CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
ALERT, ALERT, ALERT--
[EXPLOSION]
[ELECTRICAL STATIC]
YOU 3 CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT
IN A FURTHER ACT OF SEDITIOUS TREASON.
GENERAL ZOD, YOUR ONLY FEELING
WAS CONTEMPT FOR OUR SOCIETY,
YOUR ONLY DESIRE WAS TO COMMAND.
URSA, THE ONLY FEELING YOU SHOWED
WAS FOR YOUR VICIOUS GENERAL--
YOUR ONLY WISH, TO RULE AT HIS SIDE.
NON, YOU ARE AS WITHOUT THOUGHT
AS YOU ARE WITHOUT VOICE.
THIS COUNCIL HAS NO HESITATION
IN PROCLAIMING YOU ALL...
GUILTY.
AAAAHHH!
YOU WILL LIE DOWN BEFORE ME, JOR-EL!
BOTH YOU AND THEN ONE DAY YOUR HEIRS!
JOR-EL!
I'LL GET THE DOOR.
THANKS.
SORRY. AFTER YOU.
YEAH. THANKS A LOT.
MORNING, PHIL.
HI. EXCUSE ME, KENT.
GET EVERYTHING YOU CAN
ON TERRORIST GROUPS IN EUROPE.
HI, ALICE. PRETTY BLOUSE.
CATCH YOU LATER, CLARK.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
ANYBODY GOING OUT FOR COFFEE?
OK. I'LL CHECK IT.
GOOD MORNING. HOW'S--
HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT?
HOW LONG SHOULD PRESS ROOM
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE?
10 MINUTES, AND-- I'LL TELL THEM.
IF WE DON'T GET ANYTHING NEW
WITHIN 10 MINUTES,
USE THE WIRE SERVICE COPY.
KENT, GET EVERYTHING YOU CAN
ON THESE TERRORISTS.
RIGHT.
UH, SORRY. T-T-TERRORISTS?
WHERE YOU BEEN THE PAST 12 HOURS?
HOME.
DON'T YOU WATCH TELEVISION?
TELEVISION IS TOO VIOLENT.
I WAS READING DICKENS.
TERRORISTS SEIZED THE EIFFEL TOWER
IN PARIS.
HE KNOWS WHERE IT IS.
ANYBODY HURT?
THE HOSTAGES ARE UNHARMED.
THE HOSTAGES?
TOURISTS. ABOUT 20 OF THEM.
THAT'S PENNY-ANTE.
THEY CLAIM THEY'VE GOT
A HYDROGEN BOMB TO LEVEL PARIS.
JEEPERS, MR. WHITE, THAT'S TERRIBLE.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM TERRORISTS.
I WANT EVERYTHING THERE IS ON TERRORISM--
DOES LOIS KNOW ABOUT THIS?
SHE'S IN IT.
SHE'S WHAT?
IF PARIS GOES KABLOOEY,
I WANT MY BEST REPORTER THERE.
BUT GEE--
YOU'RE GOOD, BUT LOIS IS BETTER.
NO, I MEANT, ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS?
THAT GOES WITH THE TERRITORY.
KNOWING LOIS, SHE'LL NOT ONLY GET
A PULITZER PRIZE STORY,
BUT AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BOMB,
TITLED, WHAT MAKES ME TICK?
DON'T STAND AROUND, KENT--
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
MERCI. MERCI, MADAME. MERCI.
HOW DID THEY GET UP THERE?
THEY WERE DISGUISED AS WORKERS.
WHY DID THEY RELEASE SOME HOSTAGES?
TO SHOW GOOD FAITH.
WILL THEY RELEASE OTHER HOSTAGES?
IN RETURN FOR THE GUARANTEE
WE WON'T ATTACK THEM.
PRESS. SEE? OK?
WE HAVE MADE A GUARANTEE.
WE CANNOT REFUSE,
IF THEY HAVE A HYDROGEN BOMB.
WHERE IS THE BOMB?
HYDROGEN BOMB?
ARE YOU SURE?
HOW CAN WE BE SURE?
TODAY, ANYONE CAN MAKE A BOMB.
BUT IT COULD BLOW UP PARIS!
WILL YOUR GOVERNMENT MEET THEIR DEMANDS?
I AM NOT AUTHORIZED TO SAY.
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY MEETING.
NON, MADEMOISELLE! CE N'EST PAS POSSIBLE.
EXCUSE MOI. NON COMPRENDEZ.
MOI JOURNALISTE AMERICAINE.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
ATTENDS.
