Superman III

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Superman III
Superman III poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster by Larry Salk
Directed by Richard Lester
Screenplay by
Based on Superman
by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Produced by Pierre Spengler
Starring
Cinematography Robert Paynter
Edited byJohn Victor-Smith
Music by Ken Thorne
Production
company
Dovemead Ltd.
Distributed by
Release dates
  • June 17, 1983 (1983-06-17)(United States)
  • July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19)(United Kingdom)
Running time
125 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom [1]
United States [2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$39 million [3]
Box office$80.2 million [3]

Superman III is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. [4] [5] It is the third installment in the Superman film series and the sequel to Superman II (1980). The film stars Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn, and Margot Kidder. [5] [6]

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The film proved less successful than the first two films both financially and critically. A sequel, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace , was released in July 1987.

Plot

The conglomerate Webscoe Industries hires computer programmer Gus Gorman, who secretly embezzles $85,000 from the company payroll. Gus comes to the attention of Webscoe's CEO, Ross Webster. A cunning billionaire fixated on using technology for financial domination, Webster sees Gus’s skills as a valuable asset. With the help of his stern sister Vera and his mistress Lorelei Ambrosia, he blackmails Gus into aiding his schemes.

Superman extinguishes a fire in a chemical plant, and, as Clark Kent, he returns to Smallville for his high school reunion. Clark reconnects with childhood friend Lana Lang, who has a young son named Ricky. Superman later saves Ricky from a combine harvester accident during a picnic with Lana.

Webster orders Gus to use the weather satellite 'Vulcan' to create a storm that destroys coffee crops in Colombia, aiming to corner the market. Gus complies, but Superman neutralizes the storm. Recognizing Superman as a threat, Webster orders Gus to synthesize Kryptonite.

Lana invites Superman to Ricky's birthday party. Gus and Vera infiltrate the party and give Superman the synthetic Kryptonite, which corrupts him and causes him to commit acts of vandalism such as straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa and blowing out the Olympic Flame.

Gus proposes building a supercomputer for Webster in exchange for creating an energy crisis by redirecting oil tankers. Lorelei seduces Superman and manipulates him into causing an oil spill. Superman suffers a nervous breakdown and splits into two beings: the corrupted Superman and Clark Kent. The two fight, and Clark defeats the corrupted Superman. Superman then repairs the damage of the oil spill.

After surviving exploding rockets and a missile, he confronts Webster, Vera, and Lorelei in the "Ultimate Computer". The computer becomes self-aware, and defends itself against attempts to disable it as it transforms Vera into a cyborg. Vera attacks Webster and Lorelei with energy beams that immobilize them. Superman retrieves acid from the chemical plant, destroying the Ultimate Computer.

Gus starts anew in West Virginia. Meanwhile, Clark visits Lana in Metropolis, where she begins working as a secretary for Perry White. Lois Lane returns from Bermuda with an exposé on corruption, and Superman restores the Leaning Tower of Pisa before flying into space.

Cast

Frank Oz had a cameo as a surgeon, but the scene was deleted from the final cut, although it was later included in the TV extended version of the film. Shane Rimmer appears as a state police officer. Pamela Mandell, who played a diner waitress in the same film, appears as the hapless wife of a Daily Planet sweepstakes winner. Aaron Smolinski, who played young Clark Kent in Superman , appears as the boy next to the phone booth that Clark uses to change into Superman. He also would later appear in Man of Steel as a communications officer.

