Superman III

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Cast

Christopher Reeve
as Superman/Clark Kent

Richard Pryor
as Gus Gorman

Robert Vaughn
as Ross Webster

Annette O'Toole
as Lana Lang

Jackie Cooper
as Perry White

Margot Kidder
as Lois Lane

Annie Ross
as Vera Webster

Pamela Stephenson
as Lorelei Ambrosia

Marc McClure
as Jimmy Olsen

Nancy Roberts
as Unemployment Clerk

Graham Stark
as Blind Man

Henry Woolf
as Penguin Man

Gordon Rollings
as Man in Cap

Peter Wear
as Bank Robber

Justin Case
as Mime

Bob Todd
as Dignified Gent

Terry Camilleri
as Delivery Man

Stefan Kalipha
as Data School Instructor

Helen Horton
as Miss Henderson

Lou Hirsch
as Fred

Bill Reimbold
as Wages Man

Shane Rimmer
as State Policeman

Al Matthews
as Fire Chief

Barry Dennen
as Dr. McClean

Enid Saunders
as Minnie Bannister

Kevin Cork
as D.J.

Robert Henderson
as Mr. Simpson

Paul Kaethler
as Ricky

R.J. Bell
as Mr. Stokis

Pamela Mandell
as Mrs. Stokis

Peter Whitman
as Man at Cash Point

Ronnie Brody
as Husband

Sandra Dickinson
as Wife

Philip Gilbert
as Newsreader

Pat Starr
as White-Coated Scientist

Gordon Signer
as Mayor

John Bluthal
as Pisa Vendor

George Chisholm
as Street Sweeper

David Fielder
as Olympic Runner

Robert Beatty
as Tanker Captain

David Winning
as Commuter

Christopher Malcolm
as Miner

Larry Lamb
as Miner

Gavan O'Herlihy
as Brad

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Audience Reviews for Superman III

• Jan 16, 2019

  Although the cast is certainly game the entire effort comes off like a corny comic book parody (and not in a good way!) of a Superman story and is a total waste in the final analysis and best forgotten.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
• Sep 25, 2017

  Awful movie from start to finish full of terrible gags, Poor acting and dialogue, The plot was so bad, When you cast Richard Prior to play one of the bad guys you know it's going to be so uneven and it was, Poor effects and there was little action, I did like it when Superman turned evil but that got ruined by some stupid and confusing scenes, So many plot holes I gave up caring what was going to happen next, The ending was one of the worst I've seen, Avoid if possible.
  Jamie C Super Reviewer
• Jun 21, 2016

  Richard Lester continued his quest to drag this franchise into the ground. From the changes he made to the ultimately theatrical release of Superman II and this film, it's pretty sad. This film shows a synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar, splitting Superman in two: a good Clark Kent and a bad Superman. This leads to a showdown between the two in a junk yard. This "split personality" story was really lost on me. It was interesting to see what an "evil Superman" might do, but I still didn't like it. The opening sequence was also laughable, but in a very bad way. Pryor served up some comic relief as a computer programmer that gets in with the wrong crowd but doesn't save this film. When Joel Schumacher got the Batman franchise gig, I'm pretty sure he called Richard Lester for some tips.
  

  Patrick W Super Reviewer
• Apr 07, 2016

  Giving moviegoers the bird more than the plane, Superman III never really takes flight and ultimately proves as uninspired and disengaging as Superman and its first sequel prove compelling and vital. Aside from falling victim to a monstrous villain aptly named Doomsday in the pages of his own comic book, The Man of Steel also gets 86-ed in the second sequel to 1978's Superman. It's poor writing, poorer ideas, and a man who once famously lit himself on fire with a crack pipe that do him in. For reasons even Jor-El cannot explain, Superman III sees a filmic winning streak dovetail into dumbfounded shenanigans in one fell swoop. In this PG-rated poor excuse of a sequel, synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar splits Superman (Reeve) in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel. Man from U.N.C.L.E. star Robert Vaughn suffered a lot of indignities in the '80s, one being shoe-horned into the final season of The A-Team as a second-string quarterback to George Peppard. In Superman III, however, he plays a villainous millionaire bent on taking over the world's - wait for it - coffee supply in Superman III. The fact that Richard Pryor gives a turn as a genius who builds a super-computer to kill Superman and skis off of a skyscraper roof (not in that order) pretty much tells you all you need to know about this unfortunate doppelganger tale. Bottom line: Pryor Warning
  Jeff B Super Reviewer

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