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Superman II (1980)

PG 06/17/1981 (US) Science Fiction, Action, Adventure 2h 7m

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The Man of Steel meets his match!

Overview

Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.

Mario Puzo

Screenplay, Story
Joe Shuster

Characters
Jerry Siegel

Characters
Richard Lester

Director
Leslie Newman

Screenplay
David Newman

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Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve

Clark Kent / Superman
Ned Beatty

Otis
Jackie Cooper

Perry White
Sarah Douglas

Ursa
Jack O'Halloran

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Margot Kidder

Lois Lane
Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York

Lara
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on July 14, 2019

Fun packed and humanistic sequel is worthy alright.

Superman II stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. It was to be a troubled shoot that saw two directors involved with the project. Richard Donner had completed about three quarters of the film before being taken off the project, so Richard Lester then came in to finish the film. Because of the back stage problems there are a host of writers credited on the film and both Robert Paynter & Geoffrey Unsworth were involved with the cinematography. Filmed using the Mega... read the rest.

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