General Zod gets banished to the Phantom Zone | Superman

[@gd7561]

The performances of Brando and Stamp were spectacular!!! The looks in the eyes of the villains. The stern pronouncement from the council, the ominous score, it's an absolute classic!!!!!! Never gets old!!!!!!

[@sandal_thong8631]

Brando's deleted scenes from _Superman II_ are worth the price of admission.

[@SidneyBroadshead]

I like how Terrence Stamp is so desperate and frightened just before he and his cohorts are sent into the Phantom Zone. He knows he can't escape his punishment and his braggadocio is just hollow and empty. You get a glimpse into how megalomaniacal and persuasive he is, and that he deserves what he's getting.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@chipchiperson679]

Very Shakespearian

[@kellymulderino7156]

lol are you a film critic?

[@user-vq3kw3ze3f]

Stamp's performance goes from menacing to absolute horror as the phantom zone approaches. Still one of greatest comic book movie villains of all time.

[@billyb4790]

I saw this when I was just 7 and thought the phantom zone mirror was so cool even though I knew it was something horrific. Watching it now as an adult in superseded it didn’t give me nightmares.

[@nequito718]

That mocking expression when Jor-El said “with himself as absolute ruler”. Marlon Brando was a brilliant actor.

[@Chuck_EL]

love how zack snyder did a homage to this scene in man of steel....he said it was his biggest inspiration for man of steel

[@wickedchef]

No one NO ONE could have delivered that line better. No one

[@ValiantWrestling]

@@Chuck_EL What homage? all Hack Snyder did was release a terrible movie with a equally terrible cast oversaturated with CGI and awful CGI fight scenes we'd seen done a decade before in The Matrix Revolutions.

[@nosgothmarauder5603]

Yes and then the music kicks in to give it added effect! Epic!

[@Cyberleader672]

@@ValiantWrestling I agree with most of that. What's wrong with the cast?

[@gd7561]

The look on Stamp's face as the Phantom Zone approaches!!!!!! Incredible actor!!!

[@billyb4790]

I love how he’s giving Joerel his last chance to kneel before him lol😅

[@spkanava]

1977

[@Old_Soul]

Out of so many villains in films, General Zod hits the hardest. He has the charisma of a Messiah, and the ruthlessness of a Khan. His speech in this scene is sheer domination.

[@spkanava]

1978

[@users10116]

​@@RA-VEN8 KHAAAAAAAAN

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Well put!

[@MrChickennugget360]

I was thinking of the "remake" they made a few years ago compared to this. This movie is is extremely silly and hokey and has a lot of bad effects compared to the remake. Yet the acting is better. I think one key thing Laking in modern CGI fests is low key moments that are about character acting. Modern Film making is about cramming in action and spectacle yet its dialogue that really makes or breaks a movie.

[@johnearle7776]

Always reminded me of Pete Townshend with better, if not similar hair.

[@spartybrearly7221]

Terrence Stamp’s acting here is pure brilliance - “YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!”

[@Kevin_Flynn]

Very Powerful delivery and then the look of fear on his face when he realizes where he is about to go to.

[@mrkitty777]

They eventually arrived at earth in following movie

[@Kevin_Flynn]

@@mrkitty777 oh yea I know

[@mrkitty777]

Makes me wanting to watch superman 2, since i recently watched 1 and 3 and 1 and 2 are best, and 4th movie worked only because of Christopher Reeve, 3rd movie was enjoyable as a kid with a famous comedian becoming a computer nerd earning 0.1 cent nobody is missing for every transaction e.g.

[@Harry-fe9ec]

So good. I wish they made the 2 films a little less campy. It would have been incredible with a more serious tone.

[@romeovf]

I don't know about you, but this phantom zone flying thing scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. It looks like a hellish punishment or so.

[@terrybradford418]

The friendzone is just like the Phantom zone!

[@MMAfighter38113]

Romeo Vásquez it’s like solitary confinement 24/7 for the rest of your life, but life seems to come to a stand still in the phantom zone.

[@eiyhka8779]

I was thinking the exact same thing after seeing this scene again haha

[@Cobra13645]

How did they get out again I forgot??

[@MMAfighter38113]

Ruben vega In the theatrical cut, Superman throws the elevator with the bomb into outer space. The bomb explosion causes the phantom zone to shatter. In the 2006 Donner cut, Superman throws the missile headed for Hackensack, NJ I to space where it hits the phantom zone, causing it to shatter.

