Superman IV Was a Disaster- Here's Why!

[@ThatGuy-zj8kg]

As a kid, Nuclear Man was awesome!

[@r3gret2079]

Wasn't he tho? Lol learning this movie actually sucked came as quite a shock to me.

[@PerfectTroy1]

Absolutely agreed! His powers and his lack of impulse control contrasted well with Superman.

[@RedfishCarolina]

I was in 4th grade. Mom took me to see this on a Saturday. I remember how EMPTY the theater was and today is still the emptiest I've ever seen a movie theater.

[@mikewoodman2872]

I bet I can do you one better. A friend and I went to see Sigourney Weaver's "Gorillas in the Mist" back in the day, and we were the *only* 2 people in the entire theater. It was, quite literally, a movie just for the 2 of us. Pretty hilarious.

[@Linklex7]

Technically Superman Returns is Superman 5. It retcons 3 & 4 but Brandon Routh is suppose to be playing the Christopher Reeve’s Superman.

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

Superman Return wasn't a bad movie.

[@AronHallan]

That movie just aired on tv yesterday, i had to watch it, he did a good Reeve's Superman.

[@AaronLevine-t3j]

Routh ended up picking up the cape again for that version. That universe Superman became Kingdom Come Superman on the CW network for the crisis on infinite Earths event.

[@petermcnallt12pm]

it wouldn't be 5 then...it would be 3, because it's meant to be directly after 2..making 3, 4 and 4, 5...

[@petermcnallt12pm]

and, much like 4, Returns was also, shit!

[@crazyralph6386]

It’s amazing that they actually got Gene Hackman onboard this mess?

[@Woobuggy848]

You have no idea...

[@chadb9270]

Sing it with me, money, money, money, money….. MONEY!!! Notice how he had hair in this one. He flat refused to shave his head for this movie.

[@justinhollen]

Bet he had a nice boat to pay for. Lol

[@tkramer62283]

@@chadb9270 Hackman never shaved his head for the role of Luthor. He wore a bald cap during Donner's original production in 1977.

[@xodiaq]

Amazing they got any of them!

[@chuckmckendry194]

Gotta love how one of Superman's hairs is strong enough to suspend a 1000lb steel ball but is cut by a simple pair of bolt cutters.

[@matthewdaley746]

Irony's truly strange, absolutely.

[@chrisbellon3739]

Maybe the bolt cutter was laced with some Kryptonite.

[@tkmmkt6569]

I mean it kind makes sense. A chain can hold 1000 pounds but you could cut that with a bolt cutter.

[@ScooterinAB]

Difference between tensile strength and other measures of hardness and strength. Or bad writing.

[@EcstaticTemporality]

Facts

[@poolboyinla]

Growing up, it was my favorite. Even as an adult, I find it highly enjoyable...certainly much more than the modern Superman movies.

[@dreamawake2670]

Definitely one of my favorite superman movies as a kid. It was cool and simple to get I guess.

[@GregoryCunningham]

I’m glad I’m not the only one then. 🫣 It was by far my favorite growing up. And I probably would still find it enjoyable if I get around to rewatching it.

[@Mandrake42]

I hated it because I felt the series had just gone downhill. But every movie is someone's favourite movie and honestly, I am glad you liked it and glad you still do. That some folks out there like it makes it feel like less of a waste of money. Hell I like Showgirls and everyone hates that film, so I understand what its like to be a fan of something most people don't care for :)

[@poolboyinla]

@@Mandrake42 That scene where Clark refuses to sell the family farm to someone that is not a farmer is as good of scene in any of the Superman films.

[@ms0487a]

Same

[@davidcave5426]

My dream for Superman V would be Superman V: The Fifth Dimension with Christopher Reeve as Superman and Robin Williams as Mr. Mxyzptlk.

[@josephedric4081]

Sounds like a nightmare. Robin Williams fast talking style of comedy got old, back in the Mork & Mindy days.

[@SweetDeeJay]

His BFF

[@davidgeier5827]

I like that idea

[@parasharkchari]

Closest thing we got was Dean Cain's Superman opposite Howie Mandel's Mxy.

