Failing Comedy with Superman 3 (Movie Nights)

It's yuks aplenty with Superman 3, the most slapsticky sequel yet!
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[@EmperorTigerstar]

The part where the computer turned the henchlady into a robot and literally silenced her screams scared the living daylights out of me as a kid. Even now it’s still creepy.

[@jumpcutreviews1545]

Dude! that part of the movie gave me nightmares as a kid.

[@Scribblerjohnny]

My first experience with body horror

[@luismarianocosta1036]

I'm from Argentina, and I had the same nightmares from that scene

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Man, the american remake of Tetsuo the Ironman looks kinda goofy.

[@maxmauer3353]

I’m hearing you. The fighting crosswalk really bothered me too.

[@ScowlieMeerkat]

"Let's see how long he can carry on without any air!" Uhhh, doesn't he fly around in space just fine?

[@maxholland2961]

As far as the bar scene... "Hey isn't that the most powerful being on the planet, basically a god among mortal's?" "Yep." "And he's been flying around being an asshole and destroying stuff?" "Yep." "And now he's just sitting there getting drunk while he smashes stuff? Aren't you going to do something?" "He just melted my mirror with a look. Do YOU want to draw his attention?"

[@godmagnus]

Or there could have been a "What are YOU looking at?" from Superman.

[@harley-wp6xt]

now thats a slick intro, god dang

[@porflepopnecker4376]

It looks like an HBO intro from the 80s. Which is a big compliment.

[@ryandowney8743]

I remember as a kid being terrified when the machine makes her into the cyborg.

[@SeekerOTheWay]

Dude, no lie! The whole time you can hear her in pain and fear, it is HORRIFYING!

[@LaDracul]

"Release the robotic Richard Simmons."

[@edwardtjbrown1979]

The original idea was to feature Brainiac. A popular supervillain from the DC Comics.

[@Hardbody217]

The image of Cyber-Vera has stuck with me for years.

[@NY4Life]

I still crap myself when I see that moment

[@haveapotato691]

It's especially sad when you realize that RIchard Pryor was a HUGE comic book nerd and Superman was his favorite. He must have been thrilled to get a part in this and very disappointed when the movie was so bad.

[@MeganKoumori]

12:16 "Look Emo Peter Parker was in here last week, so as long as he doesn't start dancing I say Evil Superman can stay and quietly smash a few peanuts."

[@jarnevanvooren2984]

You pointing out those two similarities, makes me wonder that if we got a Spider-Man 4, it would be in the tone and direction of Superman IV.

[@pferreira1983]

That wasn't funny.

[@Andrew_Thannen]

Love your new intro! Gonna miss your dancing silhouette!

[@tsarstepan]

New sophisticated intro. Needs more silhouette dancing!

[@flaylikespikachu15]

so 80's, LOVE IT!!!

[@Scribblerjohnny]

I miss it every time

[@spookyrosev6467]

Nobody: Richard Pryor: What the hell’s going on?!!

[@Christian39521]

After this, the producers made Supergirl and Christopher Reeve was supposed to be in it. But then changed his mind. Apparently he really did not liked this movie. And he didn't wanted to play the role again. Until Cannon got the rights from the Salkinds and convinced him to do another one. I'll say this, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace was about Superman unlike this which it was really a Richard Pryor comedy that just happens to have Superman in it. Richard Pryor's role is so dominant to the point where Superman becomes a secondary character in his own movie.

[@DianaGohan]

The only reason Cannon got Reeve to do Quest for Peace is because Reeves was really adament on wanting to make a point about the whole nuclear weapons issues that was prevlant at the time and wanted to have a big focus on that plus was told IV would not be the goof fest that 3 was so.... he did technically get those things with IV even if no one got a good movie from it.

[@ATWDigital]

Man when that woman gets turned into a robo zombie it scared the hell out of me

[@godmagnus]

I was too young to see that when I first saw it.

[@wstine79]

As silly as this movie is, at least the evil Superman vs good Superman subplot was rather nice.

[@Phoenix2312]

It is Brilliantly BAD!!! I have to admit its a Guilty Pleasure - I think the Super Computer was supposed to be the movies take on Brainiac... But not 100% - To be honest, I had stopped reading eth comics when this came out so I dont even know if Brainiac was a thing!

