Superman II

Superman II is a 1980 sequel to the 1978 film Superman. Unusually for such a major production, it was released in Europe and Australia in late 1980, but was not distributed in the U.S. until June 1981.

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1980 - Sequel - 1978 - Film - Superman - Europe - Australia - U.S. - 1981

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The movie starred: Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor; Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent; Ned Beatty as Otis; Jackie Cooper as Perry White; Sarah Douglas as Ursa; Margot Kidder as Lois Lane; Jack O'Halloran as Non; Valerie Perrine as Eve Teschmacher; Susannah York as Lara; Clifton James as Sheriff; E.G. Marshall as The President; Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen; and Terence Stamp as General Zod.

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Gene Hackman - Lex Luthor - Christopher Reeve - Superman - Clark Kent - Ned Beatty - Jackie Cooper - Perry White - Sarah Douglas - Margot Kidder - Lois Lane - Jack O'Halloran - Valerie Perrine - Susannah York - Clifton James - E.G. Marshall - Marc McClure - Jimmy Olsen - Terence Stamp - General Zod

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The story picks up from where the story in Superman: The Movie left off. Superman is attempting to save Paris, France from a terrorist nuclear bomb by flinging it into space. Unfortunately, the explosion allowed the prisoners of the Phantom Zone to be released, unleashing three super-powered villains. Superman is unaware of this while Lois discovers his secret identity, and after debating with the Kryptonian Elders (represented by his mother Lara) about being in love with a 'mortal', he agrees to give up his Kryptonian powers to marry her. Returning from the Fortress of Solitude, Lois and Clark discover both that the Earth has been conquered by Zod, and that Clark (now without his powers) can't even stand up against a diner's bullying customer, forcing Clark to return to the Fortress and plead for his powers back. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor has escaped from prison and discovered the Fortress of Solitude, and has negotiated with Zod a means to capture Superman by holding his favorite among the humans, Lois Lane.

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Paris, France - Terrorist - Nuclear bomb - Phantom Zone - Secret identity - Fortress of Solitude - Lex Luthor

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