[@MrGordonSims]

Honestly when I was 9, I didn’t see how this movie was much different than its predecessors.

[@chadb9270]

This is absolutely true. I for one thought streetfighter was a masterpiece in my youth. 😂😂😂

[@wolfumz]

Same. I thought Nuke Man was a super cool villain, as a child. The idea of characters having an "Evil Version", where they wore all black and had a bad attitude, that was mind blowing to me at six years old. You want to know a terrible movie from that era that only kids could like... I loved the Double Dragon movie as a kid. Double Dragon _sucks_ .

[@protorhinocerator142]

Supe 4 wasn't all that bad. I thought it was OK.

[@pbarra81]

Me neither, i saw it in the cinema at 7 y.o. Now i can see that Superman 3 is truly awful (even though i like the scene Superman vs Superman), but 4 is even worse 🥶

[@seriousproductions1224]

​@@chadb9270 😆 I was disappointed with street fighter but not as disappointed like I was with super Mario brothers.

[@toplaycool21]

Would you say Superman 3 & 4 are equivalent to what happened with Batman Forever and Batman & Robin? Superman and Superman II have a similar legacy like Batman and Batman Returns. I guess Supergirl and Catwoman will be lumped together.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Batman forever was agreat film Batman and Robin was shit

[@jasonblalock4429]

In the sense of both taking their franchises in campier directions, yes. But the big difference would be that the Batman movies were well-funded and at least looked nice. Plus Batman Forever was a genuine hit, making nearly as much as the original film. The Supergirl/Catwoman thing is a good spot, tho. Never noticed that.

[@BP-dc4uj]

I think Superman 3 was actually pretty good and a little a head of it's time.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

The script for the movie was pretty good. If the film had a better budget and wasn’t heavily edited, it would have turned out much better

[@matthewdaley746]

Cannon vaporizes everything, unquestionably.

[@martinhumble]

​@@matthewdaley746I'm still thankful for The Naked Face with Roger Moore

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@martinhumbleAn occasional masterpiece, unfortunately.

[@Linklex7]

I’ll never understand why Nuclear Man was voiced by Gene Hackman. Mark Pillow probably could’ve just done it himself, but if he had to be dubbed then it should’ve been Christopher Reeve, since he’s suppose to be Superman’s clone.

[@matthewdaley746]

Heavy regional accent, unquestionably.

[@05dturner]

Or Christopher Walken

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@05dturnerVery bizarre casting, unfortunately.

[@Halpin2006]

One of the scenes that I really disliked in Superman 4 was when Lex Luthor impersonated a USAF 5 Star General to command a missile launching! Even for a fictional movie, that just doesn't work. The 5 star general rank (although still listed for use) has not been used actively since the 1950s. There has only been ONE USAF 5 star general ever in USA history, and General Henry Arnold started as US Army general before being made the commanding USAF general. Thus, the USA Armed Forces would clearly KNOW if they had a new 5 star general. And ANY nuclear missile launch still has to be cleared by the President. So Luthor impersonating a USAF 5 star general is not just unreal and impossible, it doesn't even make sense. Hence, that scene cost the movie another minus 10 points out of a 100 score.

[@dougmasters4579]

Honestly, I enjoyed all of the Christopher Reeve Supermans to some extent, probably because Reeve's presence alone made them watchable, no matter the quality.

[@DarthMohammedRules]

Good call.

[@glennjthompson332]

The superman 4 footage wasn't finished...🙄it was cut down.😆 It was a mess..😅

[@habloverdi7047]

In those days there was no way for the public to complain on bad movies.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

2:27 Street Smart is a great watch if you're a fan of Reeves & Freeman. Highly recommended.

[@matthewdaley746]

Morgan Freeman's fantastic, absolutely.

[@Batman88878]

*Reeve

[@TheEdorizo]

There is no s at the end of Reeve

[@Metsfan1975]

Morgan Freeman was nominated for an Oscar for street smart

[@Derpy1969]

Canon destroyed Superman.

