Superman IV (9/10) Movie CLIP - Moon Battle (1987) HD

[@drjborch2]

I cried my eyes out in the theatre during this scene ...I was like 3 years old.... totally devastated

[@brettthebassist]

I was 21 crying but it was from laughter because it was just so silly 😛

[@Climinator-op6kh]

@@brettthebassist I know the feeling. I watched the film when I was 18. It was the first time in 8 years and my memories of it had completed faded away. Upon finishing it I needed counciling as my repressed memories came back. 😂🤣

[@Aurochhunter]

3? And your parents let you watch it at that age?

[@db5094]

@@Aurochhunter why not

[@Aurochhunter]

@@db5094 Well I'm thinking: violence, scenes that may frighten young children, that kind of thing.

[@Thebuster91]

Basterd planted Superman like a damn carrot lol

[@ln833a]

And the hammering sound affects to like really?

[@catalinacastro9130]

🐕🐕

[@PerfectTroy1]

Lol! Yeah, he did!

[@escfxp]

Carrotman?

[@daviddayeen6111]

Planted him like a Kakarot.

[@scornbass1552]

Can't stop laughing at Nuclear Man's sounds. 😂

[@ryecallan6095]

Indeed. He growls like some animatronic at a really bad haunted house.

[@michaelblaustein715]

Godzilla jaja

[@gareththompson5970]

I know it sounds so out dated and ridiculous haha

[@konulmahmudova8128]

😡😈👺👹👿💩🤡

[@nathansylvester5193]

I can't either

[@soc1163]

Stop! Don't watch it the people!

[@lakobause]

I just love how he hammers Superman into the dirt like a tent stake.

[@sfsfewrewsdafs6915]

hahahahahahahahhahahahahaahah

[@timavila212]

But The Man of steel always wins

[@nazmulslater8398]

That part made me laugh

[@kellyweingart3692]

😂😂😂😂

[@jaxonv2098]

Even makes the metal sound

[@DragonballG.]

There’s something very unsettling about this antagonist. The feral screams, the sheer rage, the indefatigability, and the ruthlessness of him hammering Superman into the ground with his bare hands to bury him alive. It shook me as a child, so much so that it still unsettles me now, in my mid thirties.

[@MedtechLonglife]

Good movie❤❤❤

[@Mr.Lemmington]

Nice to see someone else think that exact way. I'm 22 and still have nostalgia from watching this a lot on DVD as a kid. Something about seeing the purest hero get beaten up really was shocking for me

[@Terrlock]

The budget was so low they had to reuse the Set used in the Apollo moon landings.

[@km3946]

hahah

[@zerithmunswyn988]

Apparently you didn’t know it would’ve cost more to fake the moon landing at that time than it was to actually go there.. :)

[@paulgentili1425]

The moon landing isn't fake!!

[@davidcosloff]

Very cheap

[@Heroics64]

@@zerithmunswyn988 who told you that, Neil Tyson?

[@ravennevermore8173]

Well at least Superman finally got some hand-to-hand combat skills.

[@Ramounskee]

Fun fact: In the behind the scenes, Christopher Reeve suggested the hammering part 😂😂😂

[@masrekulsk123]

I am addicted to this superman movie

[@InfamousWolf89]

This movie happened and we let it happen

[@TheREALforeverone]

+NightWolf BvS happened and we let it.

[@thewateversho223gaming]

Andz Andz Stop

[@danielfolk5266]

And the world is better for it.

[@ViceJosh1.9]

Andz Andz But, BVS was a great film and it was promised by Zack Snyder he would do what no one else has: create a Batman vs Superman movie.

[@admiralsquatbar127]

@@ViceJosh1.9 it was just crap.

[@matthewbortolussi1913]

Greatest fight in the history of cinema

[@israelp348]

Hell no.

[@soc1163]

+Anthony Sicurella he obviously is joking.

[@elvin756]

The Giraffe I agree

[@anotherkat4u]

Shia LeBeouf will eat him ,,,,=^..^=,,,,

[@T4K2000]

It's like the Kirk vs Gorn fight from the original Star Trek series.

[@adnoca]

Wtf the entire scene is in slow motion... Watch at 1.5 speed for a normal speed fight.

[@new2pitt26]

Its on the moon, low gravity makes everything work in slow motion.

