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| Superman III | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Superman III |
| Genres: | Superhero fantasy |
| Directed by: | Richard Lester |
| Written by: | David Newman; Leslie Newman |
| Produced by: | Ilya Salkind; Pierre Spengler; Robert Simmonds |
| Music by: | Ken Thorne |
| Cinematography: | Robert Paynter |
| Edited by: | John Victor Smith |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. (United States) Columbia Pictures (United Kingdom) |
| Released: | June 17th, 1983 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 125 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $59,950,623 (US) |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Superman II (1980) |
| Next: | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) |
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Reeve | Superman/Clark Kent |
| Richard Pryor | Gus Gorman |
| Jackie Cooper | Perry White |
| Marc McClure | Jimmy Olsen |
| Annette O'Toole | Lana Lang |
| Annie Ross | Vera Webster |
| Pamela Stephenson | Lorelei Ambrosia |
| Robert Vaughn | Ross Webster |
| Margot Kidder | Lois Lane |
| Gavan O'Herlihy | Brad Wilson |
| Nancy Roberts | Unemployment clerk |
| Graham Stark | Blind man |
| Henry Woolf | Penguin man |
| Gordon Rollings | Man in cap |
| Peter Wear | Bank robber |
| Justin Cae | Mime |
| Bob Todd | Dignified Gent |
| Terry Camilleri | Delivery man |
| Stefan Kalipha | Data school instructor |
| Helen Horton | Miss Henderson |
| Lou Hirsch | Fred |
| Bill Reimbold | Wages man |
| Shane Rimmer | State policeman |
| Al Matthews | Fire chief |
| Barry Dennen | Doctor McClean |
| Enid Saunders | Minnie Bannister |
| Kevin Harrison Cork | D.J. |
| Robert Henderson | Mister Simpson |
| Paul Kaethler | Ricky |
| R.J. Bell | Mister Stokis |
| Pamela Mandell | Mrs. Stokis |
| Peter Whitman | Man at Cash Point |
| Ronnie Brody | Husband |
| Sandra Dickinson | Wife |
| Philip Gilbert | Newsreader |
| Pat Starr | White coated scientist |
| Gordon Singer | Mayor |
| John Bluthal | Pisa vendor |
| George Chisholm | Street sweeper |
| David Fielder | Olympic runner |
| Robert Beatty | Tanker captain |
| Chris Malcolm | 1st miner |
| Larry Lamb | 2nd miner |
| Frank Oz | Brain surgeon |
| Roy Alon | Man trapped in car |
| Stan Edmonds | Applauding man |
| Les Kimber | Bus driver |
| Grant Lowe | Cab driver |
| Derek Lyons | Commuter |
| Mildred Shay | Woman in elevator |
| Aaron Smolinski | Boy at photo booth |
| Geoffrey Steele | Man in elevator |
| David Winning | Commuter |
Notes[]
- Superman III (1983) redirects to this page.
- Superman III grossed $13,352,357 over its opening weekend in the United States.
- Superman III grossed $37,200,000 in home video rentals in the United States.
- This is the second and final film of the sci-fi/action genre for director Richard Lester. He also directed the 1980 movie sequel Superman II. He is also known for directing The Three Musketeers film series beginning in 1973, which also includes the 1974 sequel The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge as well as 1989's The Return of the Musketeers.
- Actor Christopher Malcolm is credited as Chris Malcolm in this film.
- Actor Frank Oz had a scene in the movie as a brain surgeon, but his scenes were cut from the final release.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is, "The world's super hero in his toughest adventure yet!"
- Actors Al Matthews and Helen Horton both appeared in installments of another sci-fi film series - Aliens. Helen Horton was the voice of the computer "Mother" in the 1979 Ridley Scott movie Alien and Al Matthews played the role of cigar chomping drill sergeant Apone in the sequel film, Aliens.
- Richard Pryor's get rich quick scheme was also utilized in the 1999 comedy film Office Space.
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