Superman II (1980)
Superman II (1980)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve
Clark Kent / Superman
Ned Beatty
Otis
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Sarah Douglas
Ursa
Jack O'Halloran
Non
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Valerie Perrine
Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York
Lara
Clifton James
Sheriff
E.G. Marshall
The President
Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen
Terence Stamp
General 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
C.R.S. Man
Alan Stuart
Cab Driver
John Ratzenberger
Controller
Shane Rimmer
Controller
John Morton
Nate
Jim Dowdall
Boris
Angus MacInnes
Prison Warder
Antony Sher
Bell Boy
Elva Mai 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 LeParmentier
Reporter
Don Fellows
General
Tony Sibbald
Presidential Imposter
Tommy Duggan
Diner Owner
Pamela Mandell
Waitress
Pepper Martin
Rocky
Eugene Lipinski
Newsvendor
Cleon Spencer
Kid
Carl Parris
Kid
Jack Cooper
Dino / Stunts
Norman Chancer
White House Aide (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Officer at the White House (uncredited)
Richard Donner
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Jeff East
Teenage Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
Jonathan Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Shannon
President's Aide
John Cannon
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Richard Lester
Director
Mario Puzo
Screenplay / Story
David Newman
Screenplay
Leslie Newman
Screenplay
Pierre Spengler
Producer
Ken Thorne
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography
Jerry Siegel
Characters
Joe Shuster
Characters
Maria Monreal
Other
Ilya Salkind
Executive Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
John Barry
Production Design
Peter Murton
Production Design
Colin Chilvers
Special Effects Supervisor
Roy Field
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Wilson
Other
Zoran Perisic
Special Effects Supervisor
Denys N. Coop
Other
Geoffrey Helman
Production Manager
Robert Simmonds
Production Manager
Robert Lynn
Other
Dusty Symonds
Assistant Director
Yvonne Blake
Costume Design
Sue Yelland
Costume Design
Douglas Noakes
Production Accountant
Frans J. Afman
Finance
Cecil F. Ford
Production Supervisor
Tim Hampton
Production Supervisor
Vincent Winter
Production Manager
Maurice Fowler
Supervising Art Director
Charles Bishop
Art Direction
Terry Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
Norman Reynolds
Art Direction
Ernest Archer
Art Direction
Don Sharpe
Sound Editor
Roy Charman
Sound Mixer
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
David Garfath
Camera Operator
John Harris
Camera Operator
John Morgan
Camera Operator
Ginger Gemmel
Camera Operator
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Peter MacDonald
Camera Operator
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Allan James
Unit Manager
Gareth Tandy
Assistant Director
Christopher Newman
Assistant Director
Terry Madden
Assistant Director
Roy Button
Assistant Director
Paul Storey
Assistant Director
Raoul Girard
Assistant Director
Peter Young
Set Decoration
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Tom Mankiewicz
Creative Consultant
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
David Wynn-Jones
First Assistant Camera / Focus Puller
Michele Tandy
Assistant Accountant
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Nereida Soto
Hairstylist
Pat McDermott
Hairdresser
Joan White
Hairdresser
Bobbie Smith
Hairdresser
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Rupp
Stunts
Chris Webb
Stunts
Terry Yorke
Stunts
Clive Curtis
Stunts
Graeme Crowther
Stunts
Tim Condren
Stunts
Cyd Child
Stunts
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
Joe Dunne
Stunts
Stuart Fell
Stunts
Peter Diamond
Stunts
Nick Gillard
Stunts
Tex Fuller
Stunts
Arthur Howell
Stunts
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Mark McBride
Stunts
Wendy Leech
Stunts
Peter Munt
Stunts
Terence Plummer
Stunts
Valentino Musetti
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 9, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Content RatingPG
Budget$54,000,000
Box Office$190,458,706
Filming LocationsParis, France · New York City, United States of America · Toronto · Alberta, Canada · Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom
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Wiki.
Superman II is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the second installment in the Superman film series and a sequel to Superman (1978). A direct continuation of the first Superman, Christopher Reeve reprises his role as Superman. The returning cast includes Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure and Jack O'Halloran.
The film's plot features the arrival of General Zod & his comrades on Earth, released from the prison of the Phantom Zone made by the people of Krypton. Zod seeks revenge by pursuing the planet's last son Kal-El, alias Superman. Kal-El, who unknowingly freed them, must now face the threats of his long dead home planet. Zod also aligns with the returning Lex Luthor who still desires world domination. The hero is also in conflict with his duties as Earth's hero and desire to live amongst them solely as Clark Kent, especially with his love interest, Lois Lane.
In 1977, it was decided by producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind that they would film both Superman and its sequel simultaneously, with principal photography beginning in March 1977 and ending in October 1978. Tensions rose between original director Richard Donner and the producers in which a decision was made to stop filming the sequel, of which 75 percent had already been completed, and finish the first film. Following the release of Superman in December 1978, Donner was controversially fired as director, and was replaced by Lester. Several members of the cast and crew declined to return in the wake of Donner's firing. To be officially credited as the director, Lester re-shot most of the film in which principal photography resumed in September 1979 and ended in March 1980.
The film was released in Australia and mainland Europe on December 4, 1980, and in other countries throughout 1981. It received positive reviews from film critics who praised the performances of Reeve, Stamp, and Hackman, the visual effects, and the humor. It grossed $190 million against a production budget of $54 million, a box office success but less than its predecessor. A sequel, Superman III, was released in June 1983, for which Lester returned as director.
A director's cut of the film, restoring the original vision for the film under Donner's supervision, titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, was released on November 28, 2006 in various home media formats.