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User Rating:
4.7/10   16,694 votes
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Director:
Writers:
David Newman (screenplay) and
Leslie Newman (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
17 June 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe. more
Plot:
Synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
User Comments:
The best superman movie of them all! more (170 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Christopher Reeve ... Superman / Clark Kent

Richard Pryor ... Gus Gorman
Jackie Cooper ... Perry White

Marc McClure ... Jimmy Olsen
Annette O'Toole ... Lana Lang
Annie Ross ... Vera
Pamela Stephenson ... Lorelei

Robert Vaughn ... Ross Webster

Margot Kidder ... Lois Lane
Gavan O'Herlihy ... Brad
Nancy Roberts ... Unemployment Clerk
Graham Stark ... Blind Man
Henry Woolf ... Penguin Man

Gordon Rollings ... Man in Cap
Peter Wear ... Bank Robber
Justin Case ... Mime
Bob Todd ... Dignified Gent

Terry Camilleri ... Delivery Man
Stefan Kalipha ... Data School Instructor
Helen Horton ... Miss Henderson
Lou Hirsch ... Fred
Bill Reimbold ... Wages Man
Shane Rimmer ... State Policeman
Al Matthews ... Fire Chief
Barry Dennen ... Dr. McClean
Enid Saunders ... Minnie Bannister
Kevin Harrison Cork ... D.J.
Robert Henderson ... Mr. Simpson
Paul Kaethler ... Ricky
R.J. Bell ... Mr. Stokis
Pamela Mandell ... Mrs. Stokis
Peter Whitman ... Man at Cash Point
Ronnie Brody ... Husband
Sandra Dickinson ... Wife
Philip Gilbert ... Newsreader
Pat Starr ... White Coated Scientist
Gordon Signer ... Mayor
John Bluthal ... Pisa Vendor
George Chisholm ... Street Sweeper
David Fielder ... Olympic Runner
Robert Beatty ... Tanker Captain
Christopher Malcolm ... Miner #1 (as Chris Malcolm)
Larry Lamb ... Miner #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Roy Alon ... Man Trapped in Car (uncredited)
Stan Edmonds ... Applauding Man (uncredited)
Les Kimber ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
Grant Lowe ... Cab Driver (uncredited)

Derek Lyons ... Commuter (uncredited)
Mildred Shay ... Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Aaron Smolinski ... Boy at Photo Booth (uncredited)
Geoffrey Steele ... Man in Elevator (uncredited)

David Winning ... Commuter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Lester 
 
Writing credits
David Newman (screenplay) and
Leslie Newman (screenplay)

Jerry Siegel (creator: Superman) and
Joe Shuster (creator: Superman)

Produced by
Ilya Salkind .... executive producer
Robert Simmonds .... associate producer
Pierre Spengler .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ken Thorne 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Paynter 
 
Film Editing by
John Victor-Smith 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
Debbie McWilliams 
 
Production Design by
Peter Murton 
 
Art Direction by
Brian Ackland-Snow 
Terry Ackland-Snow 
Bert Davey 
 
Set Decoration by
Peter Young 
 
Costume Design by
Evangeline Harrison 
 
Makeup Department
Paul Engelen .... makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn .... makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson .... hair department head
 
Production Management
Michael Dryhurst .... production supervisor: Alberta
Les Kimber .... production manager: Alberta
Doug MacLeod .... unit manager: Alberta
Michael Skeet .... unit manager: Alberta
Vincent Winter .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Higgins .... first assistant director: second unit
David Lane .... director: flying unit
David Lane .... second unit director
Christopher Newman .... second assistant director
Dusty Symonds .... first assistant director
Keith Young .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Richard Holland .... set designer
Robert Jackson .... carpenter
Ted Michell .... scenic artist
Wesley Peppiatt .... props
Michael G. Ploog .... illustrator
Michael G. Ploog .... storyboard artist
Denis Rich .... illustrator
Andrew Semple .... painter
Bob Sherwood .... dressing prop (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Roy Charman .... sound mixer
Gerry Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
Archie Ludski .... dubbing editor
Robin O'Donoghue .... sound re-recording mixer
Rocky Phelan .... dubbing editor
Don Sharpe .... dubbing editor
Paul Smith .... dubbing editor
Lionel Strutt .... adr mixer
 
