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Lex Luther (Gene Hackman) goes to the nations whose nuclear stockpile was destroyed by Superman, attaches the strand of Superman's hair to a missile, launches to the missile, the missile is then intercepted by Superman, thrown into the sun, causing a glowing ball of energy to discharge, and creates the movie's main villain Nuclear Man. Eventually, Nuclear Man makes his way to the Daily Planet where he kidnaps David Warfield's daughter Lacy (Mariel Hemingway) and goes into space. Superman flies from the moon causing an eclipse and nullifying Nuclear Man's powers. Nuclear Man is killed, while Lex Luther is subsequently captured and taken back to prison. <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094074/plotsummary The plot for ''Superman IV: The Quest for Peace''] Retrieved 23 Dec '22</ref>
Lex Luther (Gene Hackman) goes to the nations whose nuclear stockpile was destroyed by Superman, attaches the strand of Superman's hair to a missile, launches to the missile, the missile is then intercepted by Superman, thrown into the sun, causing a glowing ball of energy to discharge, and creates the movie's main villain Nuclear Man. Eventually, Nuclear Man makes his way to the Daily Planet where he kidnaps David Warfield's daughter Lacy (Mariel Hemingway) and goes into space. Superman flies from the moon causing an eclipse and nullifying Nuclear Man's powers. Nuclear Man is killed, while Lex Luther is subsequently captured and taken back to prison. <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094074/plotsummary The plot for ''Superman IV: The Quest for Peace''] Retrieved 23 Dec '22</ref>
==Cast==
*Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman
*Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
*Gene Hackman as Lex Luther
*Jackie Cooper as Perry White
*Clive Mantle as Nuclear Man (cut from the movie)
*Mark Pillow as Nuclear Man
*Sam Wanamaker as David Warfield
*Mariel Hemingway as Lacy Warfield
<ref>[https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11411-superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace/cast?language=en-US Cast for ''Superman IV: The Quest for Peace''] Retrieved 24 Dec '22</ref>


==Confirmed Changes==
==Confirmed Changes==

Revision as of 09:03, 24 December 2021

S4-cemetery.jpeg

Superman at his parent's grave

Status: lost

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was the fourth film in the Superman movie franchise. Staring Christopher Reeves as Superman, the movie was released in theaters on July 24, 1987, to horrible reviews. Forty-five minutes of footage from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was cut from the movie following a failed test screening. Among the footage cut from the film was Superman fighting the villain Nuclear Man (played by Mark Pillow) fighting in a club. The design of Nuclear Man was significantly different from the final cut as he was said to reassemble the villain Bizzario. This further implies that the addition of Nuclear Man as a villain was done much later on during production. Also cut was a scene of Clark Kent visiting his parent's grave in Smallville. Despite many deleted getting released on the deluxe DVD edition of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 2006, most of the deleted scenes have yet to be released

Plot

The film starts with Clark Kent inheriting the Kent family farm in Smallville. Upon returning to Metropolis, Clark Kent finds that the Daily Planet has been taken over by business tycoon David Warfield (Sam Wanamaker). Superman stops a nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States by going around Earth, collecting all of the nuclear warheads, and throwing them into the sun. Lex Luther breaks out of prison and steals a strand of Superman's hair from a museum.

Lex Luther (Gene Hackman) goes to the nations whose nuclear stockpile was destroyed by Superman, attaches the strand of Superman's hair to a missile, launches to the missile, the missile is then intercepted by Superman, thrown into the sun, causing a glowing ball of energy to discharge, and creates the movie's main villain Nuclear Man. Eventually, Nuclear Man makes his way to the Daily Planet where he kidnaps David Warfield's daughter Lacy (Mariel Hemingway) and goes into space. Superman flies from the moon causing an eclipse and nullifying Nuclear Man's powers. Nuclear Man is killed, while Lex Luther is subsequently captured and taken back to prison. [1]

Cast

  • Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman
  • Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
  • Gene Hackman as Lex Luther
  • Jackie Cooper as Perry White
  • Clive Mantle as Nuclear Man (cut from the movie)
  • Mark Pillow as Nuclear Man
  • Sam Wanamaker as David Warfield
  • Mariel Hemingway as Lacy Warfield

[2]

Confirmed Changes

Due to reception from various test screenings, a few of the scenes for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace were cut from the final film. The following scenes were cut and have not been released

  • Clark Kent visits his parent's grave in Smallville where he places flowers on their tombstone.
  • Nuclear Man's overall design was changed from resembling Superman to the final design.
  • Lacy slaps Nuclear Man after he gets out of a tanning booth.
  • Clive Mantle's role as Nuclear Man was cut and Mark Pillow was cast in his place.
  • Gene Hackman voice audio for Nuclear Man was cut and Mark Pillow voiced Nuclear Man along with playing Nuclear Man
  • Dialogue between Lois Lane and Clark Kent in Club Metro as well as them dancing were cut.
  • Nuclear Man entering Club Metro and falling in love with Lois Lane was cut.
  • A fight between Superman and Nuclear Man in the Metro Club was cut.

[3] [4]

Availability

While some of the deleted for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace were included on the deluxe DVD edition which was released in 2006, the other scenes were in the release. According to people who worked on the film many of the scenes that were cut did not do much if little to advance the overall plot. Thus their inclusion in future releases are not seen as crucial and probably not needed. Due to the low reception of the film, not many people see the necessity of the film, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is overall a forgettable movie. As of now, the deleted scenes for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace have yet to surface.