Superman IV

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Mark Pillow had little to no acting experience when he was cast as Nuclear Man.	D
Christopher Reeve agreed to play Superman for the fourth time if the studio financed his project, St [...]	D
(at around 1h 24 mins) When Superman makes his speech at the end of the film, he paraphrases Dwight [...]	D
Trevor Howard and Harry Andrews were asked to reprise their roles as the Elders from Superman (1978) [...]	D
Christopher Reeve was paid $6 million, the biggest salary of his career as well as double the amount [...]	D
Before this film was released, The Cannon Group, Inc. began planning a fifth film, directed by Alber [...]	D
(at around 23 mins) When Jeremy appears at the press conference, his response to the reporters is "I [...]	D
Mark Pillow broke his foot while filming a take of the Moon fight sequence.	D
Jon Cryer, who played Lenny in this film would return to DC in 2018 as Lex Luthor in Supergirl (2015 [...]	D
The prior year to the release of Quest for Peace, Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder reunited to vo [...]	D
According to Mark Pillow, he found Christopher Reeve to be quite an intense person during the shooti [...]	D
With the advent of the internet, the film has been a subject of fan re-edits. Fans took upon themsel [...]	D
"Superman IV" was produced at the height of the Cold War and reflects the fears many people had at t [...]	D
Supergirl - La ragazza d'acciaio (1984) is not mentioned anywhere during the film. The spin-off film [...]	D
According to Margot Kidder, she and Christopher Reeve did not get along during filming. Kidder state [...]	D
Richard Donner, who'd been fired from Superman II (1980), was offered the director's chair; he decli [...]	D
Wes Craven was set to direct, but was replaced after creative differences with star Christopher Reev [...]	D
Nuclear Man has only 11 lines. However, in deleted scenes, he has 3 more lines of dialogue. Which br [...]	D
Jon Cryer later said of this film, "they ran out of film financing before it was done... they had to [...]	D
An enlarged Daily Planet front page hanging in the Daily Planet building's lobby reads "Superman Sav [...]	D
In the film, Lex Luthor has a nephew called Lenny. The name Lenny is possibly derived from Lena, Lex [...]	D
The film was both a critical and commercial failure, with many reviewers criticizing the cheap visua [...]	D
Christopher Reeve (Superman / Clark Kent), Margot Kidder (Lois Lane), Jackie Cooper (Perry White) an [...]	D
This is Mark Pillow's only film appearance.	D
The original plan was for Christopher Reeve to play Nuclear Man, but this idea was ultimately scrapp [...]	D
According to his biography, Richard Lester was offered the chance to direct the movie, but declined. [...]	D
(at around 59 mins) The shots of Superman using his "wall rebuilding vision" to repair the Great Wal [...]	D
A scene cut out of the U.S. theatrical version featured Superman saving a group of Soviet Generals f [...]	D
Nuclear Man initially defeats Superman by infecting him with some form of radioactive poisoning. Thi [...]	D
Robert Beatty (U.S. President) previously played the Tanker Commander in Superman III (1983).	D
Much of the special effects crew that worked on the first three films and Supergirl - La ragazza d'a [...]	D
Not only is this the final Superman film of the original franchise, but also the final work at all o [...]	D
When Nuclear Man was being developed, Christopher Reeve was approached to play that part as Superman [...]	D
The Cannon Group, Inc., thinking that they had a potential blockbuster on their hands, cut the two-h [...]	D
In the original script, Superman was supposed to rebuild the Great Wall of China at super speed. Whe [...]	D
According to Margot Kidder, Christopher Reeve and director Sidney J. Furie did not get along at all.	D
In Christopher Reeve's autobiography, Still Me, Reeve only refers to Superman IV in this one sentenc [...]	D
The final Superman film, in the Salkind period version, and the only one not to be shot at Pinewood [...]	D
Christopher Reeve asked his father not to watch this film or Superman III (1983).	D
(at around 1h 5 mins) One of the film's most memorable images is that of Superman's cape being separ [...]	D