[@pferreira1983]

It's a solid movie. It ain't fantastic, it's not bad but it's hugely underrated.

[@jacobellison1763]

In an earlier draft of the script, Richard Pryor's character was supposed to be Braniac in disguise. This would have explained why he was able to build that supercomputer.

[@joekearon1336]

Richard Pryor as Brainiac, that might have worked- but Superman 3 would find a way to ruin that.

[@Crazyivan777]

Just a note (from someone who watched this movie -way- too many times as a kid) - The 'evil juice' in the false kryptonite was nicotine. Richard Pryor's character was 'designing' the kryptonite on the computer, and it had a 1% 'unknown' compound in it. He looked around and noticed the nicotine content on the pack of smokes he had, and thus nicotine-kryptonite was born. A not-so-subtle stab at the burgeoning (at the time) 'cigarettes are bad' mindset.

[@patrickmccurry1563]

It was coal tar.

[@KenoshiAkai]

Yeah, if I remember correctly, he was taking a mass spectrometer reading of the remains of Krypton to try and figure out what Kryptonite was made of. So he fudged that little detail. Essentially the whole 'Superman turning evil' subplot was a Red Kryptonite story shoved into the middle of a weather control computer story. So much Silver Age weirdness.

[@Cdr2002]

Good, because cigarettes ARE bad

[@BuddhaAtheist29]

Was wondering if anyone corrected this person. He saw it on a cigarette pack but it wasn't nicotine, it was tar.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

So Red Kryptonite is actually made of nicotine?

[@Canadamus_Prime]

Honestly, the Clark Kent vs. Evil Superman fight was actually a pretty awesome scene.

[@basquat76]

So Lana Lang grew up to become Supermans Mom. Well that's a little confusing.

[@MrAlman8]

DANG IT BARRY!

[@dvader518]

MrAlman8 Wrong Earth.

[@MrAlman8]

@@dvader518 Obviously I was playing along with basquat76. Also Barry can travel through multiple universes, so there is no wrong earth, only everywhere.

[@twilightman2816]

Annette has commented on several occasions that the producers of "Smallville" actually forgot that she portrayed Lana in the third movie. I guess even people trying to make a show about Superman were trying to block the third movie from their minds.

[@Kentrc11]

Well, Supergirl became Clark Kent biological mom, sooo

[@richardgadberry8398]

I first saw the movie when I was 5 on VHS. The scene where Vera turns into a cyborg scared the piss out of me back then, and it still scares the piss out of me today. And I sat through a 24 hour marathon of A Serbian Film, Cannibal Holocaust and Salo without even puking.

[@RoyceLovesHisShotgun]

"He's lucky he didn't kill Lana's kid" cue the Deadly Friend basketball head 'splosion. Fucking brilliant. Bravo 👏👏

[@mulletboater]

"but, everyone at this bar was just ok with him being there?, and, they were just chill?" What are you going to do when this happens to your bar? The only thing you could do: act really casual, don't do anything to draw attention to yourself, and, wait for him to leave.

[@ralphyetmore]

Man. I remember when Superman 3 was the worst Superman movie. Those were the days.

[@SpeedyEric1]

Yeah, then came Superman 4. Say what you will about Superman Returns and the DC Extended Universe, but those films are more respectful to the source material than the 3rd and 4th films.

[@guillermodebaskerville7117]

We clearly didn't know what was coming. Dark days, literally if we're talking about Zack Snyder

[@slashandbones13]

It still is. Four is funny in its badness and the movies after with all of their issues are still basically well made.

[@shis1988]

Hell Snyder said "hold my booze" and made BvS.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

It still is. I take Man of Steel and Batman V Superman over it anyday. Though Returns is a close contender, because at least this film is funny in its terribleness, Returns was just boring Though if we count animated movies, Brainiac Attacks is easily worse than this movie.

[@taionalmeida5337]

"WHAT A HELL IS GOING ON!?!?"

[@teedup8995]

Lol!

[@nickbell8353]

You know, the Supergirl TV show took elements of this movie and made it work! They have my respect!

[@brandonbarker8821]

Allison my dear, this episode alone cements you in my heart as the best You Tube personality EVER. The last time I seen this was at the cinema in 1983(I was 6 years old). I love you, yet hate you for bringing back these repressed memories!!! All jokes aside, this was one of the funniest of your reviews, and I'm digging the new intro. Thank you for still putting out good quality reviews!!

