Other mistake: Towards the end of the movie, when Superman drops Gus off at the coal mine, Gus begins talking with the coal miners about him and Superman. He then rips open his shirt (as if he had a Superman costume on underneath). How did Gus know that Clark Kent tore his shirt like that in order to change into Superman, or keeps his suit under his clothes at all? The only people who know this fact are the ones who have seen the transformation from Clark to Superman, i.e. the audience.
Superman III (1983)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper
Superman (Christopher Reeve) defeats Gus' (Richard Pryor) super computer by using an acid that can penetrate just about anything when exposed to high temperatures (seen earlier in the movie when Superman saves some people at a chemical plant in Smallville). Clark gives Lana (Annette O'Toole) a diamond ring. Lois (Margot Kidder) returns from her vacation in Bermuda. Superman adjusts the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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Ross Webster: Congratulations, Gus, old buddy. You're going to go down in history as the man who killed Superman.
Trivia: Annette O'Toole, who played Lana Lang in Superman III, plays Clark Kent's mom on Smallville.
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Answer: The only reason that Gus was working with Ross, Vera and Lorelei was because he stole money from the company he worked at. To avoid going to prison, Gus was forced to do anything that they wanted. After realizing that his computer was designed to do anything it was ordered to, including killing Superman, Gus removed a small screw which shut down the power momentarily but, after the computer brought itself back online, Gus attempted to destroy it with an axe to save Superman. Superman saw this and realised he was wrong about Gus and after the computer was destroyed decided to help Gus find a job.
That makes sense, thank you! Been bugging me for years.
Jen Hen
You're welcome.