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There is no source for this footage, even if it's true, we need a reliable source to confirm. Bignole 17:38, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
There are probably hundreds of others but those are the ones that particularly caught my eye. Lee M 17:19, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Nah. People interested in lists of goofs can find them at IMDB. There's no need for a Wikipedia article to list them. Capedia ( talk) 18:26, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
At no point in the article is it noted which actors played which characters. Some are quite obvious, but e.g. "Lacy" is not. -- Jon Dowland 15:59, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
While never seen in the comics, I beleive that the Phantom Zone criminals demonstrate this power in Superman II.
General Zod had telekinesis powers in Superman II, levitating a farm boy's dad, and since Superman and the Evil guys were equal in abilities, telekinesis isn't so far fetched. Zod's telekinesis came out of his index finger though. 70.177.90.238 08:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Over edit war on whether sequence of films listed should be on basis of continuity or production order. The conversation is at Talk:Superman Returns#Protected. -- Samir धर्म 06:34, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
This implies that a movie will be inherently well received simply because it has a strong political message. Having a political message has nothing to do with filmic quality. 67.171.163.212 16:29, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
What's up with that "references" section? Is it meant to be for footnotes or citations? I notice that some text I added to the article a while back has been moved there, but it's not a reference.
Fourohfour 16:27, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
In the deleted scenes section there's no mention of Superman in the cemetary seeing his foster parents graves.Does anyone have sources of that so we put that in.Apparently I beleive this is not included in the "deleted scenes section" of the DVD delux edition.- Vmrgrsergr 19:22, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
How (not) on Earth does Lacey (Mariel Hemmingway) breathe in space? She clearly has no breathing apparatus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.40.61 ( talk) 00:23, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
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I recently deleted a part of the 'special powers' section which read: "Another power Superman seems to display is the ability to pass on certain aspects of his powers to others. In the scene where Lois and Superman go flying, Superman lets go of Lois and she continues flying, as if she had superpowers herself." I deleted it because the statement is erroneous, as they are clearly seen in flight travelling at considerable speed. When Superman releases Lois Lane she does not continue to fly (she can immediately be seen to lose altitude) but her momentum continues forward. This is basic physics: Objects travelling through the air at speed do not drop straight down when their propulsion (in this case Superman) stops, rather they gradually lose speed and altitude before going into freefall. So there is no reason to believe her continuing to move forward while gradually losing altitude is anything other than due to her original momentum (eg: Buzz Lightyear's "falling with style"). MM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.160.106 ( talk) 23:57, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi there, I am starting a copyedit of your article, I am generally aware of Superman, but if I make any changes that are just plain wrong, or you just don't like it, feel free to revert me, I won't be offended, honest! I'll go section by section so that any changes should be easy to revert, and I will leave detailed notes here on any changes I make. Please note, I won't be checking the article for factual accuracy, unless I notice something glaringly obvious!
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Plot:
Cast:
Not much else to do here! Suggestion, some of the lesser characters who are not mentioned in the plot summary above (Jeremy is?) might want to have a small note beside their names indicating their function in the story, ie "Damian McLawhorn as Jeremy (Starbucks Barista)", just a thought.
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Reception:
Deleted footage:
Ownership and rights:
Special powers
Comic book adaptation
Ok, that's a wrap ppl! I thought this was a generally decent article, I hope you found at least some of my changes/ideas beneficial, and if not, well, there's always the undo button! -- Despayre (talk) 03:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
In the plot info there's a Jaidev Aptey mentioned in brackets in the first line. Is there any such man in the entire cast? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SuperNerdMan83 ( talk • contribs) 05:39, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Removed information that has completely no references to obtain. Feel free to reinsert this section back into the article when citations are found. Freshh ( talk) 18:09, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
Ownership and rights
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==Ownership and rights==
As a result of prior contracts, different entities own different components of Superman IV. Warner Bros. co-produced the film and handled North American theatrical distribution, while Cannon Films handled distribution outside North America. Due to legal snags, the film was not issued on DVD for many years until WB bought back key rights to the film, thus allowing it to be released on DVD in the U.S. in 2001 and Japan in 2008. The international DVD rights were not settled until 2005 and WB has since released IV outside the U.S. on home video. WB also handled worldwide distribution of IV when it was reissued in late 2006 as part of the 14-disc Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition box set. CBS Television Distribution (owners of the television rights to Cannon's library, and successor company to Viacom Enterprises) originally held television rights to the film, under license from Paramount Pictures. Then, in 2006, television syndication was assumed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution—since it and ION Media Networks announced a deal that provided the rights to broadcast movies and classic TV shows from the Warner Bros. library on the ION Television network. The ION deal included TV rights for Superman IV and its predecessor Superman III. Finally, in 2009, Paramount re-assumed its partial rights to IV granted by its part-ownership of the Cannon library for certain media in the U.S. only, and as of 2012, television syndication is handled on Paramount's behalf by Trifecta Entertainment & Media. Meanwhile, all other theatrical and television rights in certain territories, including partial copyright, are owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as successor-in-interest to Cannon Films. |
Deleted footage
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The comic book adaptation of the film, as well as the novelization, depicted in these scenes and several photos of Superman's battle with the first Nuclear Man can be seen online. Three of the "lost" minutes, consisting of two scenes (the "tornado scene", in which Christopher Reeve's daughter Alexandra plays the girl swept away by the tornado; and the "Moscow" sequence, in which Superman stops a nuclear missile from being launched) were used in the international release by Cannon Films, and in the U.S.