[@matthewdaley746]

Cannon, just-annihilates, everything, definitely.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

*Conan

[@willygallegos1361]

Great video as always JoBlo. Would like to see a video on Christopher Reeves's Street Smarts really overlook film in my opinion.

[@JoBloOriginals]

That's a great idea! We'll add it to the list!

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Reeve’s

[@leonardoruiz55]

​@@JoBloOriginalsSuperman V could've saved the franchise. The rights were returned to The Salkinds & they hired 2 writers who made a really good Script that Reeve almost did return until Alexander & Ilya Salkind parted ways from making movies together & the Horse riding accident of Reeve in 95.

[@Ironstarfish]

I liked it as a child but the only one I really remember was one with General Zod and the 3rd one, but only because I was terrified as kid seeing the robot woman.

[@sardaukar1977]

the first Borg drone

[@brandonmusick77]

Same! She gave me nightmares.

[@Hospitaller1099]

She scared the crap out of me!

[@Selatomyr]

Only saving Grace was the score. With new themes written by John Williams, but conducted by Alexander Courage… yet the score sounds quite different compared to the original and parts 2&3 (with music adapted and conducted by Ken Thorne)

[@white-dragon4424]

It also sounds different because it was played by a third rate orchestra rather than the London Symphony.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Also the opening subway scene was filmed in Milton Keynes train station

[@lucy-annedawson4849]

I went to see this at the cinema when it was first released. Before it there was a short film about nuclear science which was much more entertaining than Superman 4.

[@bradz2451]

I was a kid, I don’t remember feeling like this was any different than the other ones

[@M4rt_FX]

Still blows my mind how different Margot Kidder looked between Superman 1 and 2, considering they were shot back to back. She looked ill and unattractive, and I don't think she would have been cast in the first film at all if looking this way.

[@matthewdaley746]

Later life heartbreaking, unquestionably.

[@leeolie3728]

Crack

[@majkus]

When I first saw it on television, I was shocked at how badly edited for television it was. I only later learned that no, the theatical film really was edited that badly.

[@Dohsoda]

I'd still like to see a restored director's cut of this film one day. I'm sure it won't be great, but it would be interesting.

[@toptenguy1]

I kind of liked this one. Straight to the point, and it FELT like a Superman movie (unlike the 3rd)

[@titowrestling]

$17 million budget with $30 million box office. Made money, compared to losses that Snyderverse films created.

[@alltheinnocence]

Well, it did still lose money, because when it comes to movies, you have to earn 2.5 times the initial production budget back to break even. $17mil was the initial production budget, but then comes marketing, distribution, and sometimes theaters take a percentage of the earnings. So, it would’ve had to earn at least $42.5mil just to break even, let alone make a profit.

[@titowrestling]

@@alltheinnocence They didn’t spend that much on marketing.

@@titowrestling Marketing budgets are typically 50-100% of the production budget and theaters take half. So even if we ignore marketing, the film still lost money. With marketing, it easily lost $10-20 million. Which these days is peanuts with big films losing $100-200+ million all the time.

[@titowrestling]

They do now, but they didn’t as much back then and the filming company for Superman 4 slashed budgets.

[@ladystoneheart8155]

The fact that someone thought they had intellectual property rights to such a generic idea as “Superman and Nukes” is ridiculous

[@ScooterinAB]

Especially considering when it was made. It's not exactly a unique idea.

[@fasillimerick7394]

Clive Mantle: "All my scenes were cut?" Sidney J. Furie: "You're welcome".

[@wstine79]

William Hootkins, who portrayed Crime Lord Harry Howler in some scenes with Gene Hackman, who go on to be Eckhardt in BATMAN.

[@sardaukar1977]

he was also Porkins in Star Wars Episode IV

[@Aurochhunter]

@@sardaukar1977 He's also the cab driver in Trail of the Pink Panther, and Curse of the Pink panther; and the original voice of Dingodile.

