Superman IV International Cut Deleted Scene: Tornado

Taken from the Japanese laserdisc release here is the Tornado scene not seen in the US cut of the movie. Shown internationally it was only released in widescreen on the Japanese laserdisc.

[@gogeta0064]

if they actually spent the money they were given for this film, the film overall probably would have had a better general reaction fromm the public

[@darthkurland]

Originally budgeted at about $40 million, the budget was slashed to only $17 million because Golan and Globus spent most of the original budget on “Masters of the Universe.” Both films were distributed by Warner Bros, and both of them crashed at the box office.

[@EricPerridon]

This is so much crazy and wonderful entertainment for four film.

[@darthkurland]

I’m a little surprised that Warner Bros didn’t use this finished version for inclusion on the DVD/Blu-Ray.

[@darthkurland]

For Christopher Reeve, this scene was special to him because the kids were played by his own, Matthew and Alexandra.

[@faneditedbybooshman]

I'm not surprised at all, the amount of stuff they have that they could release in high quality and haven't is pretty astonishing. The Donner Cut budget compared to something like the Final Cut of Blade Runner, considering the money the Reeve Superman films have made over the years is quite telling.

[@darthkurland]

@@faneditedbybooshman with the Donner Cut of “Superman II,” most of what they had to do was combine the separate elements together. But do you think the original camera negatives of the deleted scenes still exist? That’s what’s needed for a proper reconstruction and restoration. I definitely think that the finished versions of these two deleted scenes still exist on film. I’m not sure about the others, though.

[@faneditedbybooshman]

@@darthkurland I'm sure they have at least this. Pretty sure they have the longest version complete somewhere too.

[@darthkurland]

@@faneditedbybooshman I just sent a message to the Warner Bros Archives requesting that they take another look to see if they can find either one of those extended versions. They responded almost instantly, saying that they would take a look at their inventory to see what they can find.

[@KadeBronson]

Very cool to see this.

[@theKK_spideyfans]

I bet APRICEPRODUCTION would love to include these in his edit

[@legomaniac6841]

Yes please let him know about this

[@darthkurland]

@@legomaniac6841 I already sent him the link. So he already knows.

[@faneditedbybooshman]

@@darthkurland He already has the footage from me. He said the quality was too low to be useable. Unfortunately this is as good as it gets without an official release.

[@darthkurland]

@@faneditedbybooshman if these completed scenes still exist on film in the WB Archives, then it would be possible to seamlessly reinstate them. I certainly hope that at least one print of the International Cut still exists.

[@darthkurland]

@@faneditedbybooshman you did your best with what was officially available. It’s definitely a lot better than the workprint version.

[@bolunic]

Can you upload the full battle? I really want to watch the whole battle all at once which should be only available in Japanese Laser Disc version

[@faneditedbybooshman]

I have the whole film colour corrected with the scenes in place on a custom bluray. It's been online for a few years at this point. If you want the links send me an email. [e-mail]

[@enjoyyoursleep1]

@@faneditedbybooshman count me in

[@darthkurland]

@@enjoyyoursleep1 same here.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@faneditedbybooshman Including the Clark & Lacy Metro Club dance sequence? This is also when Nuclear Man one first appears. Rumor has been the footage is either lost our too damaged to show. 🦸‍♀🦹🕺💃

[@lu-wii3164]

Any chance on the scene of Clark waking up being in the international cut?

[@faneditedbybooshman]

The international Cut only had 2 extra scenes, both parts of the battle with Nuclear Man. The tornado scene and Red Square scene. All the other deleted footage has never been pat of an official release.

[@TomasMattvids]

1:26 this looks really horrible.

[@faneditedbybooshman]

As do much of the effects in Superman 4.

[@TomasMattvids]

@@faneditedbybooshmanI see.

[@darthkurland]

@@TomasMattvidscut them some slack. They didn’t have the proper budget for the level of VFX work seen in the first three films.

[@TomasMattvids]

@@darthkurland I blame the producers of the fourth movie.

[@darthkurland]

@@TomasMattvids I hear you.