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Director: Richard Lester
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From Time Out Film Guide
A splendid opening during the credits, with Lester displaying his dazzling skills in perfectly timed slapstick, sets the tone for the most satirical of the series so far. Here our superhero undergoes a psychotic reversal and turns into a real sleazo as he comes up against a megalomaniac tycoon (Vaughn in fine form) who is using computer wizard Pryor as an accomplice in his attempts to take over the world and destroy Superman. Unfortunately the pacy humour of the first half soon dwindles to a weak climax, and Pryor hams shamelessly, yet again proving that he's best in serious parts or as a stand-up man. Enjoyable, nevertheless.Author: GA
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- prkprkprk said...
- Posted on May 17 2008 14:12 What? Richard Pryor? NO! The only thing that made this movie get two stars instead of one was because of the battle in the movie with Clark Kent Vs. Superman! That was the BEST part of the film.
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Cast & crew
Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Pierre Spengler
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn, Margot Kidder full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 125 mins
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