Factual error: If the Russian cosmonauts need special suits to survive out in space, so should Lacy when she is abducted by Nuclear Man. (00:02:50 - 01:20:20)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure
Nuclear Man takes Lacy into space. Superman then moves the moon in front of the Sun and causes Nuclear Man to become powerless. Superman takes Lacy back to Earth and then takes Nuclear Man and puts him in a nuclear reactor, killing him. Superman says that if people want peace bad enough, the governments of the world will give it to them. Superman then sends Lenny to a boys reform schools and sent Lex back to the labor camp.
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Lex Luthor: Lenny, I've always considered you the Dutch Elm disease in my family tree.
Trivia: Christopher Reeve originally refused to return for this film as he hated "Superman III" so much. He eventually changed his mind when he was given more input in the script.
Question: I read that, according to Margot Kidder, when working on this movie, Christopher Reeve and Sidney J. Furie didn't get along at all. Is this true? If it is true, then what was the reason behind their feud in the first place?
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Answer: There appears to be multiple reasons. They had creative differences, ultimately resulting in a poorly received movie. Kidder said Reeves, who co-wrote the story, had an inflated ego and clashed with Furie.
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