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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Nuclear Power. In the best hands, it is dangerous. In the hands of Lex Luthor, it is pure evil. This is Superman's greatest battle. And it is for all of us.
( Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi )


Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Poster



US Runtime: 90 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 24, 1987   [USA]
 
Director: Sidney J Furie   [Director]
 
Writers: Lawrence Konner   [Story]
Lawrence Konner   [Screenplay]
Christopher Reeve   [Story]
Mark Rosenthal   [Story]
Mark Rosenthal   [Screenplay]
Joe Shuster   [Characters]
Jerry Siegel   [Characters]
 
Producers: Graham Easton   [Associate Producer]
Yoram Globus   [Producer]
Menahem Golan   [Producer]
Michael J Kagan   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Ernest Day   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: John Shirley   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Alexander Courage   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: John Graysmark   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: John Bloomfield   [Costume Design]
 
Production Companys: Cannon Films
Golan-Globus
Golan-Globus Productions   (US)
London-Cannon Films   (GB)
The Cannon Group   (US)
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.

Cast:

Christopher Reeve
Clark Kent / Superman
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Mariel Hemingway
Lacy Warfield
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen
Jon Cryer
Lenny
Sam Wanamaker
David Warfield
Mark Pillow
Nuclear Man
Damian McLawhorn
Jeremy
William Hootkins
Harry Howler
Jim Broadbent
Jean Pierre Dubois
Stanley Lebor
General Romoff
Don Fellows
Levon Hornsby
Robert Beatty
U.S. President
 
Bradley Lavelle
Tall Marshall
Mac McDonald
Marshall #2
Steve Plytas
Russian General #2
Czeslaw Grocholski
Russian General 1
John Hollis
Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
Bob Sherman
Senator - Pentagon
Eiji Kusuhara
U.N. Guard - Japanese
Yuri Borienko
Russian General - Red Square
Boris Isarov
Cosmonaut Captain
Dorota Ziciowska
Cosmonaut
Jayne Brook
Teacher - JFK High School
Susannah York
Lara (voice)
Diana Hunter
Museum Tour Guide
Indira Joshi
Secretary General U.N.
Jir Stanislav
Cosmonaut
 
 

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Aerial Image Opticals
titles
 
Lee Lighting Ltd.
grip and lighting equipment
 
 

Special Effects Department:

Acme Effects
Art Kellner/ Synoptic
Available Light Limited
Buena Vista Visual Effects
Cinema Research Corporation
Disney Photographic Effects
Hollywood Optical Systems Inc.
Howard Anderson Company, The
Image 3
Jack Zenther & Associates
 
Lookout Mountain Films
Magidson Films
Olsen, Lane & White
Panther Productions
Praxis Film Works
Ray Mercer & Company
Van der Veer Photo Effects
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
Westheimer Company
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$17,000,000
Revenue:
$36,700,000
Color Info:
Color

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