[@RavenRX]

🤦‍♂️

[@CotnolSnah_EB_]

r/whoosh

[@catalinacastro9130]

Adno Cayt aaaa

[@LanceHerod-n5d]

@@new2pitt26 exactly, just like when the three villains attacked the astronauts in Superman II

[@anndurnford3331]

Those amazing sound effests though!

[@plateshutoverlock]

Animal noises = dude is really evil

[@DavidNicholson101]

Yeah, I like those animal sounds. He's not in earth’s atmosphere so probably getting extra juiced from the sun.

[@760jjsole8]

Beautiful flying @2:03.... Looks awesome, especially with Christopher Reeve.

[@65637guy]

Better then a Mayweather fight.

[@1ivannthegreat]

Evan Meade Right on, When this sure made a lot more money than his fight.

[@rosvel92]

Still better than Justice League

[@bowens9211]

Seeking attention yet nonody is subscribing to you lol

[@cycedetteferrer4286]

@@rosvel92 U mean JOSStice League

[@TheN1ghtwalker]

@@rosvel92 did not age well

[@expeditioncruising]

2:21 - How every farmer plants a fat carrot.

[@wiglafsfilms8418]

That was Superman's brutality from MK vs DC game.

[@AfroCentauri]

Nuclear Man sounds EXACTLY like Muscle Man on the Regular Show when he gets mad LOLOL

[@ryecallan6095]

That comment just made my day.

[@superboykevrolf3811]

1:45 the screaming of Superman is so heartbreaking 😩😢

[@superboykevrolf3811]

@Jonathan Williams C'mon don't say that. Nuclear Man is such a tuff villain! His powers are equal to Superman's powers.

[@patrickmcconnon5644]

The special effects were more heartbreaking

[@ajaysea6774]

Man... I don't care how cheesy it is, it's never easy seeing Superman lose!!

[@mainman3476]

With a good director, a fair budget, and modern special effects, Christopher Reeve's Superman would have been a god on the big screen. Think about it; the guy flew at light speed, controlled time, lifted tectonic plates, pushed the moon, and got caught in the blast radius of a nuke without any injury whatsoever. If that kind of power was portrayed with today's special effects, he would have comfortably mopped the floor with BvS Doomsday.

[@neilcardenas888]

Main Man too much Powers , i don't like it , the Henry cavill superman had the necesary Powers , flight strenght speed and heat vision

[@angelestrella35]

I still believe Reeves could have been President of the U.S.

[@miguelalbuquerque8450]

He was in the first movie

[@JamalBrown-k1x]

They had much better effects then. The first one in 78 was much better.

[@davestuddaman8127]

I loved this movie as a kid

[@ИльяГорюнов-э2щ]

the most interesting film about him of all. and the plot is interesting and the enemies are strong.

[@Climinator-op6kh]

That part where Nuclear Man pounds Superman into the moon reminds me of those clips in Bugs Bunny cartoons where a row of carrots get stolen one by one. 😂🤣

[@MA-lb8dq]

IKR

[@kagemaru259]

This used to be one of my favorite movies when I was 6. Now it just makes me laugh. Between the terrible special effects, the lame fight and Nuclear Man sounding like some sort of lizard....

[@xenwxyz]

what do you expect about the special effects? it's a '87 movie come on you gotta understand that

[@Climinator-op6kh]

@@xenwxyz yeah but even for 1987 this is poor. I should know I was around then. I mean look the Star Wars trilogy were released in 1977, 1980 and 1983 and had FAR SUPERIOR SPECIAL EFFECTS! 😂🤣 This films visual effects went back over 20 years. More or less back to the 1966 Batman TV series and film with Adam West! 😂🤣 In fact it was only Batman 89 with Keaton and Nicholson that really got the mainstream cinema audiences interested in the comic book genre again thanks to not only the performances BUT THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE AWESOME!

[@miguelalbuquerque8450]

@@xenwxyz Watch Superman 1 & 2 and you'll see

[@xenwxyz]

@@Climinator-op6kh yeah, they prolly have bigger budget. they can spend more on special effects. budget is everything.

[@Climinator-op6kh]

@@xenwxyz have you ever read the graphic novelisation of Superman IV? It actually includes most if not all the deleted scenes and covers most of the plot holes left in the film.