syndicated television version prepared by
Viacom. At one point the producers of this film considered using all the deleted footage (and presumably shooting new footage) in a fifth film (see
Superman Lives), but the poor box office performance of this film led to that idea being scrapped. Rosenthal commented on the DVD commentary that this showed just how out of touch Cannon Films was with reality.
Approximately thirty minutes of deleted footage were included in a 'deleted scenes' section of the 2006 DVD box set,
Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, as well as on the Deluxe Edition DVD release of the film. All of these scenes were taken from a workprint version of the film with temporary music and unfinished visual effects in many places.
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Development and casting
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According to Reeve, Golan & Globus did not have a script in mind when they first approached him about doing the fourth installment; they simply wanted him to reprise his role. In his autobiography
Still Me, Reeve stated that he had reservations about doing another Superman film, particularly if it was going to be treated as a farce, which had been the case with the third film. This was an approach that Reeve felt was disrespectful to fans and the source material. The new producers then promised Reeve story input (there was also talk of having Reeve direct a fifth Superman film should the fourth one prove successful), and they would produce any project of his choosing. Reeve accepted, and in exchange, Golan & Globus produced the crime drama
Street Smart. Golan & Globus had so many other films in their pipeline at the time that their money was spread too thinly to properly accommodate what became Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, released in 1987, forcing the film's veteran director
Sidney J. Furie to cut corners everywhere.
Mike Rosenthal described the final film as Cannon stabbing Christopher Reeve in the back. He revealed on the Deluxe Edition DVD that he and writer
Lawrence Konner wanted Reeve to play Nuclear Man as well as his role of Superman/Clark Kent in the film. They imagined the villain being a darker version of the hero in the cloning process. This would be financially expensive and was already explored in minor detail in
Superman III. Cannon decided to hire Mark Pillow instead for the part of Nuclear Man in the final film.
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Score
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Golan-Globus wanted Superman IV to carry a "music by
John Williams" credit, but the composer's commitment to the
Boston Pops Orchestra precluded him from accepting the project. Williams suggested his longtime friend and collaborator
Alexander Courage should score the film and he also agreed to compose new thematic material as needed. Recording of the score with the Symphony-Orchestra Graunke began in Munich, Germany on May 11, 1987. As the sessions progressed it became apparent that the players were not up to the challenge of some of the complex action cues. After the completion of a session on May 18, the remaining sessions in Germany were canceled and the rest of the score was recorded with the
National Philharmonic Orchestra at CTS Studios in England between May 23 and June 2. Courage scored 100 minutes of music for the film and also recorded album versions of three new John Williams themes. A soundtrack album was prepared in 1987 by Cannon's musical advisor Jack Fishman, but it was aborted when most of the music selected for it (including three songs by his son Paul Fishman) ended up getting cut from the film. No music from Superman IV was released for over twenty years until the
Film Score Monthly soundtrack label presented the complete score as part of their 8-CD anthology Superman: The Music (1978–1988) in 2008.
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Not sure where to add this comment -- but I hope someone will add a section to the main article that details how much of the negative fan reaction to this film was because of the POOR EDITING, where entire sections of important narrative were (apparently) missing from the theatrical release. This made the story incomprehensible to anyone watching in the theater. I saw this film at a Pittsburgh-area theater at the time of its release -- the storyline was a mess. This is something that -- after years of people watching the DVD and filling in backstory with deleted scenes and director commentary -- might not be so apparent. Chesspride 66.19.84.2 ( talk) 05:00, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
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