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Description:
This set contains all four blockbuster
SUPERMAN films starring Christopher Reeve. SUPERMAN: The
Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed
planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and
beyond, in Richard Donner's smash hit. After he comes of age,
young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns
the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the
Arctic. It is there that he learns--through a link to his
long-dead birth parents--of his superhuman abilities and his
responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice
and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big
city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as
mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent isn't easy as he flirts with
hard-nosed Lois Lane and battles supervillain Lex Luthor.
SUPERMAN II: Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent,
hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order.
This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the
planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and
hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the same superpowers as
Superman. Meanwhile, Lois Lane has discovered that Superman
and Clark are the same person, so Superman debates whether to
give up his abilities to become a normal man and share his
life with Lois. Richard Lester takes the helm for this sequel,
which is arguably the equal of the original hit film. SUPERMAN
III: Superman matches wits with an evil mastermind and a
computer genius who discovers the one substance that can harm
the Man of Steel. Combining the known ingredients of
Kryptonite with a guess at the unknown, the genius invents a
new Kryptonite that doesn't kill Superman--it turns him evil.
Meanwhile, a giant computer has been built for the mastermind
that becomes self-aware and cannot be shut off. This
entertaining combination of spectacular special effects and
irrepressible comedy, once again directed by Richard Lester,
features terrific madcap turns by Richard Pryor, Robert
Vaughn, and Annette O'Toole and yet another majestic score by
John Williams. SUPERMAN IV - THE QUEST FOR PEACE: Superman has
recognized at last the greatest threat to humanity, and he is
out to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, now a
nuclear arms entrepreneur, creates Nuclear Man--a
solar-powered Kryptonia Android and genetic clone whose powers
equal (and potentially surpass) those of Superman--to rid the
world of the Man of Steel. Christopher Reeve once again dons
the Superman costume, this time for director Sidney J. Furie,
receiving wonderful support from regulars Margot Kidder, Gene
Hackman, and Jackie Cooper in addition to newcomers Mariel
Hemingway and Jon Cryer.
Movie Details:
Color; Stereo Sound; Letter Boxed; English Subtitled; French
Subtitled; Portuguese Subtitled; Spanish Subtitled; Widescreen
DVD Features: Notes: 4-disc
boxed set. See individual titles for DVD Features. Region 1
Boxed Set
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