VOILA.
QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST LE MOT...
QU'EST-CE QUE VOUS VOULEZ?
POUR... POURSTAIRS.
STAIRS.
OK?
S-T...
S-T-A...
S--MADEMOISELLE!
WE'RE COMING DOWN.
WATCH OUT FOR TRICKS.
DO WE LOOK LIKE--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
YOU'RE BEING RELEASED, SO SHUT UP.
EVERYBODY OUT.
OK, READY? THIS WAY.
COME ON. QUICK, QUICK.
HURRY IT UP.
YOU'RE BEING RELEASED. GET MOVING.
I'LL TAKE A LAST LOOK AROUND.
OK. SEND THEM DOWN.
OK, UP WE GO.
PULITZER PRIZE.
CAPITAL "P"...
AAH...
SHOULD WE HAVE LET THE HOSTAGES GO?
THEY'LL GIVE IN WHEN WE PRIME THE BOMB.
NOBEL PRIZE.
CAPITAL "N,"
LITTLE "O," LITTLE "B,"
LITTLE "E," LITTLE "L."
NOBEL.
NOBEL, NOBEL, NOBEL, UM...
PRIZE!
[CLANK]
NOW, BE CAREFUL.
I CONTROL THE BOMB.
I HOPE YOU HAVE FEW SINS TO BE FORGIVEN,
BECAUSE IF YOU LET GO,
YOU'LL HAVE 60 SECONDS TO LIST THEM.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
[SNEEZE]
DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
AW, IT'S YOUR NERVES.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
THEY ARE NEAR TO THE LIFT.
ONE IS INSIDE WITH THE BOMB.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
THE THIRD ONE HAS LEFT THE LIFT.
IS THE BOMB STILL IN THERE?
WE THINK SO.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
THIS IS THE BORING BIT.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
GET READY.
STANDBY.ATTENTION. PREPAREZ VOUS.
GET READY.
COME ON.
WE'LL CUT THE LIFT CABLE.
ARE YOU SURE THEY HAVEN'T PRIMED THE BOMB?
NO, NO, NO. THEY HAVEN'T.
PRET.
READY, GO!
NOW!
IT'S STARTED.
OH, MY GOD.
OHH!
THIS IS YOUR FLOOR.
OH, THANK GOD!
HOW DID I GET MYSELF INTO THIS?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
UH-HUH.
A BOMB! THERE'S A BOMB UP THERE!
I KNOW.
NICE, FRESH MELONS. GET THEM FRESH HERE.
LOOK AT THIS. THE BEST.
[WHISTLES]
HI, LOIS.
HI, CLARK.
AAAH!
CLARK!
HAVE YOU HEARD OF CROSSWALKS?
YEAH, BUT--
DO YOU KNOW HOW STUPID THAT WAS?
THAT'S ALL I NEEDED.
CLARK, BE MORE CAREFUL.
WHEN YOU CROSS STREETS, LOOK BOTH WAYS.
WELL, GEE, LOIS, USUALLY I DO.
REALLY?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
COME IN.
HI.
YOU SHOULD GET YOUR GLASSES CHECKED.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
NOT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE X-RAY VISION,
YOU KNOW.
DO I DETECT A NOTE OF JEALOUSY?
JEALOUSY? OH, NO. NO. NOT ME.
GOLLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHEN DID YOU LAST HEAR ME SNEEZE?
YOU WILL NEVER HEAR ME SNEEZE AGAIN.
I READ THAT 1,000 MILLIGRAMS OF VITAMIN "C" DAILY
KEEPS YOU IN PERFECT HEALTH.
THAT'S A LOT OF ORANGES.
THERE ARE PILLS. I'VE SEEN THEM.
PILLS. THAT'S THE MODERN WAY TO DO THINGS.
THIS IS NATURAL.
BESIDES, I GET MY EXERCISE THAT WAY.
CLARK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JEALOUS.
I DON'T?
YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH GOING FOR YOU.
I DO?
DO YOU MIND A LITTLE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM?
ACTUALLY, YES--
BE MORE AGGRESSIVE. GO FROM INSTINCT.
YOU WANT SOMETHING, GO FOR IT.
THAT'S WHAT I DO.
YES, I'VE NOTICED.
PERHAPS I COULD HELP.
OH, THANKS.
LET ME SEE NOW.
PUT THE ORANGE IN THERE. THAT'S VERY CLEVER.
CLARK.
I WOULDN'T SAY THOSE THINGS
IF I DIDN'T REALLY CARE.
YOU DO?