Production

Development

Richard Donner confirmed that he had been interested in writing at least two more Superman films which he intended Tom Mankiewicz to direct, and use Brainiac as the villain of the third film. Donner departed the series during the production of Superman II . [7] The film was announced at the 33rd Cannes Film Festival in May 1980. [8] In December 1980, producer Ilya Salkind wrote a treatment for this film that included Brainiac, Mister Mxyzptlk and Supergirl. [9] [10] The treatment was released online in 2007. [11] The Mister Mxyzptlk portrayed in the outline varies from his comic counterpart as he uses his abilities to cause chaos. Dudley Moore was the first choice to play the role. [12] In the treatment, Brainiac was from Colu and had discovered Supergirl in the same way that Superman was found by the Kents. Brainiac is portrayed as a surrogate father to Supergirl and eventually fell in love with his "daughter" who did not reciprocate his feelings, as she had fallen in love with Superman. Brainiac retaliates by using a personality machine to corrupt and manipulate Superman. The climax of the film would have seen Superman, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Lana Lang and Brainiac time travel to the Middle Ages for a final battle against Brainiac. [13] After defeating him and leaving Brainiac behind, Superman and Supergirl would have married at the end of Superman III or in Superman IV. [7] [10] [13] The treatment was rejected as being too complex and expensive to shoot. [10] [13] Because of the high budgets required for the series, the Salkinds considered selling the rights to the series to Dino De Laurentiis. [8] The significance of computers, the corruption of Superman, and the splitting of Superman into good and evil would be used in the final film. [13] The film was originally intended to be titled Superman vs. Superman, but was retitled after the producers of Kramer vs. Kramer threatened a lawsuit. [14]

Casting

Both Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder are said to have been angry with the way the Salkinds treated Superman director Richard Donner, with Hackman retaliating by refusing to reprise the role of Lex Luthor. [15] After Margot Kidder publicly criticized the Salkinds for their treatment of Donner, [16] the producers reportedly punished Kidder by reducing her role in Superman III to a brief appearance. [15] [17] Hackman later denied such claims, stating that he had been busy with other movies and that making Luthor a constant villain would be similar to horror movie sequels where a serial killer keeps coming back. Hackman would reprise his role as Lex Luthor in Superman IV which the Salkinds had no involvement in. In the commentary for the 2006 DVD release of Superman III, Ilya Salkind denied any negative feelings between Margot Kidder and his production team and denied the claim that her part was cut for retaliation. Instead, he said the creative team decided to pursue a different direction for a love interest for Superman, believing the Lois and Clark relationship had been overdone in the first two films. With the choice to give a more prominent role to Lana Lang, the role of Lois was reduced for story reasons. Salkind also denied the reports about Hackman being upset with him, stating that he was unable to return because of other film commitments.

Though Christopher Reeve had been contracted for seven pictures as Superman, he engaged a lawyer to renegotiate his contract prior to production. Producer Pierre Spengler described the process of securing Reeve's return as contentious, though Ilya Salkind recalls that Reeve approved of the III script and was more than willing to reprise his role. [18]

After an appearance by Richard Pryor on The Tonight Show , [16] telling Johnny Carson how much he enjoyed seeing Superman and Superman II , and Pryor jokingly stated his desire to appear in a future Superman installment, [19] the Salkinds were eager to cast him in a prominent role in the third film, using the success of Pryor in the films Silver Streak , Stir Crazy and The Toy . [17] Pryor accepted a $5 million salary. [14] Following the release of the film, Pryor signed a five-year contract with Columbia Pictures for $40 million. [20]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 21, 1982. Most of the interior scenes were shot at Pinewood Studios outside London. The junkyard scene was filmed on the backlot of Pinewood. The coal mine scene was filmed at Battersea Power Station. Most exteriors were filmed in Calgary because of tax breaks for film companies. Superman's drinking was filmed at the St. Louis Hotel in Downtown East Village, Calgary, while other scenes such as the slapstick comedy opening were shot several blocks to the west.[ citation needed ] While the supercomputer set was created on the 007 Stage, exteriors were shot at Glen Canyon in Utah. [21]

Effects and animation

The film includes the same special effects team from the first two films. [22] [23] Atari created the video game computer animation for the missile scene. [24] [25] [26]

Music

As with the previous sequel, the musical score was composed and conducted by Ken Thorne, using the Superman theme and most other themes from the first film composed by John Williams. Giorgio Moroder was hired to create songs for the film.