[@danielm3192]

Brando is so good here. Very honest and believable in his delivery. He comes across as very powerful with such simplicity in his performance. Great acting for a comic book movie.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

They had to leave his lines around the set. He couldn't be troubled with learning them.

[@douglashenry6996]

Marlon Brando as Adam Schiff: "These are matters of undeniable fact". The Kryptonian Council: "GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!" (What the Senate should have said. )

[@Cosmicslopman]

@@douglashenry6996 well you tried to make a joke. Better luck next time slugger.

[@douglashenry6996]

@@Cosmicslopman Who said I was joking?

[@pauliedibbs9028]

P.s. all of his lines were fed to him by either cue card or ear-piece.

[@brianallan9841]

R.I.P Richard Donner. The man who paved the way for how all modern superhero movies are made 😔

[@ch0nt00n9]

in the earth 🙃

[@sammywestenberger9303]

I Miss You

[@andysahs1599]

If the Salkinds had not fired him and allowed him to complete 2 then do 3 & 4 the movies would have been even better .

[@hunter141072]

Let me correct that: " The man who paved the way for how all modern superhero movies SHOULD be made, but sadly that fantastic path is often ignored".

[@Vejur9000]

Facts

[@intromix]

To me, THIS Will always be the best Superman movie,,, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp,, and when Christopher Reeve said in an interview “ I just let the suit do the work” you can’t get any more brilliant than that, he was absolutely born for the role as Superman, humble, subtle, but so full of energy, and then to play a clumsy Clark Kent, it’s literally 2 characters in 1 film

[@shaz2761]

Nah. Superman 2 was the best

[@summer20105707]

@@shaz2761 they are extentions of the same story.

[@isaned]

I wish they would just modernize the SFX and stuff, and it would be amazing

[@flashkraft]

1:12 General Zod and his companions will now perform Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

[@derwandelndekloth7775]

"Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?Bismillah! No, we will not let you go"

[@martinharris5017]

@@derwandelndekloth7775 "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for meeeeeee!" ….(epic guitar solo follows...) :)

[@theultimatemale6820]

I don't get get.

[@juicyfruit6311]

John Deacon chose not to participate.

[@saint5578]

Paint it black Rolling Stones 😁

[@kingryand]

The fact that Jor-El did not hesitate makes this scene great.

[@KutWrite]

...as he took home that long, hard thing for Lara to "light up her life."

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

And Jor-El said absolutely nothing yet says everything makes it perfect.

[@rocksvids08]

Ummmm, I dunno...if he would have shown just a slight of hesitation, it would have left the door open for so many more stories and sub-plots...All politicians are corrupt, so perhaps deep down, even if for just a second, Jor-El thought about joining them...yet still in the end, punishes them...Anywho, that's my $0.02...

[@emmanueloluga9770]

@@rocksvids08 Nope. While yes it would add a lot of subplots, it will be totally unnecessary in this scene and the films as a whole contextually. Your statement about all politicians being corrupt is exactly something Zod would say. More so, in the context of superman Jor-El is a scientist and intellectual before he is a politician. Furthermore, in real life, not all politicians are corrupt, perhaps corruptible is the word you are looking for. Then to you, I say boohoo all humans are corruptible, there are just degrees to the level of corruption based on the scale of impact. A point of view of absolution has never brought good as history has shown.

[@peterp2153]

Well, Jor-El may be a liberally minded outside-the-box thinker (as Zod tries to appeal to him as such to save his own ass), but Zod and his cohorts are scumbags that tried to overthrow the planet and presumably inflicted casualties along the way. Jor-El ain’t letting that fly just because the Council are a bunch of horse’s asses. Zod is lucky he didn’t get the death penalty and a summary execution for his treason and sedition.

[@paulcastle3171]

The greatest superhero movie ever made. It’s really hard to explain the impact this film had when it was released. The tag line was ‘You’ll believe a man can fly’ … and at the time, it was absolutely revolutionary. To this day, I’ve never seen a cinema crowd react to a scene like they did when Superman first rescues Lois from the helicopter/skyscraper situation. It was just triumphant and sort of….. joyful. It was also a very big deal to have so many huge names included in the cast. The likes of Hackman, Trevor Howard, Glen Ford, Ned Beatty, Suzanna York, Terence Stamp we’re all big names , but the real coup was Brando. I remember his fee was around six million and that was stratospheric at the time (still pretty big these days!)..but to get him to do a ‘comic book’ movie…? That was a huge deal. It’s also worth pointing out that the score by John Williams is arguably one of, if not the, best he ever composed. The theme is so iconic it is just one of those that’s instantly recognised the moment it starts. Above all though, is a staggering performance from the late great Christopher Reeve. Possibly the most perfectly cast role in movie history, he is just the embodiment of the Superman character and equally and perhaps even more impressively, Clark Kent. Such a great film and to me, it’s the closest to perfection a comic book movie has ever got. 9/10.