MM-HMM.
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
FRIENDS, HUH?
MM-HMM.
HERE, CLARK.
HERE'S TO FRIENDSHIP.
HMM.
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
THIS IS HOW IT ENDS
FOR THE GREATEST CRIMINAL MIND OF OUR TIME.
HOW DO THEY REWARD LEX LUTHOR,
THE WORLD'S GREATEST GENIUS?
WHAT DO THEY GIVE HIM?
LIFE PLUS 25, LUTHOR.
GET TO WORK.
DON'T FEEL BAD, MR. LUTHOR.
IT ALMOST WORKED.
CALIFORNIA ALMOST FELL IN THE OCEAN.
MILLIONS WAS ALMOST KILLED.
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR SUPERMAN...
I WANT MY LIBERACE RECORD BACK TONIGHT.
IT HAS A SCRATCH.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A GUY LIKE THAT?
THEY CAN'T EVEN TRACE HIM ON RADAR.
EVERY TIME THEY TRY, HE FLIES OFF.
WHERE?
NORTH.
WHY?
TO SKI?
OTIS, EVERY MAN HAS HIS VULNERABLE POINT.
SOME, LIKE YOU, OTIS, HAVE MORE THAN ONE.
I DIDN'T SEE SUPERMAN'S IN TIME.
BUT NOW, THROUGH PATIENCE,
INVENTION, AND SKILL...
MY LITTLE BLACK BOX IS JUST ABOUT READY.
THAT LITTLE BLACK BOX ON OUR SHELF?
SHH!
THAT LITTLE BLACK BOX, MR. LUTHOR,
I MEAN, WHAT'S IT FOR?
THAT LITTLE BLACK BOX
GOES BEYOND ANY CONVENTIONAL RADAR.
IT TRACKS ALPHA WAVES.
OH.
ALPHA WAVES. HMM.
THOSE ALPHA WAVES WILL TAKE ME NORTH...
TO HIS SECRET,
AND HIS SECRET WILL GIVE ME SUPERMAN.
[BEEPS]
Radio: JAPAN IS 196 AT .5.
WE OUGHT TO SEE...
YOU FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL
FOR A WHILE.
THING'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO CHECK UP
ON THOSE GUYS.
I KEEP ON FORGETTING ABOUT THEM.
THEY'RE UP THERE 45 DAYS.
THE WHOLE WORLD'S FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT.
HOUSTON CALLING ARTEMIS II.
HOUSTON CALLINGARTEMIS II.
MORNING, HOUSTON.
OH, HELLO, NATE.
HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL, HOUSTON.
ANDY'S OUT DOING THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
AND MORE ROCKS, RIGHT? NICE.
COSMONAUT BORIS IS GETTING SOME SOIL SAMPLES.
BORIS AND I ARE ENGAGED.
I HAD A FEELING ABOUT YOU GUYS.
JUST A LITTLE DETENTE HUMOR THERE, HOUSTON.
SURFACE CONDITIONS UNCHANGED?
IT'S MIGHTY PRETTY OUT THERE.
MIGHTY...PRETTY.
MIGHTY PRETTY.
RIGHT.
UH, LOOK, NATE.
NATE, WAKE UP, WILL YOU?
THAT'S IT. I'M DREAMING.
ARTEMIS,COME IN.
WELL, UH, HOUSTON, WE SEEM TO HAVE
AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT.
UNIDENTIFIED?
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?
A LOT LIKE A... LIKE A GIRL.
YOU.
UH...
WHAT KIND OF CREATURE ARE YOU?
JUST A MAN.
A MAN?
[HISS]
AAH!
OOH!
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
WHAT A FRAGILE SORT OF LIFE FORM.
NYET.
OOH!
[BEEPING]
HOUSTON, COME IN.
COME IN, HOUSTON.
ATTEMPTING MANUAL LIFTOFF.
CAN SOMEBODY HEAR ME?
HOUSTON!
AAH!
HOUSTON!
OH, NO! NO.
HELP ME.
NO!
ARTEMIS, THIS IS HOUSTON.
WHAT'S UP?
ARTEMIS, HOUSTON CALLING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
AW, HELL. WE'VE LOST CONTACT.
SO?
WELL, I MEAN, REALLY!
ARTEMIS, COME IN, PLEASE.
HOUSTON CALLING.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAW A GIRL?
I THOUGHT HE SAID CURL.
WHAT'S A CURL?
ISN'T THAT WHAT THE OLD CANAVERAL GUYS
CALLED A COMET?
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL THEN.
STRANGE.
