Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman Jackie Cooper, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Susannah York ...
Runtime:
-
MPAA Rating:
-
In Theaters:
19 June 1981 (USA)
Distribution:
Production Companies
Alexander Salkind (presents)
Dovemead Films
Film Export A.G.
International Film Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributors
Warner Bros. Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
Warner-Columbia Film (1980) (France) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1984) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
Columbia-EMI-Warner (1980) (UK) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (U.K.) Limited (2001) (UK) (DVD)
The three outlaws from Krypton descend to Earth to confront the Man of Steel in a cosmic battle for world supremacy.
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
"I thought the original Superman was terrific entertainment," the Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert wrote, "and so I was a little startled to discover that I liked Superman II even more." Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Kryptonian criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film and with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight, Superman II saves the day any day you watch it!