[@sedwillful]

I was 11 when this came out, even then I thought Nuclear Man was corny, the outfit, the dialogue, his carnal behavior; THE SILVER NAILS

[@BluBoy214]

0:53-1:00. Nice moves Superman.

[@generalzod7959]

I wish they would have gone back to the area where me & my crew did a number on those wimpy astronauts! Ah yes, good times those were. Lot's of laughs! 😄👍

[@nb2008nc]

I swear eternal allegiance to you general!

[@juliosvideos]

I’m surprised you’re still alive. You know, Supes dragged you down the fortress of solitude that killed you

[@generalzod7959]

@@juliosvideos true evil never dies!

[@juliosvideos]

General Zod woah 😳

[@juliosshortvideos9163]

General Zod you poisonous snake!

[@TheDoctaJS]

2:04 Hilarious how Superman’s theme music abruptly cuts off due to his “Oww my head” blunder lol

[@AFSkull]

Godzilla roar :V

[@joshuaverran9443]

It may not be considered one of the greatest Superman films of all time but i still love it to this day being to a 5 year old to a 34 year old me Nuclear Man still scares me but at the same time funny as well they would never make movies like this today sadly.

[@Aurochhunter]

Ikr, it seemed great at the time, even if today's children don't think much of it.

[@AshA-ww8hc]

Sadly? Thank God movies don't do this today.

[@joshuaverran9443]

@@AshA-ww8hc I disagree. Everything's political and a box ticking now it's no longer about being entertained or storytelling everything a message and told being told white men are bad and all that rubbish they now representation should be for different formats not superhero movies.

[@jedijones]

I just imagine the composer scoring the movie thinking he's looking at a rough cut, later realizing it was the final film, and wondering why he wasted so much effort on it.

[@kgarodiya]

The composer is John Williams - THE GREATEST COMPOSER OF ALL TIME. Imagine him feeling the amount of time he wasted on this rather than create another masterpiece

[@scififun5277]

@@kgarodiya actually the composer of Superman IV is Alexander Courage. He used themes composed by John Williams. Alexander Courage is also known for composing music for the old Star Trek tv series.

[@kgarodiya]

@@scififun5277 Thanks for the Info, I stand corrected I guess

[@masere]

It's a great soundtrack you've got to admit that. All through the film the score is epic.

[@hectorguzman256]

Sandy Courage's score is fantastic. If you try to forget the film when you listen to the soundtrack, you'll hear the most epic Superman story ever told.

[@ryanbloom7]

Believe it or not that guy scared me when I was a little kid. His nails and the sounds he'd make crazy man.

[@switchipedegames]

The best superman ever !

[@darkenergy410]

i agree

[@PerfectTroy1]

Nuclear Man presented the only real singular challenge to Superman in these movies.

[@Climinator-op6kh]

If you hear Nuclear Man's voice in the deleted scenes, before the pitch of his voice was altered, it's actually quite intimidating for a fantasy film as it sounds more robotic. Think Afflecks Batman voice and you're there.

[@nicholas.alan85]

Nuclear mans voice was dubbed. It was gene Hackman voicing Nuke man.

[@danielpeckham5520]

This guy has more personality than Steppenwolf in Justice League.

[@Climinator-op6kh]

Don't you mean Goldar? And yes I actually agree. Nuclear Man actually does have more of a story arc to him in both the finished cut and the original cut. In the finished cut he is at first Lex Luthor's lab experiment and guinea pig who starts to develop a fixation with Lacy Warfield. In the original cut Nuclear Man not only did that but he also nearly starts WW III with the aim of wiping out all life on Earth except for him and Lacy. In Justice League Steppenwolf was just basically there to be Darkseid's right hand man and take orders and that was it (ZSJL). In the 2017 version, he's just there to gather some mother boxes and that was it. No personality of his own at all.

[@TheN1ghtwalker]

God it looks even more hilarious now that we have Man of Steel.

