Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
Cast
Christopher Reeve
Clark Kent / Superman
Richard Pryor
August 'Gus' Gorman
Annette O'Toole
Lana Lang
Robert Vaughn
Ross Webster
Annie Ross
Vera Webster
Pamela Stephenson
Lorelei Ambrosia
Gavan O'Herlihy
Brad Wilson
Paul Kaethler
Ricky Lang
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen
Helen Horton
Miss Henderson
Graham Stark
Blind Man
Henry Woolf
Penguin Man
Gordon Rollings
Man In Cap
Peter Wear
Bank Robber
Justin Case
Mime
Nancy Roberts
Unemployment Clerk
Bob Todd
Dignified Gent
Terry Camilleri
Delivery Man
Stefan Kalipha
Data School Instructor
Lou Hirsch
Fred
Bill Reimbold
Wages Man
Shane Rimmer
State Policeman
Al Matthews
Fire Chief
Barry Dennen
Dr. McClean
Enid Saunders
Minnie Bannister
Kevin Harrison Cork
D.J.
Robert Henderson
Mr. Simpson
R.J. Bell
Mr. Stokis
Pamela Mandell
Mrs. Stokis
Peter Whitman
Man At Cash Point
Ronnie Brody
Husband
Sandra Dickinson
Wife
Philip Gilbert
Newsreader
Pat Starr
White-Coated Scientist
Gordon Signer
Mayor
John Bluthal
Pisa Vendor
George Chisholm
Street Sweeper
David Fielder
Olympic Runner
Robert Beatty
Tanker Captain
Christopher Malcolm
1st Miner
Larry Lamb
2nd Miner
Geoffrey Steele
Man in Elevator
Jill Goldston
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Robert Pugh
Junkyard Worker (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Lester
Director
Leslie Newman
Screenplay
David Newman
Screenplay
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography
Ilya Salkind
Executive Producer
Pierre Spengler
Producer
Robert Simmonds
Associate Producer
Peter Murton
Production Design
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Graham Churchyard
Costume Assistant
David Lane
Second Unit Director
Ken Thorne
Original Music Composer
Giorgio Moroder
Songs
Greg Powell
Stunts
Tracey Eddon
Stunts
Colin Skeaping
Stunts
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Wendy Leech
Stunts
Sue Crosland
Stunts
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Shuster
Characters
Jerry Siegel
Characters
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