[@Chuck_EL]

terrance stamp made such an impact on pop cutlure and the dc comics that they changed general zod's orginal look to look like terrance stamp's zod and his "kneel before zod" is now a zod catchphrase

[@chrismc410]

"What are you? I'm Batman" isn't as grand but conveys a message no less powerful

[@josevanreyes]

Man of steel was superior.

[@ule2387]

It never beat spider man no way home. Some dude dead ass did a backflip in the theater 😂

[@MrChristian331]

Well said... ;-)

[@Goldenowl66]

I saw this in the movie theater when this came out, and as a child, this first scene when they float away in that diamond shaped prison, scared the living daylights out of me.

[@stevetucker962]

Same here!

[@lastknightofhonor8998]

Still gives me the chills, the performance was on point

[@Scripture-Man]

It's a pretty neat way to make sure dangerous criminals never hurt anyone… banish them in a flying crystal that will smash as soon as it hits any planet and if the nearest star is of a certain type, the criminals will have super-powers and be able to rule over whatever planet they crash on. Perfect!

[@johnhewitt564]

Very chilling knowing to be trapped in glass floating in space for eons.

[@daniels7907]

It did for a long time for me. But more recently, feeling retrospective about the 70's, it looks rather like they're a music group that Jor-El imprisoned in an album cover.

[@ForceMaximus84]

I love the cinematography of this scene. The lighting and angles that Richard Donner and Geoffrey Unsworth chose for this scene are wonderful.

[@cripplehawk]

Marlon Brando, Terrence Stamp, Harry Andrew, Sarah Douglas, Jack O Hallaran, Trevor Howard, John Williams and of course Richard Donner's directing made the scene epic. No other comic film comes this close.

[@fortimeless3299]

Richard Donner: Directing. Mario Puzzo: Reating. Marlon Brando: Acting.

[@FP194]

Obi Wan Kenobi A masterpiece of box office bomb

[@popcorn5968]

The version of man of steel is better

[@blueschewy2558]

@Honest Person All of Christopher Nolan's Batman films are without equal.

[@chriswayneevans]

bigbodyrover 😂 They’re fkin cartoons mate, too reliant on cgi, none of them are better than this film.

[@robertgbarcenasjr9559]

This is such an intense scene, Shakespearian in its high drama. The production design is brilliant, with its minimalist dark and stern aesthetics (the enormous scowling projections of the council members, meant to intimidate). Brando and especially Stamp are effing flawless here. I went to see Superman way back in '79. I lived in a small south Texas town where the latest releases took over a year to make it to the local movie house. I was ten years old. I remember being completely terrified when Gen. Zod and company got eaten up by the Phantom Zone. I was filled with horror. I was a nerdy boy with too much imagination for my own good lol. But in short, this cinematic adaptation of Superman remains the best, in my opinion.

[@jadktimeless2831]

Mario Puzzo, The Genius Behind The Dialogues ❤

[@tonygriego6382]

Rest in peace Richard Donner. You made my childhood with this movie.

[@ElliottCC]

BOOM !

[@spkanava]

1977

[@karatebuff]

"WOW" this is World class acting from the late great Marlon Brando & the Legend that is Terence Stamp!!

[@Charlesbjtown]

When zod told jor el "you will bow down before me jor el, I swear it". He had enough conviction in his voice to actually make me believe it.

[@alucard624]

And that's why Terrance Stamp will be the best Zod ever still to this day. I did enjoy Callum Blue's take on Zod though on Smallville. He brought some great characterization to the role to show us how he got to the point where he was like Stamp's take on the character.

[@redfullpack]

of course you are correct. Terence Stamp is a first rate actor portraying Zod so menacingly and in psychotic behaviour. Shakespearean theatre training, no doubt Now compare to "I want the Codex! I will find him!" phlegm spitting Brat scene by Michael Shannon as Zod. Makes him look like _Krypton's version_ of Private Pyle (full metal jacket) _pretending_ to be a general, don't you think so?

