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Superman II

56 Ratings: 2.3

A movie

Several scenes were filmed back-to-back with Superman. Richard Donner was replaced midway through the project. In 2006 Richard Donner released his own version of Superman II.

Tags: Movies, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Comic Book, Comic Book Movies, Superman Series

Cast: Gene Hackman, Richard Griffiths, Susannah York, Robin Pappas, E.G. Marshall, Ned Beatty, see all

Director: Richard Donner, Richard Lester

Genre: Action, Adventure

Release Date: June 19, 1981

MPAA Rating: PG

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review by kfontenot. July 19, 2006

posted in Movie Hype

Solid Sequel, Poor DVD

"Superman II" picks up right where the first flick featuring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel ends. During the opening credits, the viewer is briefed quickly on the first film. After that, we learn that Lex Luthor has escaped prison (leaving Otis behind bars), Superman has fallen hard for Lois Lane, and the evil trio from Krypton, headed up by Terence Stamp, are freed from their window-pane prison via an H-bomb that Superman tossed into space in order to save Paris, France and Lois Lane. … more

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review by TomBenton. December 03, 2005

A super sequel

Most every movie buff and/or Superman fan knows the story of "Superman II". It was filmed back-to-back with "Superman" by the director of that film, Richard Donner. For some reason, when "Superman" was released, the producers fired Richard Donner. He'd already shot 2/3 of "Superman II", but for some reason, they wanted him gone. So The Powers That Be brought in Richard Lester, director of the Beatles documentary "A Hard Day's Night". Lester re-shot almost all of Donner's footage and completed the … more

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