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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
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Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
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With the world on the brink of a nuclear war, Superman takes it upon himself to destroy all nuclear weapons. However, Lex Luthor creates Nuclear Man, a force strong enough to take down Super... Read allWith the world on the brink of a nuclear war, Superman takes it upon himself to destroy all nuclear weapons. However, Lex Luthor creates Nuclear Man, a force strong enough to take down Superman.With the world on the brink of a nuclear war, Superman takes it upon himself to destroy all nuclear weapons. However, Lex Luthor creates Nuclear Man, a force strong enough to take down Superman.

  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writers
    • Jerry Siegel
    • Joe Shuster
    • Christopher Reeve
  • Stars
    • Christopher Reeve
    • Gene Hackman
    • Margot Kidder
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    • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,229
    393
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writers
      • Jerry Siegel
      • Joe Shuster
      • Christopher Reeve
    • Stars
      • Christopher Reeve
      • Gene Hackman
      • Margot Kidder
    • 354User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Christopher Reeve
    Christopher Reeve
    • Superman…
    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Lex Luthor
    • (voice)
    • …
    Margot Kidder
    Margot Kidder
    • Lois Lane
    Jackie Cooper
    Jackie Cooper
    • Perry White
    Marc McClure
    Marc McClure
    • Jimmy Olsen
    Jon Cryer
    Jon Cryer
    • Lenny
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • David Warfield
    Mark Pillow
    Mark Pillow
    • Nuclear Man
    Mariel Hemingway
    Mariel Hemingway
    • Lacy Warfield
    Damian McLawhorn
    • Jeremy
    William Hootkins
    William Hootkins
    • Harry Howler
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Jean Pierre Dubois
    Stanley Lebor
    Stanley Lebor
    • General Romoff
    Don Fellows
    Don Fellows
    • Levon Hornsby
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • U.S. President
    Bradley Lavelle
    Bradley Lavelle
    • Tall Marshall (Chain Gang)
    Mac McDonald
    Mac McDonald
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    Czeslaw Grocholski
    • Russian General 1
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writers
      • Jerry Siegel
      • Joe Shuster
      • Christopher Reeve
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    • Trivia
      Christopher Reeve publicly regretted his involvement in the film. He wrote in his memoir, "Superman IV was a catastrophe from start to finish. That failure was a huge blow to my career."
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 20 mins) Lacy Warfield is able to survive in space without a space suit.
    • Quotes

      Superman: Once more, we have survived the threat of war and found a fragile peace. I thought I could give all the gift of the freedom from war, but I was wrong. It's not mine to give. We're still a young planet. There are galaxies out there. Other civilizations for us to meet and to learn from. What a brilliant future we could have. And there will be peace. There will be peace when the people of the world want it so badly that their governments will have no choice but to give it to them. I just wish you could all see the Earth the way that I see it. Because when you really look at it, it's just one world.

    • Alternate versions
      A whole sequence detailing Lex Luthor's creation and Superman's defeat of a prototype nuclear man was shot but never used. However, pictures from the scenes show up in publicity materials for the movie and it's detailed in the comic book adaption. Also shot but not used is a scene when Superman personally apologizes to the boy when he decides he can't rid the world of nuclear weapons.
    • Connections
      Edited from Superman (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
      By Jerry Lee Lewis
      Written by Curly Williams (uncredited) and Sunny David (uncredited)
      Courtesy Charley Records

    User reviews354

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    5/10

    Actors try hard, but movie fails

    Superman IV is not nearly as bad as the reviews suggest. The actors try really hard, particularly Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder, to make it work. The movie is watchable and the musical score is good. The movie is an improvement over the disappointing Superman III. However, Superman IV has major problems. The movie has obviously been cut from its original length make it incoherent at times. The special effects are below the standards set in the first two movies (even the third movie had decent effects). Maybe if the movie were restored to its original length, it would be better. I can only give this movie a 5/10. I wished it were better and hope someday they do restore this movie to its original length.
    • jpintar
    • Oct 22, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 24, 1987 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Superman IV, en busca de la paz
    • Filming locations
      • Aldwych Underground Railway Station, Surrey Street, Aldwych, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Cannon Films
      • Warner Bros.
      • Golan-Globus Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,681,020
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,683,122
      • Jul 26, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,281,020
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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