of the four films. The scenes with them on the moon, their first encounter on earth and their climactic fight against Superman in the skies above Metropolis are all outstanding.
Once again, Superman goes a little overboard in his romance to Lois Lane (do you believe some reviewers are upset there weren't explicit sex scenes in the film?) Hey, folks, it's just a comic book and it's supposed to be innocent, clean fun. Sorry that turns you off. For the rest of us, this is generally very enjoyable film from start to finish, with no real lulls.