Superman III (1983)
Wealthy businessman Ross Webster discovers the hidden talents of Gus Gorman, a mischievous computer genius. Ross decides to abuse his talents, in a way to help Webster with his plans for economic control. When the man of steel interferes, something must be done about Supes. When Gus' synthetic Kryptonite fails to kill Superman, it turns him in an evil incarnation of his former self. The tar-laced Kryptonite pits man against himself, setting up the Clark vs. Superman battle.
Books with substantial mentioning of Superman III
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James Robert Parish and George H. Hill Black Action Films, Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 235 Theatrical and Made-for-Television Releases Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1989 |
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| Frank N. Magill (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 1984, A Survey of 1983 Films Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1984 |
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Reviews
| Chris Hewitt, Superman: The Christopher Reeve Collection, Richard Donner's cut of Superman II is a very different beast, in: Empire, nr. 210 (December), 2006 pp. 190-191 (DVD review) |