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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) 3.6
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3.6/10 from 28,953 users
Metascore: 22/100
Reviews: 244 user | 75 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man. Director:Sidney J. FurieWriters:Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman), Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), 5 more credits » |
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Lex Luthor /
Nuclear Man
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| Mariel Hemingway | ... | ||
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Damian McLawhorn | ... | |
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Stanley Lebor | ... | |
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Don Fellows | ... | |
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Superman does a lot in his newest adventure. Archvillain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash in an explosive screen extranvaganza that sees Superman save the Statue of Liberty, repulse a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuild the demolished Great Wall of China and perform many more spetactular feats. Written by Robert Lynch <docrlynch@yahoo.com>
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superman | nuclear disarmament | hair | volcanic eruption | great wall of china |Taglines:
Nuclear Power. In the best hands, it is dangerous. In the hands of Lex Luthor, it is pure evil. This is Superman's greatest battle. And it is for all of us.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
24 July 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Superman IV - Le face à face See more »Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$15,681,020 (USA)Company Credits
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Cosmonaut Captain: [in Russian] You can sing later comrade Sinatra.
Cosmonaut: [in Russian] Back at home they told me to sing in space.
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Written by Curly Williams and Sunny David
Performed by Jerry Lee Lewis
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The failure of this film at the box office prompted The Cannon Group Inc., to cancel a planned production of "Spiderman". See more »Goofs
During the fight on the moon, one shot shows what appears to be the US flag torn/tattered. Two minutes later Superman re-stands the flag and it is now clean and fully intact. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Cosmonaut Captain: [in Russian] You can sing later comrade Sinatra.
Cosmonaut: [in Russian] Back at home they told me to sing in space.
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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnWritten by Curly Williams and Sunny David
Performed by Jerry Lee Lewis
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Superman 1 was such a classic movie, and 2 was almost as great - Superman 3 is not a great Superman movie, but as a piece of '80s American comedy / spoof it succeeds and has some very memorable scenes (notably Chris Reeve as the evil Superman). But Part 4 is just an awful film overall with few redeeming qualities. Reeve's admirable storyline works well, and the double date scene with Superman & Clark is very entertaining (similar to the style of Superman III). But it's when Superman IV tries to get serious and exciting in its action sequences that it fails miserably and becomes a cheesey, ridiculous farce that only succeeds in showing how pointless it was to make the film on such a small budget. The story's not bad and if Donner was directing and you had 100 million dollars you could do it now and create a great adventure movie with some classic comedy scenes and some exciting action sequences. But anyway, it's too late. For all its failings, every time you see it, it's still fairly watchable, mainly because you're always expecting it to magically be better this time around. It's not as bad as everyone makes out and far more creative and original on a 16 million budget than what Batman and Robin did with 100 million! If Batman and Robin's a 3 out of 10, then Superman IV's a 6 out of 10.