Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - 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.

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 )

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)

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Didcot Power Station, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

New York, USA

Tech Info:

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

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