Review of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) by Joseph H — 20 Jun 2016
The franchise dumped Lester and brought back Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor in this film that Christopher Reeve submitted the story for. This was one of those films that wanted to send a message by using its characters.
This time it was for global nuclear disarmament. It has Superman going to the United Nations to convince the world to rid itself of its nuclear arsenals. Lex Luthor, however, attaches a kit with a piece of Superman's DNA to a nuclear rocket that Superman throws into the sun and it creates Nuclear Man that Superman must battle.
While this film didn't even closely stand up to the greatness of the first 2 films, it was still better than Superman III. Bringing back Luthor was a wise idea for this one and is probably what saved this film from an even worse score.
This review of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) was written by Joseph H on 20 Jun 2016.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace has generally received negative reviews.
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