[@ChannelZeroX]

Still prefer it Man of CGI

[@generalsagmandia8239]

1:35 Am I the only one who noticed this guy pimp slapped Superman?? 🤣🤣

[@lawrencetq5689]

Superman, the most forgetful man ever. Never remembers he has super speed in fights! That ridiculous foe of his shouldn't be able to even see him

[@gilnech9310]

I think he just doesn't use it because he holds back

[@prabowotarantula524]

Superman never used super speed when fighting. Or else the duel wont last 4 seconds

[@pauljohnson6019]

You're forgetting, Nuclear man has equal 'super speed,' and can do everything Superman can do! It really wouldn't have made a difference! Again, Superman has to disable his super-powers, to win in a fight, instead of killing him, with his Superpowers! Which actually proves, Superman, has just as much a chance, or even more, of being killed, by someone with the same Super-powers, when all is equal, couldn't kill the 3 villains in Superman 2, with his Super-powers, and even the Super-computer, he had to use acid, to destroy it, instead of his Super-powers!

[@mikefit3343]

Gil Nech Their literally on the moon, it’s just the two of them- what would keep Superman from using his full potential?😂

[@kagemaru259]

It wasn't in the effects budget.

[@ZmansEdits]

0:21 Isn't that the same sound from Star Wars?

[@pstuddy]

2:14 rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop...😹😹😹

[@johnny3902]

1:21 😂 what the heck is this slow motion shot?

[@1ivannthegreat]

Can’t beat Originality here, when this is just classic. 👍

[@Johnny_Doe]

1:29 Nuclear Man nearly shot Superman's wig off.

[@andyb150]

Charles and Diana went to the Premier of this tripe. Imagine having to lie to the actors afterwards shaking their hands and telling them how fabulous the film was.

[@donnn-ow4rj]

Haha good point

[@TheOther644]

It didn't help that the Cannon guys force Pillow to wear his Nuclear Man costume when meeting Charles and Diana. They wanted Reeve to go in his Superman costume but he said no and didn't show up I believe.

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@TheOther644 mark pillow never acted before , or after superman 4!! Surprise surprise lol Reeves knew how terrible the film was and must had hated all the promotion work he had to do to promote it lol

[@jedijones]

@@TheOther644 Caped Wonder web site claims Reeve never saw the film, as of 1994.

[@jedijones]

Must've made Diana regret ever becoming a royal. Sometimes the duties are just too much to bear.

[@matthewharmsworth4787]

That bit where he pegs him in the ground 😂🤣

[@afriendofbean]

@Matthew Harmsworth That was the moon that Nuclear Man buried Superman in.

[@danohyeah5893]

Looks like they used he same studio as the 1969 moon landing

[@NemeanLion-]

Ba dum tss

[@TheWarchiefZekeJaeger]

2:03 The first and only time that Superman has forgot how to use this move, so instead of his fists, he uses his head.

[@michaelproctor8100]

When Supes had Nuclear Man trapped inside that elevator, he wasn't smart enough to drop him off on the dark side of the moon?

[@Super80sMan]

Thing is the moon actually does rotate. It’s just that it rotates in sync with the amount of time it takes to orbit earth, so it appears to us like only one side ever faces the sun.

[@godbelow]

There is no dark side of the moon you knucklehead, it just appears that way to observers on Earth because of tidal lock. What side do you think is facing the Sun during a solar eclipse?

[@NemeanLion-]

@@Super80sMan I think “dark side of the moon” is just figurative, meaning the side us humans cannot see.

[@joethekinghawk7514]

@@Super80sMan Exactly

[@joethekinghawk7514]

@@godbelow good point

[@catynnanieto5823]

Reeves is leyend for ever

[@masacrewilson]

2:19 HEROIC BRUTALITY

[@Tai91827]

2:21 When Corona virus buried your plans for 2020.

[@joethekinghawk7514]

You never lied.🤣🤣🤣🥰🤣

[@usamazahid3882]

2024 came and pushed the moon.

[@redcell2852]

They so need to make Nuclear-Man Cannon!

[@malvgomes]

One of my earliest memories of my childhood is this goddamn scene. I finally found it!

[@Mikedastud]

The real man of steel

[@VenomHernandez]

Amen

[@Mikedastud]

+Anthony Sicurella it wasn't the best movie out of the series I can agree with you on that. buuuut we both know Christopher Reeve is hands down the real man of steel.

[@Mikedastud]

+TheMuscle87 I couldn't agree more, I was thinking about watching part one and two over the weekend... i haven't seen them in a while and it's long overdue lol.