The appearance of the cover of Chuck Berry's song Roll Over Beethoven , by the Beatles acts as an indirect reference and connection with A Hard Day's Night and Help! ; both were also directed by Richard Lester. [27]

Release

Theatrical

Superman III was screened at the Uptown Theater in Washington D.C., on June 12, 1983, and premiered in New York on June 14, 1983, at Cinema I. [28] It was released on June 17, 1983, [29] in the United States and July 19, 1983, in the United Kingdom.

Marketing

William Kotzwinkle wrote a novelization of the film published by Warner Books in the US and by Arrow Books in the UK; Severn House published a British hardcover edition. Kotzwinkle thought the novelization "a delight the world has yet to find out about." [30] However, writing in Voice of Youth Advocates , Roberta Rogow hoped this would be the final Superman film and said, "Kotzwinkle has done his usual good job of translating the screenplay into a novel, but there are nasty undertones to the film, and there are nasty undertones to the novel as well. Adults may enjoy the novel on its own merits, as a black comedy of sorts, but it's not written for kids, and most of the under-15 crowd will either be puzzled or revolted by Kotzwinkle's dour humor." [31]

Extended television edition

Like the previous films, a separate extended edition was produced and aired on ABC. The opening credits were in outer space, featuring an edited version of the film's end-credit theme music, serving as an opening theme. This is followed by a number of scenes, including additional dialogue but not added in any of the official VHS, DVD or Blu-ray cuts of the film. The Deluxe Edition of Superman III, released in 2006 along with the DVD release of Superman Returns, included these scenes in the extra features section as deleted scenes. [32] [ better source needed ]

Reception

Box office

Superman III grossed $60 million at the United States box office, and $20.2 million internationally, for a total of $80.2 million worldwide. [3] The film was the 12th-highest-grossing film of 1983 in North America. [33]

Critical response

Superman III holds a 29% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews. The critical consensus reads "When not overusing sight gags, slapstick and Richard Pryor, Superman III resorts to plot points rehashed from the previous Superman flicks." [34] The film has a Metacritic rating of 44, indicating "mixed or average reviews" from 13 professional reviewers. [35]

Film critic Leonard Maltin said that Superman III was an "appalling sequel that trashed everything that Superman was about for the sake of cheap laughs and a co-starring role for Richard Pryor". [36] The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards including Worst Supporting Actor for Richard Pryor and Worst Musical Score for Giorgio Moroder. [37] Audiences also saw Robert Vaughn's villainous Ross Webster as a weak replacement for Lex Luthor. [16] [38]

Christopher John reviewed Superman III in Ares magazine #16 and commented that "compared to the first film in this series, everything about Superman III is a joke, a harsh cruel joke played on all the people who wanted to see more of the Superman they saw a few years ago." [39]

Colin Greenland reviewed Superman III for Imagine magazine, and stated that "What ultimately spoils the fun in Superman III is not the incoherent story or even the technophobia. It is simply overloaded—too many ideas, too many gadgets, too many stars (Pamela Stephenson is completely wasted in a part which would have been too dumb for Goldie Hawn). The wiring all comes loose at the end; an anticlimax, and a rushed one at that." [40]

Fans of the Superman series placed a great deal of the blame on director Richard Lester. [16] Lester made a number of comedies [16] in the 1960s—including the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night —before being hired by the Salkinds in the 1970s for their successful Three Musketeers series, as well as Superman II which, although better received, was also criticized for unnecessary sight gags and slapstick. Lester broke tradition by setting the opening credits for Superman III during a prolonged slapstick sequence rather than in outer space.

The film's screenplay, by David and Leslie Newman, was also criticized. [16] When Richard Donner was hired to direct the first two films, he rejected the Newman scripts and hired Tom Mankiewicz for heavy rewrites. Since Donner and Mankiewicz were no longer attached, the Salkinds were able to bring their version of Superman to the screen and once again hired the Newmans for writing duties. [15] The performance of Reeve as the corrupted Superman received praise, particularly the junkyard battle between the dark Superman and Clark Kent. [34] [41]

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