The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man.The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man.The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Gene Hackman
- Lex Luthor
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
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- TriviaChristopher Reeve publicly regretted his involvement in the film. He wrote in his memoir, "Superman IV was a catastrophe from start to finish. That failure was a huge blow to my career."
- Goofs(at around 1h 20 mins) Lacy Warfield is able to survive in space without a space suit.
- Alternate versionsA whole sequence detailing Lex Luthor's creation and Superman's defeat of a prototype nuclear man was shot but never used. However, pictures from the scenes show up in publicity materials for the movie and it's detailed in the comic book adaption. Also shot but not used is a scene when Superman personally apologizes to the boy when he decides he can't rid the world of nuclear weapons.
- ConnectionsEdited from Superman (1978)
- SoundtracksWhole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
By Jerry Lee Lewis
Written by Curly Williams (uncredited) and Sunny David (uncredited)
Courtesy Charley Records
Featured review
Actors try hard, but movie fails
Superman IV is not nearly as bad as the reviews suggest. The actors try really hard, particularly Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder, to make it work. The movie is watchable and the musical score is good. The movie is an improvement over the disappointing Superman III. However, Superman IV has major problems. The movie has obviously been cut from its original length make it incoherent at times. The special effects are below the standards set in the first two movies (even the third movie had decent effects). Maybe if the movie were restored to its original length, it would be better. I can only give this movie a 5/10. I wished it were better and hope someday they do restore this movie to its original length.
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- Oct 23, 2004
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- Also known as
- Superman IV - Die Welt am Abgrund
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,681,020
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,683,122
- Jul 26, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $30,281,020
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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By what name was Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) officially released in India in Hindi?
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