Special Effects by
Colin Chilvers .... director of miniatures
Colin Chilvers .... special effects director
Chris Corbould .... special effects senior technician
Ian Corbould .... special effects
Neil Corbould .... special effects technician
Paul Corbould .... special effects
Ricky Farns .... special effects
Dave Ford .... special effects
Ginger Gemmel .... camera operator: model unit
Martin Gutteridge .... special effects supervisor
Garth Inns .... special effects
Peter Netley .... special effects
Zoran Perisic .... front projection consultant
Roy Quinn .... special effects
Neil Trifunovich .... on set effects
Brian Warner .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Ken Baker .... assistant director: process unit
Dennis Bartlett .... matte supervisor: process unit
Charles Bishop .... art director: model unit
Janice Body .... assistant matte artist
Martin Body .... optical and matte camera
John Deaton .... focus puller: model unit
Roy Field .... supervisor of optical and visual effects
Peter Harman .... optical and matte photography
John Harris .... photography: process unit
Keith Holland .... cameraman
Nick Laws .... second assistant director: process unit
Peter Melrose .... matte artist
Harry Oakes .... photographer: model unit
Terry Reed .... supervising modelmaker
Charles Stoneham .... matte artist
Steve Wright .... digital animator: video game computer animation, Atari Inc.
Alan Buchan .... visual effects (uncredited)
Peter Donen .... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Dion Hatch .... optical cameraman: CRC (uncredited)
Derek Meddings .... additional model effects (uncredited)
Paul Wilson .... additional model photography (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Roy Alon .... stunts
Ken Barker .... stunts
Dickey Beer .... stunts
Marc Boyle .... stunts
Sue Crosland .... stunts
Clive Curtis .... stunts
Tracey Eddon .... stunts
Greg Wayne Elam .... stunts
Richard Hammatt .... stunts
Reg Harding .... stunts
Billy Horrigan .... stunts
Wendy Leech .... stunts
Wayne Michaels .... stunts
Colin Prescott .... balloon stunts arranger
Colin Skeaping .... stunts
Eddie Stacey .... stunts
Mark Stewart .... stunts
Terry Walsh .... stunts
Paul Weston .... stunt coordinator
Marc Wolff .... helicopter stunt pilot
Rick Anderson .... stunts (uncredited)
Vic Armstrong .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon .... stunts (uncredited)
Alex Green .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Hancock .... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Kirzinger .... stunts (uncredited)
Terence Plummer .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston .... stunts (uncredited)
Les White .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Claydon .... focus puller
Freddie Cooper .... camera operator
John Deaton .... focus puller
David Garfath .... camera operator
Jeff Paynter .... focus puller
Derek Suter .... clapper loader
Matt Tundo .... director of photography: Alberta scenes
David Wynn-Jones .... camera supervisor
Costas Charitou .... titles & opticals: Camera Effects Ltd (uncredited)
Vince Goddard .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Trish Robinson .... casting: Canada
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Betty Adamson .... wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Ann Schoemaker .... costume assistant
 
Editorial Department
Peter Hollywood .... associate editor
Steve Johnson .... colorist
 
Music Department
Robert Hathaway .... music editor
Ken Thorne .... conductor
Ken Thorne .... music arranger
 
Other crew
Joy Bayley .... production assistant
Pauline Couteleno .... production executive
Susie Ford .... accounting assistant
Robert Harman .... flying effects technician
Bobbie Johnson .... assistant accountant
Maria Monreal .... executive assistant to producers
Mark Mostyn .... runner
Sally Pardo .... production assistant
Christopher Reeve .... production consultant
Philip Seber .... location and firefighter support
Tana Tocher .... caterer
Marc Wolff .... helicopter pilot
Frans J. Afman .... financial consultant (uncredited)
Howard R. Schuster .... financing (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Superman III (Canada: French title)
Superman vs. Superman (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
125 min
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Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Filming Locations:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The video game "played" by Ross Webster was created for the film and originally looked very life-like, so much so that the creators were asked to make it look more computer-like, so that the fact that it was actually a game would be more obvious to the audience. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Lorelei gets zapped up to the wall of the Computer Cave, you can see she has a silver ball attached to her waist, which she pushes on when she's trying to escape (the animated energy zaps don't cover up the ball very well). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Unemployment Clerk: Next. Name?
Gus Gorman: Gus Gorman.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Office Space (1999) more
Soundtrack:
On the Streets of Metropolis (Intro to Superman III) more

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16 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
The best superman movie of them all!, 8 December 2002
9/10
Author: craigmathieson

The great thing about this movie is that it does not take itself too seriously, unlike the other superman movies. Casting Richard Pryor as a bad guy is a great idea because he is funny and all too human throughout the entire movie, and he is very easy to relate to. Christopher Reeve does the best role of his career, and in the scene where he fights with himself, it is good to see such a talented, in control actor assert himself on the screen. The plot does not take itself seriously either, and is often played for laughs, which is by no means a bad thing - the whole movie goes for two hours, but you will have such a good time watching it, you will not even notice. Highly reccomended.

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