Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
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Christopher Reeve
Superman / Clark Kent
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Terence Stamp
General Zod
Sarah Douglas
Ursa
Jack O'Halloran
Non
Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Ned Beatty
Otis
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Valerie Perrine
Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York
Lara
Director
Richard Lester
Screenplay
Mario Puzo
Tagline
"The Man of Steel meets his match!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$54,000,000
Revenue
$216,385,706
Production
Dovemead Films, Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions, International Film Production
Potential Kermode
February 24, 2017
**He was called Non because that is the amount of brains he had.** Great sequel that expands on the introductory scenes in Superman (1978) where we met General Zod, Ursa and the massive moron, Non - although I wouldn't call him a moron to his face. (Perhaps if I had a ladder) But anyway, these three criminals are inadvertently released from the Phantom Zone by Superman and they naturally h...
John Chard
July 14, 2019
Fun packed and humanistic sequel is worthy alright. Superman II stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. It was to be a troubled shoot that saw two directors involved with the project. Richard Donner had completed about three quarters of the film before being taken off the project, so Richard Lester then came in to fini...
Wuchak
May 10, 2021
_**Continues the super-story of the groundbreaking first film**_ Three Kryptonian criminals escape imprisonment in the Phantom Zone (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) to harass citizens of the United States, including the president (E.G. Marshall), while Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) schmoozes them. Meanwhile Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) suspects that Clark Kent is Superman (Christophe...
r96sk
January 7, 2025
<em>'Superman II'</em> is a more rounded affair, though is no more entertaining than the first film - I enjoyed both the same, more or less. Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder remain as watchable as before, but Gene Hackman isn't as memorable in this follow-up - still good, mind. I like how we got to see extra of Zod, Ursa and Non in this one, if only to see more of Terence Stamp - who I've on...
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