[@lanceheaps581]

alucard624 I agree with you I thought Callum Blue did a great job, but Terrance Stamp was just on another level. His voice is absolutely iconic.

[@jayscribe7547]

Yup lol

[@coryana100]

BISMILLAH! NO WE WILL NOT LET YOU GO!!!

[@declandillman82]

I really love how this scene was constructed. So majestic, and so sinister at the same time

[@nwlman]

Best thing by far about Superman, these three characters. Sarah Douglas and Terrence Stamp, perfect casting

[@cygnustsp]

Totally agree

[@spkanava]

1978

[@jayscribe7547]

Best Superman movie! Zod still popping shit even at his sentencing! Shows how insane he is. Great acting by Terrance Stamp

[@redfullpack]

this, is how a criminal from a techno advanced world should sound Terence Stamp is real GENERAL- ranked Zod Michael Shannon is Krypton's equivalent of Private Pyle

[@eternalblessing4984]

@@redfullpack So how do you disrespect Michal Shannon's Zod like that? It's like you didn't even watch the movie comparing him to Pyle.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

@@redfullpack at least with Michael you actually understood his backstory and motivations BEFORE he was sentenced to the Phantom Zone. Both Zods are valid in their own way. No need for rivalries.

[@Brandon-lw1wx]

@@eternalblessing4984Michael Shannon is an evil Zod in real life. He threatened Trump supporters after the election.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@BearCubster]

What chilled me as a kid watching this in the cinema was hearing adults crying out, "Forgive me, forgive me..."

[@TheMan-je5xq]

BearCubster actually I think that was just Ursa doing that I’m pretty sure Zod wouldn’t do that. To me the punishment looking at it now is too harsh. You don’t even get to die and be at peace you spend the rest of eternity in hell

[@faisalmemon285]

The Man 316 : Bring back the death penalty!

[@47imagine]

that's weird

[@ghenulo]

I didn't know she said that until I watched it with clased captioning.

[@ArchangelExile]

@A.r tomboy Zod says, "I Shall return!" Ursa's the only one saying, "forgive me".

[@1974wythe]

You know you're in trouble, when your on trial on the stand inside the Kryptonian hula hoops....

[@1974wythe]

And sentenced, inside, the Phantom Zone mirror lol

[@annijensen5790]

WytheMan 74 The mirror wasn’t the Phantom Zone. It was a cage bringing them there. Ever watch Supergirl? The Phantom Zone is depicted in that movie 😁

[@romeovf]

Anni Jensen In Smallville, too. After Clark gets trapped in the mirror thing, he falls to the actual phantom zone, which is like a wasteland. In this movie, however, it seems that the mirror thing is the zone itself, making you live for eternity as a two dimensional being. That sucks!

[@hdjksa52]

Guys, the phantom zone had a few different depictions. In the comics it was a ray gun that transported you to another dimension that was named by Kryptonian scientists the phantom zone.

[@romeovf]

@@hdjksa52 And in the animated series, too. The phantom zone was just a blank space and you among other people floating in it.

[@BiblicalChristianMessages]

The irony is that by banishing them he saved them from destruction for Jorel was the only one who knew Krypton was about to be destroyed even though no one else believed him. By convicting these three he was showing mercy.

[@PeachLover94]

And even Jor-El was aware of this as opposed to his and their fellow Kryptonians' fates due to refusing to heed Jor-El's warnings out of fearing the unknown.

[@susanesquer1520]

true

[@cestlavie5713]

Excellent Point .

[@DeepDeepSpace]

That was only because a bomb tossed into space by Superman freed the criminals. But until then, banishment into the phantom zone was a fate worse than death.

[@patton9696]

John Williams score is INCREDIBLE

[@maestroclassico5801]

The titles and then the first 40 minutes of this film (the origin story) I believe might be the best 45 minutes of film music ever composed

[@spkanava]

1977

[@cheepsh0t]

Amazing scene. As a child I enjoyed this movie but as I grew up I realized just how brilliant it was.

[@plissken2156]

"The vote must be unanimous, Jor-El. It has therefore now become your decision. You alone will condemn us if you wish. And you alone will be held responsible by me." Jor-El then gives Zod a cold look and activates the communication crystal to summon a Phantom Zone portal to the judgment chamber. Basically, at this moment, Jor-El is asking himself, "Where does this guy get balls big enough to talk to me like that? Does he not see where he is? Does he not understand the severity of the situation? Oh, well. Not my problem anymore. Phantom Zone, they're all yours."

