Superman II

Director: Richard Lester, Richard Donner, David Tomblin

Overview

"A relatively bare release of the second in the Superman series, with just a theatrical trailer, some cast and crew notes, and an extra language track to spice up this dual-layer, single-sided disc. The main menu includes music and has an autoplay functio

Product Details

Release Date:	05/01/2001
UPC:	0085391112020
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	PG
Source:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[monaural, stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:07:00

Special Features

Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English & Fran?ais; Subtitles: English, Fran?ais, Espa?ol & Portugu?s

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christopher Reeve	Clark Kent/Superman
Gene Hackman	Lex Luthor
Margot Kidder	Lois Lane
Ned Beatty	Otis
Jackie Cooper	Perry White
Sarah Douglas	Ursa
Jack O'Halloran	Non
Valerie Perrine	Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York	Lara
Clifton James	Sheriff
E.G. Marshall	The President
Marc McClure	Jimmy Olsen
Terence Stamp	Gen. Zod
Leueen Willoughby	Leueen
Robin Pappas	Alice
Roger Kemp	Spokesman
Roger Brierley	Terrorist
Anthony Milner	Terrorist
Richard Griffiths	Terrorist
Melissa Wiltsie	Nun
Alain DeHay	Gendarme
Marc Boyle	CRS Man
Alan Stuart	Cab Driver
John Ratzenberger	Controller
Shane Rimmer	Controller
John Morton	Nate
Jim Dowdell	Boris
Angus MacInnes	Warden
Antony Sher	Bellboy
Elva May Hoover	Mother
Hadley Kay	Jason
Todd Woodcroft	Father
John Hollis	Krypton Elder
Gordon Rollings	Fisherman
Peter Whitman	Deputy
Bill Bailey	J.J.
Dinny Powell	Boog
Hal Galili	Man at Bar
Marcus D'Amico	Willie
Richard Parmentier	Reporter
Don Fellows	General
Michael Shannon	President's Aide
Tony Sibbald	Presidential Impostor
Tommy Duggan	Diner Owner
Pamela Mandell	Waitress
Pepper Martin	Rocky
Eugene Lipinski	News Vendor
Cleon Spencer	Kid
Carl Parris	Kid
Marlon Brando	Actor
Richard Le Parmentier	Reporter
Beth Porter	Football Fan (uncredited)
Ken Thorne	Conductor,Composer
Jackie Gleason	Actor
John Williams	Composer

Technical Credits

Mario Puzo

David Newman

Jerry Siegel

Joe Shuster

Colin Chilvers	Special Effects
Roy Field	Special Effects
Geoffrey Helman	Executive Producer
Zoran Perisic	Special Effects
Ilya Salkind	Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Robert Simmonds	Executive Producer
Pierre Spengler	Producer
Mario Puzo	Screenwriter
David Newman	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Jerry Siegel	Screenwriter
Joe Shuster	Screenwriter
Roy Charman	Sound Mixer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Trio of traitors. [3:07]
2. Credits and Superman: The Movie recap. [5:25]
3. Headline story in Paris. [3:44]
4. Lois' elevator ride. [5:40]
5. Bomb damage. [4:33]
6. Luthor does laundry. [2:11]
7. Unidentified flying villains. [5:28]
8. Balloon bustout. [2:59]
9. Honeymooners. [4:00]
10. Lois puts it all together. [4:30]
11. Intruders at the Fortress of Solitude. [4:35]
12. Waterlogged to make a point. [3:23]
13. Planet Houston. [1:57]
14. "You are Superman." [3:14]
15. Laying down the law. [2:59]
16. Trip north. [1:07]
17. Beginning to bore him. [2:38]
18. Secrets revealed. [2:00]
19. Something more interesting. [2:51]
20. Blowing a helicopter a kiss. [2:24]
21. Made mortal for love. [1:32]
22. White House visitors. [4:11]
23. Diner Humiliation. [3:31]
24. "I have to go back." [3:25]
25. The green crystal. [1:52]
26. Luthor pays a call. [2:40]
27. Daily Planet visitors. [3:00]
28. Battle of Titans. [3:10]
29. Catching a bus. [7:20]
30. Big wind in Metropolis. [2:00]
31. A coward after all? [2:28]
32. Final confrontation. [2:26]
33. Molecualr rearrangement. [3:47]
34. Slight case of amnesia. [5:10]
35. Return match at the diner. [5:07]
36. Flag flying high. [1:47]
37. End Credits. [:45]

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Special Features
Cast & Crew
Gene Hackman: Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve: Clark Kent/Superman
Terence Stamp: General Zod
Directed by Richard Lester
Theatrical Trailer
Languages
Soundtracks
English
Français
Subtitles
English
Français
Español
Português

Editorial Reviews

A relative rarity -- a sequel that's just as good as the original -- Superman II continues the Man of Steel's crusade against villainous Lex Luthor and pits him against Kryptonian supercriminals to boot. Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, and Jack O'Halloran play the mischievous miscreants who, imprisoned long ago in the "Phantom Zone" by Superman's father, finally escape and make their way to Earth to wreak vengeance on his son. Their alliance with Luthor (once again played with tongue in cheek by Gene Hackman) makes no end of trouble for Krypton's last son, whose final showdown with the superbad guys lays waste to midtown Metropolis. Christopher Reeve, seemingly more comfortable in the familiar red-and-blue costume, is solidly convincing in the title role, and Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, and Marc McClure effectively reprise their roles from the first film. Picking up plot strings left dangling from Superman -- and using extra footage shot by Richard Donner -- director Richard Lester (The Three Musketeers) wastes no time getting to the action, and as a result the sequel has more comic book flavor than its predecessor. Colorful, extravagant, and fast moving, Superman II is considered the best of the series by some discriminating aficionados.