[@AllisonPregler]

Thank you!

[@brandonbarker8821]

I have been a fan of yours and Phelan's from the beginning. Our opinions are so much alike(Psycho 2 is better than the original)and you are always a joy to watch. After all these years, this is my first comment ever....and you replied and loved the comment. You've made my year already, Allison! Looking forward to you tackling Superman IV, and your next video. Keep up the extraordinary work and stay true to yourself and your fans!!!

[@56postoffice]

The toilet flushing..... .....that just sums up this mess. Allison, I feel your pain.

[@BlackAllMightX]

I miss the dancing, but I still love the new intro.

[@professorBofFPU]

That intro is beautiful. I’m so glad you’re back to talking about the Superman movies. I’d love to see you tackle more films in the genre, like Meteor Man, the Roger Corman Fantastic Four, or the Captain America movie starring Matt Salinger.

[@kevinconnor3187]

I remember seeing this in theater, and the disappointment. I got to relive it all over again as an adult with The Phantom Menace.

[@Edmundrs3rd]

This is truly one movie I consider a guilty pleasure. Maybe because it's so absurd but I love it.

[@legoarkhamiteproductions4869]

“What the hell is going on?” This movie and the fourth movie in a nutshell. I burst out laughing whenever that gag came up.

[@PinkyDango]

The fact that Pyrors character enters the movie apparently just learning to program to designing an entire system to fight Superman is. Amazing

[@aidincmpbell9073]

I'm just gonna watch the new intro on loop thanks

[@BuddyL]

love, Love, L❤VE the new intro!📼 As an '80s kid, 2/3 of this flick bored me... except for the human-to-🤖 scene, which scared the shit outta me! But oh, it gets worse: 'Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'. Oy...

[@argylega]

So I wasn't the only one? I saw this in the theater as a kid and that scene freaked me out. Was the only thing I remembered from the movie before re-watching it a few years ago.

[@Helvetica_Scenario]

@@argylega I'm pretty sure that scene traumatized every child that watched it. Freaked me out every time I watched it. Back in the 80s, it was on tv all the time. Just like, here you go kids, some nightmare fuel for you right smack in the middle of your afternoon.

[@1987MartinT]

I'm going to quote Yahtzee: "Nothing is more guaranteed to grate than comedy falling flat with smug blissful unawareness."

[@TazTheYorkie]

I never got how quickly people turned there backs on Superman He’s just drinking at a bar. The guy saved the world so many times just let him get blitzed it’s not like he’ ever needs to drive anywhere

[@TravisBierwagen]

At the very end of the closing credits for Superman II it says "Superman will return in Superman III". I guess that's as close as you got to sequel baiting in those days, but it definitely excited me as a child. So, I saw Superman III in the theater on opening weekend, I was scarred for a very long time by the cyborg transformation sequence. Now I am kind of sad that "evil Superman" and "evil super computer" are the closest things we'll probably ever get to seeing Bizarro and Brainiac in a live action Superman movie. I guess it could have been worse, Christopher Reeve almost didn't come back and they were seriously considering Tony Danza as his replacement. Also... those new credits are pretty awesome!

[@Christian39521]

After this the producers made Supergirl and Christopher Reeve was originally supposed to be in it.

[@Baeraad]

I remember being scared of the Clark vs Evil Superman scene as a kid. It was creepier precisely because it made no sense. And because for most of it, Clark was losing.

[@dvader518]

Actually, the deleted beta version of Nuclear Man was the closest to a live action Bizarro (until the Supergirl episode Bizarro).

[@Christian39521]

@@dvader518 Bizarro was in the Superboy tv show. The live action show that was made in late 80's after The Salkinds got the rights back. And he was also in Smallville.

[@ginny9577]

@@Christian39521 he was in Lois & Clark too, he was a clone made from Superman's hair.. oh god it just hit me that they took that idea from IV lol and i still contend that the worst "Super" movie was Supergirl

[@Obiwan1994Kenobi-iv4jf]

While I do miss the dancing, the new intro is great.

[@animefan25]

You forgot to mention that Gus also used his "hacker skills" to corner the oil market.

[@davidhadler1]

I saw this when it came out, and my most terrifying memory of it is that, when asked about the opening slapstick/comedy of errors sequence the next day, I was able to relate it BEAT. BY. BEAT. I am SO glad I've reached the point in my life where senility will prevent that from ever happening again.