[@anunsolicitedproduction4138]

I like how Ursa at 1:30 steps toward Jor El as to challenge him😊

[@georgenambo2685]

Still the best Superman movie ever! R.I.P Mr Reeves, Mr Brando ect.

[@aross924]

So simple. But timeless

[@ThomasJr]

100% agree.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@mattsharkey8437]

Terrance Stamp using fear and desperation disguised as anger at it's finest!

[@Christian_Ada1]

It sounded like Zod said "You will bow down before me!! Both You and one day your ASS!!!" But he said heirs 😳

[@trunks6274]

That's what I heard at first

[@smwnerd5144]

It really does sound like that honestly 😂

[@Joshuajacobson95]

thats what i heard too

[@dancastro4732]

I thought Zod said that when I first saw this movie

[@BeanieNinjay0]

I read this comment before listening to the dialogue. Now I can’t unhear him say “ass.” What does he actually say?

[@mikemanners1069]

Stuck on the front of a late 70s LP front cover for ETERNITY!!!

[@robert.emiranda1217]

Mike Manners But 3 years later in 1981(Superman 2) something happen Superman already grown man saved Lois Lane from a Bomb on Elevator Cage or Box from Paris,France..took the Bomb very far away from the Earth then in a explosion caused release the three villains into tha Punishment Screen..

[@gc3k]

That's better than the penis prisons from Man of Steel

[@Setebos]

After five years, with good behavior, they'll get their cover re-designed by Roger Dean.

[@McQueenPress]

It did look like an LP cover. LOL

[@elchichosantana6410]

Its like The Beatles Rubber Soul

[@cellmate1]

“YOU WILL BOW DOWN TO ME JOR-EL! BOTH YOU.....AND THEN ONE DAY, YOUR ASS!!!”

[@kilroy987]

For the longest time I thought he said that. Then I turned on captions.

[@gregorbegger9291]

He said your heir’s

[@blueschewy2558]

@@kilroy987 So did I.

[@MrBrewman95]

That makes no sense since your ass would be part of the first bow down.

[@acrovader]

That's what I thought Zod said when I saw this movie as a kid! LMAO!

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

One of the reasons critics maintain Brando was the best....calm and relaxed to the most basic level in front of the camera,with an air of authority to boot. As donner once said...’ even though he was expensive,he wasn’t paid enough’

[@laurac1986]

Amazing how good Brando was here. His word pronunciation is flawless

[@Barbarian646]

Yes, superb

[@ThomasJr]

*THIS IS ABSOLUTE THE BEST. Totally met my expectations for what great science fiction should be when I was a child!*

[@mikeowen7526]

Zods speech to JorEl is excellent The Zod he threatens JorEl to make him change his mind about the punishment ❤❤

[@the1nonlytony124]

I need further evidence of Ursas perversions to make an accurate judgment.

[@josef771]

After you find them send me the video....

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

I wouldn't mind being stuck in the phantom zone with her

[@FelisDestructicus]

@The1NonlyTony: Amen to that, brother!

[@timmatthew2910]

Nihilistcentral UK Best comment ever !!

[@seanwood8883]

@@nihilistcentraluk442 so would I

[@Jabberstax]

Still stands up today as one of the best movies of all time. Today's filmmakers couldn't come up with something that looks this good.

[@hiranom20]

I like Michael Shannon's Zod, but Terance Stamp's Zod opting to threaten Jor-El in the face of impending doom is one of several reasons why he's the GOAT.

[@bdjoh011]

Michael Shannon is evil in real life too.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@LPJack02]

RIP and long live Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 - July 1, 2004), aged 80 You will always be remembered as a legend.

[@DarkAnomaly]

Such a wonderful movie. Christopher Reeve will always be the real Man of Steel to me.

[@williamtoad8040]

I was always amazed by how they filmed that spinning tile effect with them in it in 1977-78

[@ajs41]

I'd like to know how they did that.

[@Schluffy]

Andy JS it’s actually a pretty simple illusions that blew my mind when I first found out. It’s one static piece of two circles welded together and that as a whole is being rotated on the spot underneath the floor. To the human eye it looks like they’re rolling on each other effortlessly.

[@KaitainCPS]

@@Schluffy I think he means the mirror/glass in which they're trapped and sent spinning into the void.