[@genxlife]

I was also disappointed with Superman IV. But I still think the scene where Superman tosses the world's nuclear arsenal into the sun was one of the best scenes in cinematic history.

[@wstine79]

This was a cheesy fun bad movie despite its flaws. Christopher Reeves is still great as Superman. I liked the deleted scene where Lex & Lenny Luthor created a protype Nuclear who acted more like Bizzaro.

[@Batman88878]

*Reeve

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Their was also deleted scene in Superman 4 involving afamily in Kansas. The daughter gets caught up inna twister created by Nuclear man. And Superman has to unwind the twister in order to save the little girl. And that deleted scene isn't in any of the DVD or Blu-ray versions of Superman 4 but that deleted scene does still exists to this day

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Summer School was funny but didnt score with critics or most audiences.

[@Thats_Hedley]

Word! I remember SS b/c of Courtney Thorne/Smith being cute as all get out! RoboCop was also fire!!🔥 I never did or have seen this trash. After Superman 3, I was done with this franchise.

[@dangerousdays2052]

Still better than 3. At least this one was actually about Superman. 🥴🥴

[@BlueMilkIntelligence]

Bullshit 😂

[@pinkthanks4urdogtagz860]

I was a Superman nut growing up. This was the first one I got to see in theaters. Three quarters of the way through the movie, the film malfunctioned and everyone was asked to leave. I didn’t even care. It was so bad, even as a kid, I was happy to leave. My mom didn’t even request a refund, we were all so relieved it was over. Such a wasted opportunity.

[@shawbros]

You could have asked for a refund, and used that money towards something better, like pizza, ice cream, video games.

[@pinkthanks4urdogtagz860]

@@shawbros Dude, the opportunity to leave the theatre immediately was reward enough.

[@mmluon]

I liked Street Smart. Saw it when it came out. Reeves was pretty good and Morgan Freeman was phenomenonal. That was the movie that put him on the map.

[@TheTrainFan9]

Yeah, Street Smart is a pretty good film. Plus there's a few scenes in it where you can see a Times Square billboard for Big Trouble in Little China. A bit ironic, since Chris Reeve would go on to work with John Carpenter in the Village Of The Damned remake.

[@tysonb3568]

Wait a minute now..... the Legend of BJ and Jewel of the Nile were both good movies!!!

[@DarrylRuiz-s1w]

The. sale didn't include the Salkinds front projector system hence the bad FX

[@General_Zod99]

they gave the money to masters of the universe. this one used to be my favorite as a kid. it was the first superman movie i got to see in theaters. i was only 6

[@warreng675]

Should of finished it with Superman 3

[@white-dragon4424]

Should've finished it at Superman the Movie. Even Superman 2 was a hack job directed by someone who was more interested in bad comedy than drama.

[@warreng675]

@@white-dragon4424 The snorefest

[@kerry-j4m]

AGREED.But,at least Reeves got his pet project made and a hefty pay day by making no-4.

[@JAREDBARATTA]

Should HAVE, Idiot.

[@JAREDBARATTA]

​@@kerry-j4mREEVE, Moron.

[@8arrows]

That Santa Clause movie with Dudley Moore is my favorite Christmas movie about Santa Claus.

[@okidokicreations1075]

Havent we seen this before?? Is this a re-upload??

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

Honest trailer from the Sceen Junkies

[@shannonrobitaille613]

I still say four is better than three

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Wait, what

[@Selatomyr]

The STORY sure, but the ultra low budget SFX sink it BIG TIME!

[@dreamawake2670]

I agree. Destroy superman!

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Agreed

[@ScooterinAB]

I'd get behind that, though I don't know if I've seen either one all the way through. At least Superman IV is still a Superman movie.

[@sfdudeca]

This was the first movie that I ever walked out on in a movie theater. It is absolutely awful! And I felt so bad for Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman (as well as Margot Kidder and Jackie Cooper) for actually being in this colossal catastrophe of a so-called movie. I blame penny-pinching Israeli cheapskate producers Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan (of Cannon fame) for ultimately ruining the Superman franchise at this point. This film can’t hold a flame to the prestigious majesty of a classic that is Richard Donner’s “Superman The Movie.”

