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Superman [videorecording] : 4 film favorites.

Superman : (parallel title)
Beatty, Ned. (Added Author). Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011 (Added Author). Cryer, Jon, 1965- (Added Author). Donner, Richard. (Added Author). Douglas, Sarah, 1952- (Added Author). Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006 (Added Author). Furie, Sidney J. (Added Author). Globus, Yoram. (Added Author). Golan, Menahem, 1929- (Added Author). Hackman, Gene. (Added Author). Hemingway, Mariel. (Added Author). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (Added Author). James, Clifton, 1920-2017 (Added Author). Kidder, Margot. (Added Author). Lester, Richard, 1932- (Added Author). Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998 (Added Author). McClure, Marc. (Added Author). O'Halloran, Jack, 1943- (Added Author). O'Toole, Annette, 1953- (Added Author). Perrine, Valerie. (Added Author). Pillow, Mark. (Added Author). Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005 (Added Author). Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 (Added Author). Ross, Annie. (Added Author). Schell, Maria, 1926-2005 (Added Author). Spengler, Pierre, 1947- (Added Author). Stamp, Terence. (Added Author). Stephenson, Pamela. (Added Author). Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012 (Added Author). Vaughn, Robert, 1932- (Added Author). Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993 (Added Author). York, Susannah. (Added Author).

Summary:

Superman II: Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Planet Krypton criminals plan to enslave Earth. At the same time, Superman decides to show a more romantic side of himself to Lois Lane.
Superman III: Meet Gus Gorman, a naïve computer programming natural. For Gus, a keyboard is a weapon - and, as a result Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Superman's human side comes out as he sees Lana Lang at his Smallville High School class reunion. Superman becomes his own worst enemy after a Kryptonite exposure.
Superman IV, the quest for peace: Arch villain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel, the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash and Superman saves the Statue of Liberty, repulses a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuilds the demolished Great Wall of China and performs many more spectacular feats.
Superman, the movie: A child from a dying planet is sent to Earth, where he is brought up by human parents and poses as a newspaper reporter, becoming Superman when necessary to use his special powers to save others.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419873083
  • ISBN: 9781419873089
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (485 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes theatrical trailers, deleted scenes, commentary, and additional scenes.
Superman, the movie was first released as a motion picture by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1978, Superman II in 1980, Superman III in 1983, and Superman IV, the quest for peace in 1987.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc one. Superman, the movie (143 min.) -- Superman II (127 min.) -- Disc two. Superman III (125 min.) -- Superman IV, the quest for peace (90 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Superman, the movie, Superman II, and Superman III, produced by Pierre Spengler ; Superman, the movie, directed by Richard Donner ; Superman II and Superman III, directed by Richard Lester ; Superman IV the quest for peace, produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus ; directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Participant or Performer Note:
Superman, the movie, stars: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York. Superman II, stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Susannah York, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Marc McClure, Terence Stamp. Superman III, stars: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaugh, Margot Kidder. Superman IV the quest for peace, stars: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker, Mark Pillow, Mariel Hemingway, Margot Kidder.
Target Audience Note:
Rated: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, dual layer format, widescreen version, 16x9 2.4:1
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English, French; subtitles, English, French, Spanish; closed-captioned (bonus material may not be subtitled).
Subject:
Feature films.
Heroes > Drama.
Superman (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Superman films.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Summary: Superman II: Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Planet Krypton criminals plan to enslave Earth. At the same time, Superman decides to show a more romantic side of himself to Lois Lane.
Superman III: Meet Gus Gorman, a naïve computer programming natural. For Gus, a keyboard is a weapon - and, as a result Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Superman's human side comes out as he sees Lana Lang at his Smallville High School class reunion. Superman becomes his own worst enemy after a Kryptonite exposure.
Superman IV, the quest for peace: Arch villain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel, the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash and Superman saves the Statue of Liberty, repulses a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuilds the demolished Great Wall of China and performs many more spectacular feats.
Superman, the movie: A child from a dying planet is sent to Earth, where he is brought up by human parents and poses as a newspaper reporter, becoming Superman when necessary to use his special powers to save others.