When the film was cut from 134 minutes to 90 minutes, the producers considered using the deleted foo [...]	D
DC Comics' release of "Superman IV" includes the first Nuclear Man, as well as more scenes of Jeremy [...]	D
A subplot in the movie sees the Daily Planet being bought by an unethical news mogul. This has paral [...]	D
Christopher Reeve came to regard "Superman IV: the Quest for Peace" as the worst film of his career [...]	D
In the original screenplay, by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, Nuclear Man was able to change sh [...]	D
Jayne Brook's debut.	D
No soundtrack was released until Film Score Monthly issued an 8-CD box set called "Superman: The Mus [...]	D
The music track used in the deleted scenes featuring Clive Mantle as the Nuclear Man prototype, is a [...]	D
(at around 1h 1 min) There's a scene in which after Nuclear Man sets off a volcano in what appears t [...]	D
Originally, the film had two Nuclear Men. The first, played by Clive Mantle, was a prototype created [...]	D
The Cannon Group, Inc. was in severe financial trouble by the mid 80s. They bought the rights to Sup [...]	D
This is the only one of the four Christopher Reeve "Superman" films in which Shane Rimmer does not a [...]	D
This was Robert Beatty's final film before his death on March 3, 1992 at the age of 82.	D
The failure of this film and Cambio marito (1988) made Christopher Reeve take a four-year hiatus fro [...]	D
Christopher Reeve sought Ron Howard to direct, but Howard's busy schedule prevented this.	D
Christopher Reeve approached Tom Mankiewicz, creative consultant for the first two Superman films, t [...]	D
In the scene where Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) and Lenny (Jon Cryer) are in the museum stealing the st [...]	D
Marc McClure, who played Jimmy Olsen in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983), an [...]	D
The vast majority of the external scenes were filmed in and around Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, E [...]	D
Is the only one of the four Christopher Reeve Superman films, where Superman does not save Jimmy Ols [...]	D
The year prior to the release of Quest for Peace, Marc McClure reprises his role as Jimmy Olsen in a [...]	D
The boys home and school gate were filmed at the Hammer House, a cottage built at the front of Elstr [...]	D
To clarify some of the confusion surrounding whether or not Richard Donner turned down the chance to [...]	D
During the shoot, Christopher Reeve agreed to a request from The Cannon Group to attend to the grand [...]	D
During the production, the atmosphere was usually quite tense. This was attributed to the disagreeme [...]	D
The girl that Superman saves from the tornado in real life is the daughter of Christopher Reeve. In [...]	D
Christopher Reeve suggested to Cannon to hire Ron Howard to direct this film. However, Ron Howard wa [...]	D
(at around 1h 25 mins) At the end of the film, Superman says to Lex Luthor as he's dropping him back [...]	D
This was Esmond Knight's final film before his death on February 23, 1987 at the age of 80. He died [...]	D
Stuntman John Lees suffered career-ending injuries when working on the moon scenes, leading to a sub [...]	D
Is the only one of the four Christopher Reeve Superman films that does not bill the supporting cast [...]	D
By the end of the film Superman has realized the folly of his actions. He delivers a public address [...]	D
The offices for the Daily Planet subsequently became the Argos head office.	D
Christopher Reeve's flying harness was concealed under a larger version of the red shorts he wore fo [...]	D
The theatrical version of the film only runs for ninety minutes. Consequently, it is the second shor [...]	D
The failure of this film at the box office prompted "The Cannon Group Inc." to cancel a planned prod [...]	D
The movie's original budget was $36 million. Just before filming was to begin, The Cannon Group, Inc [...]	D
Christopher Reeve publicly regretted his involvement in the film. He stated, "Superman IV was a cata [...]	D
Nuclear Man was an updated version of Atom Man, a villain that first appeared on the Superman radio [...]	D
This was the last Superman movie for 19 years. An unofficial 5th film, Superman Returns (2006), whic [...]	D

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