[@OvercookedOctopusFeet]

@6:12 -That is NOT the railway station in Milton Keynes, it's the central BUS station. ✅

[@ronbarnabei8226]

Unfortunately this movie was on HBO way too often when I was a kid and didn’t know any better. However, I’d rewatch this turd before attempting to watch Batman and Robin.

[@robertpeacock894]

And still somehow a lot better than Superman 3.

[@Cycle.every.day.]

4 has a much better storyline than 3 , give 4 the same budget,effects and production value as 3 and it could've been good.

[@MartinSmith156]

Superman II and III director Richard Lester was also offered but turned down Superman IV

[@cecilDisharoon]

This is the first I have heard about Wes Craven since I got interested in Superman retrospectives. Anyone got a detailed source about those creative differences?

[@chomar97]

STOP.... STOP.... The People!!

[@MaddRapper11203]

I saw it in the movies as a kid and was so disappointed!

[@adampellett4917]

The Cannon Company is responsible for hurting Superman’s image and decades later, it got a remade of Superman Returns till after the Christopher Reeves death in 2005. Sad times, huh? 😢 BTW, the mostly unanticipated movie came already Joker 2 and now, it TANKED the box office already. The joke’s on WB and David Z, too. Yikes.

[@wesleyantrim6648]

When I saw Superman 4 as a kid in the 80’s, I knew it wasn’t as good as the others, but I was 10 or 11 years old, so I didn’t fully grasp how bad it was. I tried to watch it recently, and it’s legitimately one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.

[@micshork]

I met Mark Pillow (Nuclear Man) and he was very nice. I will say that while the movie doesn’t work as a whole the awkward fights are very entertaining.

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

I remember dragging my mom to this when I was a little kid on opening day. I'm pretty sure we were the only people in the theater. I didn't hate it back then, as I was just happy to see a Superman movie in a theater. But after seeing it again as a teenager, I could not wrap my head around how terrible the whole thing was. Learning about how Cannon basically blew through most of their money on Masters of the Universe (an equally terrible film), it's no wonder A Quest for Peace was doomed to fail. I don't think it would have been a good movie, had the budget not been halved, but it might have had a chance of being tolerable. As is, it's a "so bad, you might chuckle a few times" kind of movie. At least Christopher Reeve was still the best Superman, even in the worst possible movie.

[@jiggygrand]

Budgeting apparently is the Quest for Pieces

[@metalgrinch]

I remember seeing this in the theaters as a 6 year old. At the time I was so young that I didn't notice how "bad" it was, and even to this day, it's a film of my childhood and my brother and I LOVED the Superman movies, so despite the fact that I can see all these things NOW, I honestly don't care. To me it's still an enjoyable watch and while not as good as the first 2, I've seen WAY worse and to this day this is still a fun movie for me ❤

[@TheOther644]

Superman 3 was way worse, it was more of a Leslie Nielsen film then anything else. 4 had its issues do to Cannon Group screwing over not only Christopher Reeve's story, but his passion project. Still, despite its flaws I enjoyed and Nuclear Man is my all time favorite Superman villain. Sure he had a horrible weakness, but without it Supes would never have been able to beat him. And as far as I know Nuclear Man is the only live action villain to beat arguably the strongest Supes twice alone. First time nearly killing him, and he was just having fun and if it wasn't for that crystal he'd be dead. The second time, he buried Supes alive in the freaking Moon. I really hope they release a remastered version one.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

They probs wildo at sompoint

[@LandofMert76]

I enjoyed it as a kid

[@GarretGrayCamera]

Christopher Reeve was a great guy. Though he couldn’t escape the cape no matter how hard he tried. He was also VERY outspoken about Brando, Lester, the Salkinds. I can’t help but wonder if that affected his career post Superman as well.

[@dreamawake2670]

Think it was far better than 3 and loved it as a kid. But it is, of course, nothing but a popcorn flick. Effect was obviously lacking...