[@ethansloan]

Great review. And I totally love the new intro! Only piece missing is a little subtitle saying "in Stereo Where Available." :)

[@g.t.vanmiddendorp7985]

*watches intro * I... I have seen beauty in its purest form. Nothing in life will ever be the same

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

I love your new intro Allison! Very sharp! Captures the essence of Movie Nights perfectly!

[@MrAlman8]

This movie could've easily added Brainiac in the story. Plus If you wanted to add the Richard Pryor character that's fine, he could helped Brainiac [unknowing his intentions] After being beaten by Superman before hand. Both characters help each other and similar stuff occurs in the movie but better. Plus other fun stuff again done better.

[@Jellycakelap]

SO GLAD I waited to watch this one. Crying. That intro is great - but dance-punches are the most effective way to fight witches and vampires. It's science.

[@bul13ts]

Look, if Superman wants some booze, you ain't' about to stop him. The best you can do is hope he doesn't melt your face.

[@shawnconway6009]

This is a comic book universe. Everyone tries to kill superman at least once. That's basically how you get a job reference at super science places.

[@RosebudKane41]

The basketball kill from Deadly Friend had me laughing so hard lol 🤣💀

[@wstine79]

Annette O'Toole was good in this movie. She comes back in Smallville as Superman's mom. What was her name?

[@ShadowSonic2]

WHY DID YOU....oh wait, you didn't say it.

[@slashandbones13]

Then decided to antagonize The Punisher.

[@MissAshley42]

That intro made me question what year it was for a moment. Nice! Superman 3 always stood out to me as a kid. I never watched it, but I'd walk past it at the video store. Seeing Richard Pryor on the box baffled me.

[@edgeyberzerker]

I have to say you definitely have the best intro/end music. This movie, however.... ooooooof.

[@GamesFromSpace]

Not gonna point out that Lana Lang was played by the same actress who later played Martha Kent in smallville? Yay accidental pseudo incest.

[@ryanburgos9164]

You are my favorite bad movie reviewer ❤ youre the only one who seems to have fun watching them!

[@JanetStarChild]

Seconded! Alison is one of very few reviewers I can think of that doesn't do the "angry nerd" schtick. It's a shame that so many reviewers use that trope as a crutch to get by; Especially reviewers whom got their start about ten years ago and just plagiarized the hell out of the AVGN. And no, I ain't gonna list names, for their sake.

[@johnw06]

What about Best of the Worst? I only discovered this channel because she had one of the guys from it on the Tank Girl video.

[@1000huzzahs]

Why, the look on your face and tone of your voice make me think that the fourth Superman movie very much ISN'T the "most beloved of the franchise!"

[@andrewollmann304]

Hehehe....it’s kinda a hot mess.

[@1000huzzahs]

@@andrewollmann304 I saw the Cannon Films documentary, it's sad how Reeve thought it would be a great film, a return to the glory of Superman, but lying and penny pinching by the producers doomed that

[@mrawesome2524]

I just wanted to say that I've been watching your channel for a long time and i think this is your best and funniest work, great job!!

[@Phoenix2312]

The moment you said 'I only hope they can redeem themselves with Superman 4' - THAT WAS IT! I WAS ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY ARSE OFF!!!!! And Yes I know you meant it to be sarcastic... But somehow it just did teh job too well and BROKE Me!!! Well done!!!

[@MoonlightFilms]

Great retrospective and amazing new intro sequence! Your videos continue to rock!! Thanks a million!!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Oddly enough, Superman 3 is a very good example of the goofy kinds of stories they had in the 1970s Superman comics. I can almost imagine many of the scenes in the movie drawn comic-book style by Kurt Schaffenberger or Curt Swan.

[@elliotburing87]

If I ever see Superman destroying shit at a bar looking all angry and mean, I WONT SAY A DAMN THING CAUSE HE IS FUCKING SUPERMAN!! I enjoy my face not being melted off by heat vision too much.

[@Climinator-op6kh]

What i recently noticed is that Gus Gorman has the same arc as Edward Nygma in Batman Forever. Both are geniuses who want to be recognized in society. They then hit the big time financially and get greedy and then do something redeeming in the end. Gus saves Superman's life along with the world, Nygma stops Two-Face killing Bruce at Wayne Manor.

