Superman III

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Cast & Crew

Christopher Reeve
Clark Kent, Superman

Richard Pryor
Gus Gorman

Robert Vaughn
Ross Webster

Jackie Cooper
Perry White

Margot Kidder
Lois Lane

Annette O'Toole
Lana Lang

Annie Ross
Vera Webster

Pamela Stephenson
Lorelei Ambrosia

Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen

Nancy Roberts
Unemployment Clerk

Richard Lester
Director

David Newman
Screenwriter

Leslie Newman
Screenwriter

Pierre Spengler
Producer

Alexander Salkind
Executive Producer

Ilya Salkind
Executive Producer

Robert Paynter
Cinematographer

John Victor-Smith
Film Editor

Ken Thorne
Original Music

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• 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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