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Superman III
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
1983 · Directed by Richard Lester · 125 min · Comedy · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · 10 frames
Tagline
If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe.
Crew
- Screenplay: David Newman, Leslie Newman
- Cinematography: Robert Paynter
- Edited by: John Victor-Smith
- Music: Ken Thorne
- Production design: Peter Murton
- Produced by: Pierre Spengler
Cast
- Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent / Superman
- Richard Pryor as August 'Gus' Gorman
- Annette O'Toole as Lana Lang
- Robert Vaughn as Ross Webster
- Annie Ross as Vera Webster
- Pamela Stephenson as Lorelei Ambrosia
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Brad Wilson
- Paul Kaethler as Ricky Lang
- Jackie Cooper as Perry White
- Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
Production
- Country: United States of America, United Kingdom, Netherlands
- Language: English, Italian, Spanish
- Studios: Dovemead Films, Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions
- Budget: $39,000,000
- Box office: $80,250,623
- Themes: saving the world, superhero, super computer, identity crisis, loss of powers, based on comic, sequel, hacking, super power, bowling alley
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