I TORE THOSE METAL FIBERS LIKE PAPER.
AND WHAT HE DID WAS AMAZING.
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING.
YES, TO ALL OF US.
THE CLOSER WE COME
TO AN ATMOSPHERE WITH ONLY ONE SUN--
A YELLOW SUN--
THE MORE OUR MOLECULAR DENSITY
GIVES US UNLIMITED POWERS.
THEY COME FROM THERE, A PLACE CALLED HOUSTON.
THEN WE WILL GO THERE, TOO,
TO RULE.
FINALLY, TO RULE.
380, OUT.
381, OUT.
382, OUT.
383, OUT.
384, OUT.
385, OUT.
LIGHTS OUT, LUTHOR!
I SAID LIGHTS OUT!
YOU GUYS ARE ABOUT 10 SECONDS AWAY FROM SOLITARY.
YOU KNOW THAT?
I TOLD YOU TO...
FREEZE! FREEZE!
AAH!
TV: THE WAY THE GIANTS...
GO OUT THERE AND FIND IT.
WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?
YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU SEE IT.
PSSHT.
I THINK I FOUND IT!
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A LADDER, YOU DUMMY.
HI, MISS TESCHMACHER!
SHH.
PSSH. PSSH.
[WHISPERING] COME ON.
HURRY UP.
HURRY UP!
AAH!
COME ON, HURRY.
OTIS, HOLD THAT LADDER. HURRY UP!
10-YARD LINE. TOUCHDOWN!
OH, WHAT A PLAY!
COME UP!
HERE I COME, MR. LUTHOR.
OH, OTIS!
WE'RE SINKING.
GET OFF!
[ALARM SOUNDS]
[DOGS BARKING]
EXCUSE ME.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CARRY MRS...."SMITH"
OVER THE THRESHOLD...
HUH?
IT'S TRADITIONAL.
I'LL HELP IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE LIFTING.
OH, NO.
HONEY?
THANKS. I'LL WALK.
CERTAINLY, DEAR.
WELL...HERE YOU ARE.
WELL, SURE IS PINK.
CAREFUL WITH THE BAGS.
IS THIS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO HONEYMOON HAVEN,
TOGETHER, ANYWAY?
YES.
LET ME SHOW YOU OUR SPECIAL FEATURES.
THESE ARE OUR FLAMES OF LOVE.
IF YOU WANT THE FLAMES TO GO HIGH,
PULL THIS.
LOOK, DEAR. THAT'S ROMANTIC.
IN JULY?
HONEY.
FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE,
OUR PHOTOGRAPHER WILL PREPARE
A SOUVENIR ALBUM.
HE'LL PHOTOGRAPH YOU
IN OUR MORE INTIMATE LOCATIONS--
IN THE TUB FOR 2, ON THE BEARSKIN RUG--
GEE. REAL POLYESTER.
AND HERE'S...THE BED.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
OH, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
AND HAVE A HAPPY... WHATEVER.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
POSING AS NEWLYWEDS
TO EXPOSE A HONEYMOON RACKET IN NIAGARA FALLS.
WHAT A WASTE OF A GREAT WRITER. WRITERS.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET A PULITZER PRIZE
WRITING ABOUT A PINK BEAR?
I DON'T KNOW, LOIS.
THIS KIND OF THING SHOULD BE EXPOSED.
THEY TAKE KIDS FOR EVERY CENT THEY CAN GET.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THIS IS NICE, LOIS.
COMPLIMENTARY CHAMPAGNE.
KISSING CONTEST TONIGHT.
UH, LOIS, WOULD... UH, NO.
HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
LOIS?
GEE.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND. COMPLIMENTARY CORSAGE.
EVERYTHING'S COMPLIMENTARY AROUND HERE
TILL YOU GET THE BILL.
GEE, YOU LOOK... YOU LOOK VERY PRETTY.
THANK YOU, CLARK.
SURE.
YOU KNOW, LOIS, I WAS SORT OF THINKING...
WELL, I...WAS WONDERING
WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENTS.
WHAT ARRANGEMENTS, CLARK?
WELL, UM...
I WAS THINKING...
PRIMARILY ABOUT THE, UM, S-SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS.
MR. SMITH?
UH-HUH.
THE COMPLIMENTARY COUCH.
RIGHT.
WHAT?
OOH.
UM.
GOSH. IT'S ALIVE.
VERY GOOD, MISS TESCHMACHER.
WHY AM I HERE?
MISS TESCHMACHER, IS THIS A PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR?
NO.