[@randyqquaint8400]

If it's any consolation, I effing loved Superman IV as a kid and had to have watched it at least 100 times. Christopher Reeve, may he rest well ❤️‍🩹

[@jekw23]

Clive Mantle came to my school when I was very young and he was known for being a doctor in Casualty. He said he was in this movie but I must have missed that his role was cut and for years I was confused when I saw Nuclear Man and thought “that doesn’t look anything like Clive” When I saw the deleted scenes I was surprised that he even brought it up.

[@mathewhyland8925]

We’ll wear bloody less clothes then Tina !

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

As the dull opening credits started... I was filled with dread at how the movie will run and end...left the theater filled with groans.

[@neiltaylor6645]

Cannon bought Elstree Studios to make money they sold have the studio so Tesco could build store there they had to demolish all the soundstages including the one built for the empire strikes back

[@matthewdaley746]

Overextension was ruinous, unquestionably.

[@neiltaylor6645]

@@matthewdaley746 when Stephen Spielberg was making Indiana Jones said in an interview how appalled he was what cannon were doing gutting a great studio

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@neiltaylor6645Though, completely, unsurprised, sadly.

[@commie_maybe]

This was the only one we had on vhs when I was a kid. No wonder I grew up thinking Superman sucked. 🤦

[@Batman88878]

What did in Superman IV? 1. Slashed budget. 2. Not using a different villain from the source material. Lex Luthor teaming with another villain? Ok, but no Parasite, Bizarro, Metallo, Toyman, Prankster or... Brainiac? 3. No attention to detail, most evident in visuals. 4. Rehashing some stuff from the 1st 2 movies. 5. Nuclear Man lands in Metropolis to capture Lacy, Superman confronts him, but lets him start messing things up!?!? And pleads with a retread line from Superman II!??!? However, this IS the Superman movie that helped get me into the character (in my defense, the 1st 3 Superman movies were rented out from Blockbuster).

[@Mandrake42]

Hey, no dissing Dom DeLuise. He was awesome. If he wants an extra lunch, he can have an extra lunch ;)

[@mattalki]

I've always felt that in Superman IV there's a good story in there somewhere trying to get out, but it's hampered by the horrendous production values. I wonder if it could be reedited and redone with new effects to where it was actually something good?

[@alexgrant1979]

First time i saw Christopher Reeve in a film was in Gray Lady Down. He was young in that, Superman films were ok. Wish he was around now to stop all these bloody wars.

[@SupermanFan2002]

This Movie Ruined The Franchise Forever.

[@dbreiden83080]

Pretty tragic end to the Reeve series of movies.. Promises made to him by Cannon were NOT kept and poor Chris got stuck contractually making a Superman movie he knew was going to be awful and further damage his career..

[@matthewdaley746]

Plus, horse, accident, nasty.

[@ajspice]

THANK YOU! I've always had this memory of seeing Snow White in theaters and now I know why. It's the first movie I remember seeing in one.

[@bob23301]

There is a lost bit of dialogue were Luthor asked Lenny to remember the kryptonite dust coated bolt cutters.

[@Uncleed251]

🤦 This movie put me to sleep as a kid and I was one of those kids that put on a blanket or sheet cape when Superman came on didn't think I'd be wearing my imaginary cape to actually sleep in .

[@Colin_Robinson_EV]

i agree. When i was a kid, there never was a bad (C.R.) Superman. All 4 were great, and still are to me.😁

[@GeronimoBraveheart]

I loved this movie as a kid! Nothing will ever change that! 💯

[@TommyRayzer]

The time these films came out the special effects were just not up to the task of putting a massive battle like this to screen. Even in Superman 2 where they had good effects for the time the big battles between the Kryptonians were a disjointed mess of set pieces.

[@guardiane]

lol strangely enough, I liked Superman IV...not a lot, but I didn't find it terrible. Then again I was a kid so I liked any kind of movie like this. I must have re-watched it over a dozen times (because we had it on Beta), but re-watching it as an adult, I can better understand where everybody is coming from. As for Canon, I liked Masters of the Universe better now than as a kid. I was severely disappointed in my youth, simply because it missed a lot of what the animated series presented, but I also appreciated how they took it a little more seriously. I hated the fact they went to Earth though...what a lame/cheap approach. Anyway, this is supposed to be about Superman lol...ah well, rest in peace Mr. Reeve. You're still the best Superman.