[@cubdukat]

@@ajs41 Same here. It couldn't have been a bluescreen shot because that doesn't work with glass objects (probably what they used to represent the Phantom Zone).

[@maskednil]

Schluffy thanks, I was thinking of this

[@CarlosRomanZ]

2:32 , this face expression was channeled perfectly by Reeve several times during the movie(s). Along with the hair twist, they truly seem father and son. They made this movie with a lot of care.

[@damonkinney7081]

Superman 1and 2 were made together.

[@CarlosRomanZ]

Damon Kinney correct, ergo the (s) at the end of the first sentence in my post. :)

[@christophermartin367]

Chris

[@spkanava]

1978

[@richardwaldron1684]

Such a cool moment. When I had this on VHS in the early 80s I watched this section over and over again.

[@alexbaxthedarkside]

This scene is basically God passing judgement on Satan, and casting him out of Heaven for his attempt to set himself up as the new sovereign of Heaven. And Satan's response is to swear revenge on God and Gods Son, Epic stuff! I guess Ursa and Non basically represent the Fallen angels Satan won to his side who fell with him.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

This is intentional, since the film is divided in 3 acts by the 3 location we visit: Krypton is meant to have a Biblical/Shakespearean quality to it, complete with grand and eloquent dialogue. Smallville is meant to be a country Norman Rockwell painting come to life. Metropolis is meant to be a classic comic strip, complete with bright colors and sharp witty one liners.

[@JohnWilkesBased]

Excellent analysis, Axi.

[@georgepettas3267]

The thing is that S stands for satan and Zod refers to God. Who has the money and control of this world to make such a movie production. God??

[@ElliottCC]

Dude! Good call ! I love the analogy !

[@blastradius9136]

That is a pretty cool analogy. Never thought of that.

[@LastlyMore]

I love the score in the beginning, it's so epic!

[@chasing_dragons]

The tension though when Brando activitated the light on the tip of that wand.

[@kaijudirector5336]

That opening track still gets me. Every time.

[@user-vq3kw3ze3f]

It's brilliant. It sets the tone right away

[@spkanava]

1977

[@enonymuz8627]

I’ve seen zone scarier than that in real life. We call it the Friendzone

[@alucard624]

What about The Twilight Zone?

[@puddin3543]

May we pity all the poor souls forever banished to that terrible, eternal prison....

[@YouLoveMrFriendly]

Where dicks dry to dust?

[@BlackPDigitalMedia]

im here just for this comment.

[@gregoryross9770]

Lol I got the joke..good one

[@randyjohnson5426]

Seeing this in the theater as a kid was just unbelievable...i can smell the popcorn and feel the cold a/c as im listening to the surround sound. What great memories...

[@wonderfulfable]

Terence Stamps's performance here is superb, his pleas to Jor-El went unheard. Such conviction.

[@grahamhaspassedaway4580]

District attorney in the morning, scientist in the afternoon. What a guy!

[@yuljohnson5502]

Marlon brando made a wonderful Jorel, perfect casting for this movie!

[@unropednope4644]

And this was Brandos first and only take doing this scene. The man was a gifted genius at acting even though he felt it was easy and anyone could do it. He moved and spoke flawlessly in this scene.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Avatar of Princess Syndrome of male actors.

[@spkanava]

1978

[@Jay-vw6hn]

This movie is so MAGICAL.

[@peterlohnes1]

I remember seeing this as a kid and I confused it with the theatre version, and always believed this scene was in the theatre version. When I first saw this scene as a kid I loved it, and never understood how it wasn't in the original, because I didn't understand that they didn't make 3 hour films back then. Great scene. The glass prison frightened the shit out of me.

[@kxmode]

3:37 I bet that the dome opening in 75mm must have looked epic in 1978.

[@moonytheloony6516]

I saw it in 1978. It looked and sounded epic.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@ozzmisterSynthesizer]

"You and for one day.... Your asssss!" surely I'm not only in one who thought that?

[@YouLoveMrFriendly]

Heirs' asses

[@victorkain9587]

Although he says "heirs", I can no longer unhear that since I've read your comment, even after watching this movie all 37 years of my life. And don't call me Shirley.

[@dglesterhardunkichud4017]

Add me, my cousin and my brother from 30 years ago.

[@georgewerner6404]

Same here. For 30+ years. But nobody notices Sarah Douglas screaming "FOR-GIIIIIVE MEEEEE!" (TOTALLY against her ultimate character) twice at 4:53.