[@viraltang]

You know with the whole evil Superman and evil super computer this feels like one of the many scripts the mashed together for this trainwreck had Bizzaro and or Brainac as the villan.

[@natsmith303]

My headcanon is that Brainiac was damaged as it approached Earth and bonded with Ross Webster, but lost its memory in the process. That explains why he's such a savant with computers, why he's driven to build a gigantic supercomputer capable of practically anything, why he knows where Krypton is, and how he was able to survive the fall off of Webster's ski lodge roof. That's definitely not in the movie, but it makes it a *little* more tolerable for me.

[@Lexivor]

I think Brainiac was supposed to be the villain in an early version of the script.

[@Vinny792]

@@Lexivor He definitely was. He was also was going to have raised Supergirl as a foster parent, and Superman would be the one to try and convince her that he was evil.

[@Lexivor]

@@Vinny792 Interesting.

[@adiahaalexander9359]

I've been saying this for *years* and I always get the side eye from people but Superman 4 is *better* than Superman 3. At least part 4 is "so bad its good" I can get lots of chuckles from it but *this* movie UUGGGHHHHH.

[@Phoenix2312]

I reject your reality and substitute it with my own... LOL!

[@adiahaalexander9359]

@@Phoenix2312 lol

[@Christian39521]

You know what ? I always say the same. At lease Superman IV: The Quest For Peace was about Superman. Superman III was really a Richard Pryor movie that happens to have Superman in it.

[@Phoenix2312]

@@adiahaalexander9359 LOL! Glad you liked it! I have to be VERY honest - Superman 4... It must be BAD in some ways... I don't even actually remember it AT ALL! I know teh Synopsis but anything else other than Dolph Lundgren... Nope! Not a Thing! Superman 3 at least I remember - Though its still SHITE!

[@adiahaalexander9359]

@@Phoenix2312 oh it's bad but like funny bad lol. Superman gets defeated by Lee Press On Nails, he puts all the nuclear weapons of earth in a giant net *in* *space* and throws it into the sun. Which births Nuclear Man, like literally the sun GIVES BIRTH to Nuclear Man. Its ridiculous but so funny. P.S Dolph Lungren isn't in Superman 4 the guy that plays Nuclear Man (I assume that's who you meant) was played by a guy named Mark Pillow.

[@edwardtjbrown1979]

In the 1980s the Spiderman film was in development hell. One of the proposed scripts featured a mad scientist and -- yes -- a weather machine.

[@funnymom7]

Hi Allison. I missed your last few videos and surprised by your new intro. I really like it and to me, the graphics captures that 80’s/90’s feel perfectly. Glad you did this movie but I do feel bad for you having to endure it. Goodness knows you had a ton of stuff to work with. Enjoy your take on this but this movie makes my eyes water every time I have to take in more 5 minutes of it. Oh well, I guess I’ll just break out the tissues but you’re worth it.

[@JackOfAllNerdsShow]

All I really remember about Superman 3 was the weird attempt at the comedy opening in Metroplis. There was a hydrant and ac car getting filled up with water by it and it takes Superman forever to get the person out of the car. Even as a youngster I was like, why is he struggling? Why doesn't Superman just rip the door off or punch through the glass?

[@horaciosi]

This comment section in a nutshell: 50% about the intro 50% about the movie

[@greatwoundikins]

I can't often make it through Superman movies even though I love the character, so I'm always glad I can watch your videos on the subject! (Also, GOSH I love that sweater, it looks great!!)

[@anionhero]

Oh, I can't wait to see you do the video on Superman IV! This was a great video, as always.

[@laragallahue7127]

Love the new intro, and thank you for all the hard work into this series

[@DataCab1e]

Thumbs up for the new title sequence alone.

[@Symon2099]

Superman III in a nutshell; Silliness Silliness Silliness Scariest thing I have ever seen on a movie screen in my entire life Silliness

[@AntiTrustLawsuit]

where'd you find all that neon? I thought the 80's exhausted our supply of neon?!

[@MattMcIrvin]

Neon is generated by wailing saxophone solos.

[@dorianleakey]

the battle with the evil version of himself is the best bit of this film apart from the terrifying assimilation of the villains assistant into an evil robot.

[@christopherjones5446]

Oh Lupa, I can’t wait to see your review of Superman IV.

