Release Date: 1987
DVD Release Date: May 1st, 2001
PG|1 hr 29 min
Plot Summary
Seeing the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear arms race that could lead to Earth's destruction, Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides that he must take action. He collects all the nuclear warheads from the world and throws them into space. Meanwhile, Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), has broken out of prison with a new scheme. He clones Superman with radioactive material to create Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow), a being just as powerful as the man of steel.
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker, Margot Kidder
Director: Sidney Furie
Genres: Adventure, Science fiction, Action, Fantasy
Production Co: Warner Bros., Cannon Films