[@williamwebb580]

ozzmisterSynthesizer I thought he said “your ass” for 12 years

[@calbudd2838]

Superman 1 & 2 were the best. Terence Stamp was awesome as General Zod. The giant, imposing faces in the background. "Guilty!" The acting of Marlon Brando. A classic, imo.

[@JamesCarmichael]

Brando had such a great voice. A jarring change from his interview/regular voice though.

[@williamhicks7736]

I do love this scene, despite the confusing editing mistake ... Of course, in the theater back in 1978, this was an absolutely intense and thrilling introduction to Kryptonian civilization...

[@BadulaJohnson]

3:20 As a kid, I always thought he said "Your ass" haha

[@AndrewHillis_2024]

HE DID, DIDN'T HE ? ? ? STILL SOUNDS LIKE "ASS" TO ME ! ! !👍

[@spkanava]

1977

[@roberthoffhines5419]

Does anyone else get the chills from those LSO trombones blowing the hell out of their 88Hs in the fist 24 seconds of this? Denis Wick was a badass, plain and simple.

[@MrBastilleDay]

I will never, ever forget these first five minutes of this film: They we’re my very first introduction to the great Marlon Brando. I was 7 years old, and didn’t even know who he was…and was mesmerized by his performance here!

[@summer20105707]

What a series of movies. These movies were incredible Brando and Stamp were amazing in this movie. And Christopher Reeve was and is always the perfect Superman, no offense to Brandon Routh and Henry Cavil.

[@bmla88]

The john williams music is beyond amazing.

[@eugenelau3927]

Jor-El may disagree with the Council of Elders like Qui-Gon did with Jedi Order but he too had his principles!!

[@gregharris570]

Chancellor Valorum agrees

[@danfranco3145]

...in my head-cannon they got sent to the Phantom Menace, so the 4th person in there was Jar Jar Binks. "Meesa spinning upsidey-downey!"

[@Cheezeblade]

I really did forget how much zod was losing his composure. As soon as his offer wasnt taken he jsut starts roaring to everyone. The zod in man of steel shouting about finding Jorels son was pretty on point.

[@VictoriaJohnson-j7k]

This should have been nominated for picture of the year.😊

[@hotelmario510]

I love that Brando insisted on pronouncing Krypton as "Krypt'n"

[@brandenburg2388]

I was hoping for the trio's defense attorney to yell, "Objection, your honor! This is pure hearsay....."

[@LukimusPrime]

2:51 ok right there Marlon Brando looked just like Christopher Reeve! What a perfect casting he was!

[@mr.random6276]

There have been better made movies in modern days but no one here can deny that this film is what set the entire concept of live action comic book films into motion We wouldn’t have the Nolan trilogy, the MCU, or any of the other stand alone movies that did very well like Joker and The Batman if it wasn’t for this film For a movie made before 1980 this is phenomenal work by the actors and crew It’s alright if you don’t like the movie cause some things are outdated (like seriously) but you can’t deny the significance this film had on the movie industry

[@isaned]

I cosplayed Zod and my girlfriend played Ursa and we had a blast. We even found a cosplayer who played Jor-El, and we had this scene play out, and everyone just stopped and watched.

[@mikeowen7526]

What an amazing cast of actors Brando, Ford, Hackman, Stamp, Cooper and Howard Big heavyweights of Hollywood ❤😊

[@captainpharaoh]

What really impresses me is that here's Marlon Brando, who early in his career plays a down and out prizefighter in "On The Waterfront," then years later plays a commanding, authoritative figure here. Quite a journey for his career. Few could have pulled it off as well as he did.

[@JIG-vn8sc]

Richard Donner's version of this scene is superior to Richard Lester's version of the scene.

[@romeovf]

JIG2000 What's the difference?

[@robbiesaunders9602]

@@romeovf close ups, diffetent angles, edited opening dialogue. .. A LOT, REALLY

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

Robbie Saunders, and no Marlon Brando. They cut him out so they wouldn't have to pay him.

[@gaguy1967]

@@johnfitzpatrick3094 actors still get paid even if they are cut

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

@@gaguy1967 Tell that to Marlon Brando. He had to sue the producers to get his money.

[@what_memes_are_these9824]

Zod: YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! BOTH YOU, AND ONE DAY YOUR *SS! All this time I thought he said the A word, but I watched the movie recently and this time with subtitles and I now relize that he actually says heirs.