[@sethsassy]

I just found your content a few days ago. You are very entertaining and have a pleasant voice. I am now subscribed. Keep up the good work!

[@AllisonPregler]

thanks so much!

[@Shiirow]

Superman III : _The Quest for Slapstick_

[@Shiirow]

I assume the evil computer plot might have been some wonky Brainiac thing that went wrong in the writers shack. Also, its funny how the first set of Superman movies had the same issues the first set of Batman movies ended up having. The first two were good, the third one went off the rails and the fourth was just a shit show.

[@roganzar]

That part where the evil computer turns her into a “robot”(?) gave me nightmares as a kid.

[@franciscobrisolladeoliveir9596]

This new intro reminds me of those late night movie reviews I used to watch on cable. Really cool and thanks for keeping that classy sax music.

[@BATCHARRO]

There was a whole plan to include Brainiac, the alien robot villain, in this, but the cheap ass directors condensed it into "Richard Pryor built a thing". Hopefully we can get Brainiac onscreen now that WB finally managed to Doomsday onscreen like theyve wanted for so many years.

[@biguy617]

The computer is this movie version of Brainac in a bad way.

[@wanderingbardagain6945]

Great new intro! You're coverage of this film gave me flashbacks to scenes I had blocked out. I remembered the film being bad... but not this bad. Wow. I'm glad it puts the merits of "Superman" and "Superman II" in perspective. But sorry you had to suffer to get that perspective.

[@SalazarArtNation]

Now that's an intro! I haven't even watch the review yet,I wanted to talk about that intro. It's bringing back all the 80's nostalgia of my youth.

[@nicoledickson6099]

when the lady was turnt into a robot, I was probably the only kid who was actually fascinated with it... Everyone else was scarred for life..

[@DokkaChapman]

No more weird dancing in the intro?... My heart was not ready for such a change!

[@wstine79]

I'm gonna miss that as well.

[@revspikejonez]

I saw this for my 7th birthday and the cyborg conversion of Loss' sister scarred me for life.

[@mdesantiago9778]

as i watch this, I realize that not many talk about Superman 3 and with good reason but it's pretty cool that you dived into this weirdo movie! Thanks!

[@FabricFool]

Love love love the new intro! Keep em coming, funny lady!

[@jackruttan3545]

I hung out in downtown Calgary while they shot all those stunts for the intro of the movie, and it was lots of fun to see all the movie trickery and Christopher Reeve.

[@FXJunky]

I literally get nostalgia chills from the theme song.

[@GinoZump]

I read the title as " *Falling* comedy" and it made sense seeing all of the prat-falls xD

[@drakkenmensch]

Everytime Lupa said comedy, I was expecting her to do air finger quotemarks.

[@IsaacWhittakerDakin]

Ah one of my guilty pleasures, at least Superman III feels like a complete film as opposed to Quest for Peace.

[@adiahaalexander9359]

I completely *disagree* with you

[@IsaacWhittakerDakin]

@@adiahaalexander9359 That's nice

[@slashandbones13]

I would say the opposite.

[@adiahaalexander9359]

Quest for peace makes me laugh at its ineptitude. This movie mostly makes me role my eyes.

[@josephyu1527]

Love the new intro. Insightful & funny review.😊

[@BradHominem]

''I've 'just seen Superman 4 and realized I should have cut Superman 3 more slack''

[@strongblade]

Richard Pryor was a huge Superman fan. Superman 3 was basically a Richard Pryor movie, with guest star Superman...

[@snoo333]

wow, i can't believe i saw this in the movies and loved it. then watched it when it came on network tv.

[@TheMadMaple]

Definitely digging the new intro. The couple of bars of piano playing out from the theme are a nice touch.

[@nomduclavier]

On one hand, shmancy intro. On the other, no awkward dancing.

[@michaellangwaller]

As they say, when you get to the bottom of the barrell, bore straight to the center of the earth, and die a fiery death, the only way you can go is out the other side of the planet, hence Superman 4.

[@elfpvke]

Gene Hackman was busy doing lawyer commercials.

[@southboundtracks]

Hell yes. Welcome back.

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

Y'know if they had Richard Pryor playing a disguised Brainiac heading to Smallville in an attempt to find Superman, it could've been really good. Especially if Pryor started off with a comedic fascade that he just tossed aside upon revealing things...