THIS IS A GETAWAY.
HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO OTIS?
WHAT IS BALLAST FOR?
MISS TESCHMACHER, NORTH.
DUE NORTH.
RIGHT.
NORTH.
WHERE'S JIMMY OLSEN?
GOLLY. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
YEAH, IT'S GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS.
LOIS. LOOK.
EVERYBODY'S HOLDING HANDS.
MAYBE WE SHOULD, TOO.
HERE'S MY HAND, CLARK.
THANKS.
THEY'RE AFRAID TO LET GO.
IF THEY LET GO,
HEAD STRAIGHT FOR THE LAWYER.
THEY LOOK HAPPY TO ME.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE BLIND.
OH, YEAH.
HERE.
I'VE GOT IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF.
YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE PAIR OF EYES.
HERE. DON'T SAY I NEVER DID ANYTHING...
THANK YOU.
SON?
BE CAREFUL!
GET DOWN! GET DOWN!
[SPANKING]
YOU EMBARRASSED ME IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
LOIS, DID YOU SEE WHAT ALMOST HAPPENED HERE?
I'M HUNGRY.
YOU HUNGRY?
LOIS, YOU'RE AMAZING.
WHY?
YOU'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF
ONE OF NATURE'S MOST AWESOME SPECTACLES
AND THINKING ABOUT FOOD.
ONCE A GIRL'S SEEN SUPERMAN IN ACTION,
NIAGARA FALLS LEAVES YOU COLD.
HIM AGAIN, HUH?
OH, I'M SORRY.
I HAVE A ONE-TRACK MIND.
IT SAYS I'M HUNGRY.
HOT DOG?
HOT DOG.
AND SOME ORANGE JUICE--
FRESHLY SQUEEZED. I KNOW.
WE CAN'T GET OVER THERE.
MOM, LOOK!
UH-HUH. YEAH, HONEY. THAT'S NICE.
OK, THAT'S 2 WITH MUSTARD AND RELISH.
AAH!
MY GOD!
HELP!
SOMEBODY HELP!
AAH!
HELP!
THERE'S SUPERMAN!
WAY TO GO, SUPERMAN!
WOW!
I GOT A GREAT SHOT OF THAT.
WHAT A NICE MAN!
OF COURSE HE'S JEWISH.
THERE YOU GO.
AGAIN! AGAIN!
I'M SORRY. ONLY ONE RIDE TO A CUSTOMER.
SUPERMAN, IT'S ME. LOIS.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT.
IT'S ME. IT'S LOIS.
IT'S LOIS LANE.
WELL...HELLO AND GOOD-BYE.
WHAT'S THE HURRY,
SEEING AS YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN NIAGARA FALLS?
HAPPEN TO BE IN NIAGARA FALLS,
AND CLARK...
CLARK IS NOT AROUND, AS USUAL.
HMM.
[WHISTLES]
LOIS.
UM...
HEY, LOIS.
HERE.
WHERE WERE YOU?
I WAS GETTING HOT DOGS.
IT SEEMS STRANGE
THAT EVERY TIME SUPERMAN'S AROUND,
YOU DISAPPEAR.
SUPERMAN? HE WAS HERE?
MM-HMM.
AND YOU WEREN'T. AS USUAL.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT?
DARN! I FORGOT YOUR ORANGE JUICE.
CLARK.
NO ORANGE JUICE?
MUSH! MUSH!
IAMMUSHING-- ON ICE AND SNOW.
IS THIS YOUR IDEA OF A GOOD TIME?
GOOD TIME? IS THAT ALL YOUR CARE ABOUT?
NORTH, MISS TESCHMACHER.
NORTH, NORTH, NORTH, NORTH.
YES, LEX, NORTH.
LOOK, IT'S HIS HOME. IT'S SUPERMAN'S HOME.
OH, GOOD. MORE ICE.
FANTASTIC.
IT'S FANTASTIC!
THE CONSTRUCTION GOES FAR BEYOND
ANY KNOWN ARCHITECTURAL THEORY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL.
THIS PLACE IS GENIUS.
GENIUS.
LEX.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
NO, ME.
OH!
WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE CAREFUL?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL.
IT HAS EVERYTHING.
WRONG.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO BEFORE WE LEFT?
THAT WAS 2 DAYS AGO.
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF CONTROL PANEL.
DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
ICE.
DON'T TOUCH IT.
IT'S NOT ICE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A CRYSTAL.
KRYPTONIAN MEMORY BANK--
EDUCATION CRYSTAL NUMBER 308.