[@CentralNexusPrime]

I hated the space battle. Showed him carrying someone back to earth from way too far out.

[@GregsGameRoom]

"Cannon has gone down as the company that killed Superman!" This is the one I won't watch. The first three yeah, Part 4... no way.

[@matthewdaley746]

Bad writing's responsible, unquestionably.

[@Elainerulesutube]

This movie nearly killed off the Superman movie franchise

[@BenMcGarityMusic]

I was a kid when IV came out... and I loved it.

[@CardPlayingStrategies]

I'd love to see the 2 hour and 14 minute version, even if unfinished

[@nobodynothing00000]

My favorite part was where Lex Luthor goes to the museum to get that single strand of Superman's hair that is holding up the massive weight... and cuts it away with a pair of safety scissors.

[@michaeldonaldson1809]

I enjoyed the movie as a kid. Of course years later I can see that it wasnt of the same ilk as Superman 2....however I also loved the 3rd one and the Super Computer battle scene at the end is one of my favs (along with evil Superman v Clark Kent). Who could forget the sidekick sister of Robert Vaughan being turned into the robot by the super computer... 4 excellent movies in my opinion.

[@mikemccormick8115]

Back then few sequels were of interest, especially after 2. For some reason now, youngsters can watch 10 Spider-Man movies and not be bored.

[@TheDmanWiThiN]

I still love this movie. My only complaint was that was it, it was short and didnt have more...

[@NeoConnor1]

Would rather watch this than Superman 3. It's actually about Superman, Gene Hackman is back,and it's only 90 minutes. 3 is over 2 hours, and feels more like 4.

[@Doomzdayxx]

Superman IV was no cornier than Superman III. I personally love all 4 movies.

[@denizen53]

It was lots better than Superman III.

[@Doomzdayxx]

@@denizen53 Haha I like them both pretty well but to each their own. The beauty of art is that we can decide for ourselves what is canon and what is good or bad, and it's all personal. For instance, I don't consider anything Star Wars after 1983 to be legitimate and that's my personal preference.

[@aaronmoreno4545]

I'm going to have to hold the phone here and say that Superman 5, if it came out as conceived could've had the chance to be the best of the series, the Salkinds would've returned to the series, and it would've featured brainac. Now if it was done correctly it could've been one of the best comebacks ever in film history.

[@therealsyxx]

John Travolta as superman would've been sooooooo horrible. 😅

[@dcb_75]

What I find crazy is that they wanted to use the delete scenes from 4 as the basic for 5, write new scenes and a story around those. That is the epitome of cheap - these scenes are not good enough for this film but don't get rid of them, we will use them in the next one 😂 To me, this movie was always going to fail and it is just a question of did the slashed budget ruin the story or was the story so bad that even a decent budget wouldn't have saved it. I imagine there is stuff they cut because of the low budget but the story is what it is and I don't think it was going to be good even with a better budget. Sure it wouldn't have looked as cheap with proper effects and such but good icing doesn't fix and under baked cake.

[@BryceEdwards-qk6px]

10:06 Mariel Hemingway was a babe!

[@GratefulPrimate]

Superman 4 was AMAZING...LY AWFUL. I saw it in theaters as a kid and yelled "What the fuck?!"

[@dragondude9637]

Nuclear Man wasn't even really Nuclear powered. He was more like Solar Powered Man.

[@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000]

The sun produces energy via nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms with other hydrogen atoms in its core, thus creating helium atoms & an incredible amount of heat.

[@davidcottone2700]

Wish there was a directors cut with those missing scenes and enhance effects only one can hope

[@defrank1870]

I actually liked this movie. And I didn't know Ron Howard did Splash - awesome. Wes Craven for this film could've been amazing.