Superman II

Superman II is a 1980 American film based on the DC Comics character Superman. The film is a sequel to the 1978 film Superman . Both films were recorded at the same time. The direction was done by Richard Donner and Richard Lester. It starred Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Ned Beatty.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == The film begins with a flashback on the planet Krypton. Here are the criminal General Zod and Ursa and Non henchmen because of their crimes are banished to the Phantom Zone. One of the planet is Jor-El, Superman 's father.
 * 2 Cast
 * Background 3
 * 3.1 Production
 * 3.2 reception
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 5 external links

The scene then moves to the present, in which Superman a hydrogen bomb with which a group of terrorists wanted to blow up the city Paris harmless makes. He throws the bomb into space where the thing explodes. The explosion in space, however, destroys the gateway to the Phantom Zone causing Zod, Ursa Nom and escape.Meanwhile Lex Luthor escapes from prison with the help of Miss Teschmacher/the Netherlands. He locates supermans fortress on the North Pole. He goes to this fort and discovers the existence of the hologram using a three Kryptonian criminals. The fact that the hologram set proves that the triad must be near.

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are for a report at the Niagara Falls, where Superman saves a boy who had fallen over the railing. Lois claims that a chance is that Superman always pops up as Clark get away is. She tries her theory that Superman and Clark also by one and the same to prove itself over the railing to jump. Clark decision not to save her, as Superman but without anyone seeing with his laser eyes to cut a branch off that Lois can use to stay afloat. Here is Lois convinced that they might be wrong, but when Clark that night a wine glass from the fireplace with his bare hands they know for sure: Clark is Superman. Clark finally confesses his secret and takes Lois even to his fort on the North Pole. The duo will receive a hologram of Clark's biological mother to hear what the consequences of their relationship. Clark decides to choose a relationship with Lois above his hero life, and used a machine in the fort to change themselves in a normal person.

Meanwhile the three Kryptonian criminals on the Moon, where they destroy a NASA Lunar Lander. They realize they have apparently about super powers on Earth. The trio moves to Earth and terrorizes a small town. Then they fall to the White House and force the president to transfer the power to them.

Lois and Clark the now powerless trips back to metropolis. Along the way, get them arguing with some truck drivers in a pub. To his shock sees Superman the news release on the super criminals. General Zod challenges via the tv broadcast Superman to a duel. Clark rushes back to the fort and trying desperately to restore his powers. This succeeds in the end control panel via a green crystal that Lois had kept behind.

Lex Luthor visits the three Planet and tells them about his enmity with Superman. He reveals that Superman is the son of Jor-El, and that they may trigger him undoubtedly by Lois as bait to use. The trio is the Daily Planet and capture Lois. Superman finally comes show up and fight the trio. The three have the same powers as Superman and he can maintain itself with difficulty. Eventually Superman seems to give up and flee. Lex knows that Superman to his fort at the North Pole will go. Together with the trio and the still captured Lois he puts the pursuit.

The three villains In Superman tries to overpower the fort, but must surrender when they threaten to kill Lois. The three criminals through Luthor tries the Superman machine that can change to let them enter in normal people. Luthor reveals Superman and reveals his plan to Zod. That in turn forces Superman to the machine again and again to be an ordinary person. Superman used the machine, but after he comes out he defeats Zod without difficulty. It turns out that Superman there on bargained that Luthor would betray him, therefore he had the machine adjusted. The radiation that was now changes in people in the entire Planet fort released, except in the machine itself. Therefore, Superman forces still are, but now Zod, Ursa and Nor are ordinary people. Nor try to attack Superman, but falls into a gap because he now can no longer fly. Lois saves Ursa also the gap in.

Back in metropolis Superman used a form of telepathy to Lois ' knowledge about his double identity to erase. Then he goes to the pub as Clark, and takes revenge on the truck drivers who lastigvielen him and Lois earlier.

The film ends with the notice that there is a third film will follow. ==Division Of Roles<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Background<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Production<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The production of Superman II simultaneously went off with that of the first Superman movie. The two movies were supposed to connect closely; so it had to end with the first film according to the scenario that a nuclear rocket submitted by Lex Luth's plan would hit the Phantom Zone and thus Zod, Ursa Nor and would release.
 * Richard Donner has a cameo in the film.
 * Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger also have cameos in the film.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The production of both films, but especially Superman II, however, was plagued by disagreements and other problems on the set. Director Richard Donner had often conflicts with the film the producers because they wanted to give a more camp-like undertone, while he liked wanted to make a serious film. He was therefore replaced by Richard Lester, who had a very different view of the film than Donner. In addition, when Superman II rather ready threatened to than the original film, production was halted, so that the actors could fully concentrate on the first film. It was also the first film with a closed end closed in case the film would be a flop.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">When Superman proved a great success, the thread was for Superman II picked up again, with still Donner as Director. Because there are now two years had passed since the project was discontinued, there are some clear differences between certain scenes in the movie. Most noteworthy is Margot Kidder, which in the scenes filmed by Donner has a totally different hairstyle and makeup than in the scenes filmed by Lester.Gene Hackman did not want to return to complete the film, making his character far less prevalent in the film than originally planned.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The final version of the film is largely those such as Lester him had in mind, with approximately 25% of footage filmed by Donner. On 28 november 2006 Richard Donners version of the film was released under the name Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">John Williams did not return as composer for Superman II. Ken Thorne was hired as a composer, but he recycled many of the music of Williams and added but relatively little new material. ===Reception<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="78" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Superman II came out earlier in Europe and Australia than in the United States.

<p lang="en" len="354" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Like its predecessor, the film was a great success, and has partly because of the controversy over the two different versions of Donner and Lester reached a cult status .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Financially it was Superman II is the third highest grossing film of 1981, with a yield of $ 108.185.706 in the United States. Also reviews from critics were positive. On Rotten Tomatoes the film 88% positive rating.Roger Ebert gave the film four stars.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">However, the film was criticized by anti-smoking campaigns, because the film was partly funded by Marlboro and as a result, many contain surreptitious advertising for the brand. In total, the cigarette brand to see 22 times in the film. It was also criticised the fact that Lois Lane in the film smoke, while that in the comics never does. ==References to other films<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="76" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Superman II was nominated for a total of 5 prizes, 2 of which he won:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">1982:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">2007:
 * Four Saturn Awards:
 * Best science fiction film- won
 * Best actor (Christopher Reeves)
 * Best actress (Margot Kidder)
 * Best music


 * The Saturn Award for "Best DVD Special Edition Release"- won