[@AtticTapes14]

Watch on playback speed 2x on mute. Pretty epic visuals

[@sojujedi5023]

Is this a Godzilla sound effects fight?

[@EthersCubing]

The worst fight scene in cinematic history.

[@davestuddaman8127]

It’s no worse then the fights with Zod in Superman 2

[@chiarafreitas3793]

5 Jon J V ln l X

[@JackFrostIsHere]

Nah, the best 😏

[@sharked8831]

This movie had over 90 minutes of unused footage they should release it again with the additional footage

[@gemini-tkd-sam4104]

Cor! That part where superman gets douched up and planted into the ground like a freshly planted parsnip was classic! Look out, Superman! Haha

[@Juggernaut856]

Oh my god! Zach Snider really did get inspiration from Superman 4! I thought Nostalgia Critic was just exaggerating.

[@chrismichaels6073]

flying hair in space :-)

And don't forget the flag waving despite no wind.

[@brickmation2333]

I wish fights were still this good

[@TallSilentGuy]

0:06 Farting around with a flagpole while there's a super villain on the loose.

[@Artisan1979]

Simon In his defense he thought nuclear man was handled. He didn’t think the sun would creep through the cracks of those doors in the elevator car

[@Luka1180]

We all need to plant our super trees. They only grow on the Moon though, and it's expensive to get there :(

[@jacenrogue]

the most epic fight ever

[@usamazahid3882]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The funniest fight, like two drunk dudes in an alleyway.

[@dennisjump8655]

In this scene, Nuclear Man carries through with his threat and begins attacking the moon. Superman shows up and asks him politely to stop. When NM continues his senseless assault, The Man of Steel takes prompt action and begins taunting him mercilessly. " You're acting career is over ! " , he jeers. " "Smashing paper mache moon rocks and grunting can't save it. For heaven's sake, you may at least still be able to land some voice over work ! " But the villainous Nuclear Man won't relent. He is determined to be recast as a Lois Lane type stand -in for Margo Kidder, ala Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman. He shows Supes how he has already grown long, womanly fingernails for the part. It's too late, he screams, he's already spent half of his $25 salary on ' Glow in the Dark 'nail polish ! Can Superman stop him ? Can our hero save the moon from this low brow, no back story, non-dialogue speaking drama school reject ? Watch and enjoy ! ( P. S. He actually did have a line of dialogue earlier in the movie in scene 23. " I chew gum now !!! " )

[@sran438]

2:23 lol he's planting him.

[@Endgame707]

Nuclear man is hilarious

[@eddie7098]

Look! Its superman vs angry He-man

[@usamazahid3882]

More like TEMU He-Man.

[@soulgamer4724]

I think new clear man is hungry

[@corleoneproductions8471]

Rumors say they used the same set from the moonlanding.

[@neilcardenas3828]

I like the nuclear man , it's a good villain

[@barleyman7075]

0:53 I've done that to so many people and it always reminded me of this scene

[@eddpower5425]

The best bit of this scene is when Christopher Reeve comes flying out of the darkness and hits Nuclear Man.

[@yuhuu8160]

0:21 so that's how they make TIE fighter sound in Star Wars movie. 🤔

[@vent5294]

00:05 "i Don't represent any country" *Insert JK Simon's laughing her* Edit: corrections

[@vanar6011]

1:54 quality acting, right there

[@afriendofbean]

I was surprised as to why Nuclear Man didn't just scratch Superman again to make him weak because, I'm sure he knew that, that would be a weakness to Superman and of course, Superman couldn't heal himself again now that he used up the kryptonian capsule.

[@kylewagner1310]

afriendofbean maybe he thought since it didn't work the first time, he could just buried Superman. He thought Superman were just like him got powered up from the sun.

[@afriendofbean]

+Kyle Wagner That might be true that Nuclear Man's scratch didn't cause any problem to Superman in any way. However, after Superman put the Statue of Liberty back, I'm sure Nuclear Man saw Superman fall inside the torch which probably told Nuclear Man that the scratch made Superman weak especially since he kicked Superman causing Superman to fly up into the air which could give a clue that Superman was weak because of the scratch. That would be unknown if Nuclear Man really thought that Superman gains power from the sun too because, in that building scene, Nuclear Man saw Superman go inside the elevator and probably saw that Superman didn't lose power from getting shade from the sun when going in the elevator. On the other hand, when Superman pushed him in the elevator, Nuclear Man lost his power and only got his power back because the sun came up to outer space.