I TOLD YOU IT WAS A CRYSTAL.
EARTH CULTURE, SECTION B.
TREES,BY JOYCE KILMER OF THE PLANET EARTH.
WHAT THE--
I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE
A POEM LOVELY AS A TREE.
HE'S NOT HERE.
IT'S A VOICE FROM THE PAST.
THAT'S CUTE, VERY CUTE.
A TREE THAT LOOKS AT--
I LIKE TREES.
SO DO COCKER SPANIELS.
GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE.
NO, NO. THAT BIG ONE THERE.
KAL-EL, MY SON,
AS KEEPER OF KRYPTON'S ARCHIVES,
IT FALLS TO ME TO TELL YOU
THE DARKEST EPISODE IN OUR PLANET'S HISTORY.
NOW, THIS I WANT TO HEAR.
THERE APPEARED 3 REBEL ELEMENTS--
WHAT YOU WOULD CALL ON EARTH CRIMINALS.
CRIMINALS? MY KIND OF PEOPLE.
WE WERE UNABLE TO CHANGE THEIR EVIL NATURES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD NO DEATH PENALTY.
SENSIBLE ENOUGH.
THEREFORE, OUR SCIENTISTS CONSTRUCTED THE PHANTOM ZONE.
IN IT WE PLACED THESE 3 ARCH-CRIMINALS,
IMPRISONING THEM THERE FOR ALL ETERNITY.
NO POSSIBILITY FOR PAROLE?
YOUR FATHER, JOR-EL,
THOUGHT LONG AND HARD UPON THAT QUESTION...
I ASKED THE RIGHT QUESTION.
AND THERE IS ONE DANGER.
THE PHANTOM ZONE MIGHT BE CRACKED
BY A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN SPACE.
I WISH YOU HAD NOT ASKED ME THAT.
I DIDN'T ASK ANYTHING.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF THEY WERE TO ESCAPE.
ON KRYPTON, THESE VILLAINS WERE UNCONTROLLABLE.
ON EARTH, THEY WOULD HAVE THE SAME POWERS,
EACH ONE OF THEM, THAT YOU HAVE.
THINK OF IT.
3, COUNT THEM, 3 SUPERVILLAINS--
EACH ONE WITH HIS POWER,
EACH ONE TOTALLY DEDICATED
TO CORRUPTION, VIOLENCE, AND EVIL.
THAT EXPLAINS THE 3 ALPHA WAVES I'VE BEEN GETTING.
THEY'D NEED A CONTACT ON EARTH,
SOMEONE WITH THE SAME CONTEMPT FOR LIFE, LIBERTY,
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
I NEVER PUT IT TOGETHER BEFORE NOW.
A GOOD REPORTER ISN'T SUPPOSED TO
LET ANYTHING SLIP BY.
I'M BEGINNING TO GET THE PICTURE.
AS USUAL, LOIS, I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'LL MEET YOU BACK AT THE HOTEL.
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY, SUPERMAN?
SORRY?
I ADMIT YOUR DISGUISE IS NEARLY PERFECT.
YOU HAD ME FOOLED, AND I'M NOBODY'S FOOL.
OF COURSE NOT, LOIS.
YOU JUST HAVE AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION.
YOU GET CARRIED AWAY.
LISTEN, I'M SO SURE YOU'RE SUPERMAN,
I'LL BET MY LIFE ON IT.
WHAT?
NOW, IF I'M RIGHT,
YOU'LL TURN INTO SUPERMAN...
AND IF I'M WRONG,
YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF ONE HELL OF A STORY.
YOU THINK I'M SUPERMAN?
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE SOME IMAGINATION, LOIS.
YOU ALMOST HAD ME CONVINCED.
BYE-BYE, BABY.
OH!
OH, MY GOD!
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE!
AAH!
HELP!
SUPERMAN!
LOIS, SWIM!
SWIM!
HELP!
LOOK OUT FOR THE ROCKS.
OH, GOD!
CLARK!
AAH!
HELP!
AAH!
LOIS, GRAB THE BRANCH!
WHAT?
OH!
HELP!
LOIS, YOU ALL RIGHT?
HERE.
I GOT YOU.
OH!
HERE!
CLARK!
YOU'RE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SUPERMAN?
SORRY.
THIS IS REALLY EMBARRASSING.
SO THIS IS PLANET HOUSTON.
A VERY STRANGE SURFACE.
[RATTLE]
A PRIMITIVE SORT OF LIFE FORM.
OH!
DID YOU SEE THAT?
