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Director:
Writers:
David Newman (screenplay) and
Leslie Newman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 June 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe. more
Plot:
Synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel. full summary | add synopsis
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4 nominations more
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(15 articles)
User Comments:
Not that bad of a sequel. more (170 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Superman III (Canada: French title)
Superman vs. Superman (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
125 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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According to the Vulcan weather satellite, the chemical composition for the Kryptonite shown in Gus Gorman's (Richard Pryor's character) computer are: 15.08% Plutonium, 18.06% Tantalum, 27.71% Xenon, 24.02% Promethium, 10.62% Dialium, 3.94% Mercury, and 0.57% Unknown (Gorman replaced this with Tar). more
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Miscellaneous: When Superman has returned Ricky to Lana after hitting his head on the rock in the wheat field, Lana wipes the blood off his face with her white sweater. In the next scene, the sweater is spotless. more
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[first lines]
Unemployment Clerk: Next. Name?
Gus Gorman: Gus Gorman.
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Referenced in Office Space (1999) more
Soundtrack:
No See No Cry more

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32 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Not that bad of a sequel., 2 October 2000
Author: lartronic from Akron, Ohio.

I will admit that when compared to the first two films, this is obviously inferior. But still, it's not all that bad. Christopher Reeves is still the best Superman, and Richard Pryor was okay. I remember seeing this a lot when I was real young, so I have a special place for this film in my heart. I will always remember the scenes when Superman fights the separate superman. The scene where that lady is turned into a robot used to scare me, but I think it's cool now. A good Saturday afternoon film.

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It's not toooo bad. More of a comedy as-the-palaces-burn
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