[@clarkkent5587]

afriendofbean it's true that the scratch hurt him badly, but without knowing how from NM's side, Superman still manage to come back, so to him, maybe burying him is the next "logic" thing to do to destroy Superman.

[@afriendofbean]

+Clark Kent Yes, maybe Nuclear Man didn't know that Superman cured himself with a kryptonian capsule assuming his weakness disappeared and he got his powers back soon. Also perhaps maybe Nuclear Man felt that Superman was powerful than his (Nuclear Man) claw zappers. Then I guess Nuclear Man was at wits end feeling there was no way to destroy Superman (Nuclear Man probably didn't know much since he was only created by Lex Luthor where Lenny Luthor said that Nuclear Man is nothing but an experiment freako) feeling the only way to keep Superman hidden from Lex Luthor was to bury him whether he knew that would kill him or not. In my opinion, burying Superman wouldn't kill him since he's powerful and he probably would have been able to breathe being buried deeply under the moon if he's able to breathe in outer space.

[@DavidNicholson101]

He did try to scratch him at one point.

[@itchyisvegeta]

Still better than today's pro wrestling

[@usamazahid3882]

Guess again, WWE is getting better than the last one.

[@itchyisvegeta]

@@usamazahid3882 Yeah WWE is knocking it out of thr park lately

[@epiclegostickbotmasterjoy7737]

R.I.P Super- Man In Moon 1978 1987 2:21

[@nafiskhan8801]

Miss those days 💖

[@andrewmorris7021]

Superman is getting devastated this is cool as hell one thing for sure hes not making a joke out him it could have well been super wheelchair time and hospital thats how you restrain a Super Stalker like superman

[@MedtechLonglife]

Super good

[@kanyewestlive6905]

0:21 Obi Wan Kenobi's Bantha Scream from A New Hope (??)

[@rieyenviyells7822]

Broly and Goku -- is that you?! Hahah Nuclear Man acts just like Broly, let's be honest...

[@danrc777]

Superman has some fighting skills! in this one!

[@salemkid1979]

don't forget to use your nails boys - the scoutmaster

[@jedijones]

Zuff! Pan! Snuh! Bort! Pooo! Newt! Mint! Zak!

[@Iuryandrade6479]

obrigado Deus por me nascer em uma geração que tem Melhores efeitos especiais nos filmes

[@rashadjames8996]

This is probably the same set that Stanley Kubreck and Neil Armstrong used in 1969

[@JCResDoc94]

*☼ HANG ON! if thats the moon why does the flag have no shadow, like there is overhead lighting? & why was it waving - there is no wind on the moon!*

[@MrOarson]

Well, Superman's cape was flapping when he came flying in against Nuclear Man, so therefore, there's air on the Moon.

[@SparSchwabe]

Exactly those are the only bad things here lol.....

[@getheroutofthetruck]

No more nukes.

[@Carwyn.Morris]

play it back at 1.5 speed it's way more violent.

[@usamazahid3882]

Y'know, it's not a bad Idea, but do you also know what'll make it more awesome? Record this clip, and convert it at 1.5 speed, but with the same music. That'll be as perfect as you'd imagine.

[@johnstephencarreon466]

Go SUPERMAN

[@renehenriksen1735]

One should think that you´re all villains who loves to see Superman get beaten up.

[@T4K2000]

You know how to fix Nuclear Man? Rather make him an ancient Kryptonian Sun God who betrayed his father, Rao, and was banished to Earth in a mortal form, and then he finds a way to become a Sun God again.

[@MrChaotic4]

Superman Lives starring Nicolas Cage is more complete than this movie! And that movie wasn't even released in theaters!

[@soc1163]

I'm sure you got that line from Chris Stuckmann.

[@MrChaotic4]

Ryan Ward Doesn't make it any less true.

[@soc1163]

+Jacob Voronkov I guess so....

[@kylecrisp7462]

Chris stuckmann reference

[@lyricistdestroyerqueensbor8782]

Me and a pokemon had a fight just like this yesterday.... and let me tell you, it wasn't a great experience!

[@GSTE_]

2:20 Now why hasn't someone else done this too superman