DID YOU SEE WHAT I DID?
I HAVE POWERS BEYOND REASON HERE.
WE ALL HAVE THEM.
I SURE MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE AN IDIOT--
JUMPING IN THE RIVER, WAITING FOR MR. WONDERFUL,
WHO OBVIOUSLY HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO.
I'M SURE IT WAS IMPORTANT.
AND THEN THINKING THAT YOU WERE...
IF PERRY WHITE COULD SEE ME NOW.
WHERE'S MY COMB?
NOT ONLY HAVE I LOST MY MIND,
I'VE LOST MY COMB.
CLARK, PASS ME THAT BRUSH, PLEASE.
SURE.
CLARK!
NO, NO. I'M OK.
LET ME SEE YOUR HAND.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, LOIS.
LET ME LOOK AT IT.
YOUARESUPERMAN.
OH, LOIS, COME ON. DON'T BE S--
I'M SORRY.
NO, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DID THAT.
MAYBE YOU WANTED TO.
I DON'T THINK I DID.
MAYBE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO WITH YOUR MIND,
BUT MAYBE YOU WANTED TO WITH YOUR HEART.
WE'D BETTER TALK.
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
THEN WE REALLY BETTER TALK.
I'M LISTENING.
WE CAN'T TALK HERE.
PERRY'S GOING TO CALL
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THAT'S THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO...TALK?
LOIS...
NOW THAT YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD KNOW IT ALL.
I WANT TO.
LET'S GO TO MY PLACE.
MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE FIRST.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD, TOO.
THEY HAVE A WIDE SELECTION.
I CAN'T EAT FISH.
EAT MEAT AND POTATOES.
BUT I'M EXPECTED TO EAT FISH.
THEY GOT BEANS.
I COME OUT IN A RASH IF I EAT BEANS.
LOOK, DUANE, THEY HAVE A WIDE SELECTION.
I THINK I'LL TRY THE FISH.
FROM THE LOOK OF THEM,
I'LL BET $10 THEY'RE FROM LOS ANGELES.
[SIREN]
HEY, YOU HIPPIES,
GET YOUR BUTTS OFF THE ROAD.
I LIKE THE GLOBE.
IT FLASHES RED, LIKE KRYPTON'S SUN,
BUT NOT THIS IRRITATING NOISE.
MAKE WAY.
DID THAT SON OF A BITCH GIVE ME AN ORDER?
DUANE, YOU TAKE CARE OF HIM.
BUT, I...
YOU GOT TO KICK ASS TO BE A PEACEMAKER.
WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
WHAT IS THIS SYMBOL?
DO YOU FOLLOW ANOTHER LEADER?
FOLLOW THE LEADER?
HOLY SKUNK SWEAT!
A WEAPON OF SOME SORT.
OHH!
OW!
HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?
[GUNSHOT]
JESUS H. CHRIST.
CRUDE NOISEMAKER.
I'M JUST CHECKING THE TIRE, YOU KNOW.
WOW! THIS IS YOUR HOME?
ACTUALLY, I LIVE ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM YOU.
NO. THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME.
I WANTED YOU TO SEE IT.
ARE YOU WARM ENOUGH?
I SHOULD BE FREEZING, BUT I'M NOT.
GOOD. COME ON. LET ME SHOW YOU.
MMMPH.
MMMPH!
YOU SEE? YOU ONLY SMELL STRONG.
WHOA, BABY.
IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE MY PLACE
IN THE ORCHESTRA.
OH, MY.
THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN.
HEY, SWEET THING.
SIT THEM BUNS DOWN HERE.
LET'S JUST HOLD HANDS.
LET ME KNOW IF THIS TICKLES.
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS FLAT, DUANE.
SHERIFF, WHAT HAPPENED?
WILLIE...
I THINK MY ARM'S BROKEN.
GIRL OR NO GIRL, YOU'RE GOING TO SPIT TEETH.
WHAT THE SAM HILL--
IS THAT YOU, BOOG?
ALL RIGHT.
GET 'EM UP!
THESE HUMANS ARE BEGINNING TO BORE ME.
AAH!
HEY!
PLEASE, MISTER!
HE'S A GENERAL.
PLEASE, MR. GENERAL, LET MY DADDY DOWN.
HEY!
YOU OK, JODY?
YOU SEE, WHEN MY FATHER DIED,
MY EARTH FATHER, I MEAN,
I FOUND THIS CRYSTAL.
HUH?
UH, THIS IS HARD TO EXPLAIN.
YOU SEE, IT CALLED TO ME.