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

I used to hear Terrance Stamp (Zod) talk about "the son of Aljayla!" It turns out that he was talking about the "son of our jailer." lol

[@spkanava]

1977

[@justuswarren8965]

"YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!!!!!" Still remaining as a strong line

[@9StickNate]

Things that scared the Hell out of me as a child: 1. randomly being consumed by quick sand 2. getting a body part frozen by liquid nitrogen prior to it shattering (V-TV Series). 3. Getting stuck in the Phantom Zone

[@9StickNate]

Mind you… I had a crush on her as a little kid.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@56postoffice]

And Terence Stamp's comeback was complete. Great actor.

[@thorawilson1466]

I liked him in Valkyrie

[@spkanava]

1977

[@brendancronin1844]

Always felt that Terrence Stamp's portrayal of Zod was truly chilling in this scene ('You alone will be held responsible by me'), but that he was too camp in Superman II

[@nickoftimeproductions8719]

Fun fact. The actor playing general zod, Terrance stamp, ended up playing Jor el several decades later in smallville.

[@BethJehovah]

Magnificent choice. And Reeves plays a scientist that knows about Krypton and decodes Kryptonian language.

[@jjfromthebigland781]

He even had a stint as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic...

[@spkanava]

1977

[@billd3356]

@@jjfromthebigland781 Yes but that was such a small part, we don't get to see any real acting

[@AndrewHillis_2024]

"THE GENERAL DOESN'T TAKE ORDERS HE GIVES THEM ! ! !"👍

[@Krrrimmi]

"I WILL MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE." - Jor-El 😊

[@mikemickypeterdavy]

"Are you going to put us in the Phantom Zone, Jor-El?" "No. I'm going to ask Luca Brasi to come in here."

[@PHANTOMZ0NE]

Beautiful!

[@Ispeakthetruthify]

When Jor El is by Marlon Brando...you know you're in trouble.

[@Aramanth]

Love this scene... brilliant! I would love to know about Ursa's perversions! Also love how Ursa collects badges & pins from those she has vanquished!

[@aross924]

It’s interesting that brando mentioned “ the children of krypton “ that is actually very interesting detail that I never noticed before.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Most likely torture and mutilation of sexual nature. They do not have superpowers in native habitat so it would be old-fashioned way.

[@spkanava]

1978

[@lpdog82]

such an awesome movie and absolutely brilliant acting and FX, this scene was almost like satan screaming at god then being kicked out of heaven , such an eerie trial and punishment

[@DanielWesleyKCK]

1:39. "Cut! Cut! Marlon, it's Krypt-ON".

[@gochem3013]

He say "Kryptm".

[@MegaDazza87]

He was saying it in a British accent.

[@KutWrite]

...so you are FROM Krypt-ON? I simply like the sound of Krypt'n. I say it your way, though. Now: How do you say "Mxyztplk?" (original spelling)

[@spkanava]

1977

[@andrewlankford9634]

Their uniforms were kind of like "Fleetwood Mac in Space"

[@kingloser4198]

Minus the conkers

[@myusernameissoobnoxiouslyl1466]

Or Bee Gees

[@LordZontar]

Evil Hairstylists.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

I've always thought of them as Kryptonian Prison jumpsuits. Wish we knew what the Donnerverse Krypton's military uniforms looked like.

[@PhflyDan1]

Non. This, this MINDLESS aberration...

[@georgewerner6404]

Aberration.

[@scottyclayton5604]

That line never made sense to me. You really have to be in the know to realize he is referring to Non.

[@PhflyDan1]

@Jon Davis I KNOW that! I just found it incredibly humorous that Jor-El would speak on somebody like that so damningly..

[@PhflyDan1]

@@georgewerner6404 Thank you for the correction Sir. I now know that I spelt it incorrectly..

[@auradzrts691]

3:18 "And then one day your ASS...!!!"

[@Velocigabe]

AuraDZ GM When I was a kid, I thought that was what he said lol!

[@WaterfallVee]

AuraDZ GM It's heirs.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

He said your heirs.

[@romeovf]

LOL

[@grannychannel]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to hear it that way when I was 12. It's good both ways.

[@BarrySmith70]

I always liked those automatic hula hoops around Zod and his cohorts!

[@BethJehovah]

My guess is they form an unbreakable magnetic field. Impeccable for holding.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@RK831]

3:20 All this time, since I was a kid, I thought Zodd proclaimed, "Both you, and YOUR ASS!" He said, "Both you, and your heirs!"