OH.
AND IT BROUGHT ME HERE.
IT HELPED ME TO BUILD THIS PLACE.
WELL, ACTUALLY, IT BUILT IT, REALLY.
THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED WHO I REALLY WAS
AND WHAT I HAD TO DO.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DO YOU LIKE IT?
LIKE IT?
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, NOT THAT
IT COULDN'T USE A WOMAN'S TOUCH,
ESPECIALLY AROUND DINNER TIME.
DINNER.
OH, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T USUALLY DO TOO MUCH ABOUT--
TONIGHT, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.
I'M HOME.
SHALL WE EAT?
SURE.
GREAT.
THIS IS EAST HOUSTON, IDAHO--
UNTIL YESTERDAY, ANOTHER MIDDLE-AMERICAN TOWN.
BUT TODAY THE POPULATION OF 123
HAS INCREASED BY 3.
THESE 3 NEW ARRIVALS
BRING DESTRUCTION IN THEIR WAKE.
AS I LOOK WEST INTO EAST HOUSTON,
I SEE A TOWN GRIPPED WITH...FEAR.
Man: WHO'S THE BIG GUY?
HAVE YOU GOT THAT ONE?
NO!
COME IN. COME IN.
WHO ELSE IS SEEING THIS?
WITH THE SATELLITE LINKUP, JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY.
THE WHOLE PLANET.
THE WHOLE PLANET HOUSTON?
EARTH. THE WHOLE PLANET EARTH.
YOU MAY CONTINUE.
AS THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY CONTINUES...
ENOUGH OF THIS.
IF THE WHOLE PLANET IS WATCHING,
CANNOT WE SHOW THEM SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING?
Man: THROW DOWN YOUR ARMS AND SURRENDER!
THIS IS AN ORDER!
GENERAL ZOD DOES NOT TAKE ORDERS.
HE GIVES THEM.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HE WAS RIGHT IN THE LINE OF THAT FIRE
AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO HIM.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SINCE SUPERMAN.
THE NEWSBEAT CONTROL ROOM
REPORTS THAT A HELICOPTER GUN SHIP FLEET...
MR. PRESIDENT, CAN'T WE--
THERE'S NOTHING ANYBODY CAN DO.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE POWERS NOTHING CAN STOP.
WHERE'S SUPERMAN?
WHY DOESN'T HE DO SOMETHING?
NUCLEAR WEAPONS STRIKES HAVE BEEN RULED OUT
BECAUSE OF THE DANGER TO THE CIVILIAN POPULATION.
STANDBY ROCKETS.
FIRE ONE.
FIRE AGAIN.
THE ROCKETS DIDN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT!
LOOK.
THEY NEED MACHINES TO FLY.
BANKING UP.
WHAT BRAVERY!
BE NICE TO THEM, MY DEAR.
BLOW THEM A KISS.
[WHOOSH]
COMING IN ON TARGET.
WAIT, WAIT!
WE'RE OUT OF CONTROL! I DON'T UNDERSTAND!
WE'RE COMING DOWN!
I CAN'T CONTROL IT!
I WIN!
I ALWAYS WIN.
IS THERE NO ONE TO CHALLENGE ME?
MMM! THAT WAS GOOD.
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT...
ABANDON THE ORANGE JUICE FOR ONCE.
HERE. CHEERS.
CHEERS.
MUST BE TOUGH BEING CLARK KENT, ISN'T IT?
NO, I REALLY...
I REALLY LIKE IT SOMETIMES,
EVEN THOUGH I MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, I WOULDN'T HAVE MET YOU.
BUT...
HEISYOU.
IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING.
NOT TO ME.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
EVERYTHING'S CLEAR.
I'M GOING TO CHANGE INTO SOMETHING MORE COMFORTABLE.
COME FORWARD.
YOUR GENERAL WISHES TO SPEAK.
I AM GENERAL ZOD, YOUR RULER.
YES.
TODAY BEGINS A NEW ORDER.
YOUR LANDS, YOUR POSSESSIONS,
YOUR VERY LIVES
WILL GLADLY BE GIVEN IN TRIBUTE TO ME.
IN RETURN FOR YOUR OBEDIENCE,
YOU WILL ENJOY MY GENEROUS PROTECTION.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO LIVE.
SO YOU ARE A GENERAL.
WHO IS YOUR SUPERIOR?
I ANSWER ONLY TO THE PRESIDENT.
HE WILL ANSWER TO ME!
OR ALL HIS CITIES WILL END UP LIKE THIS.
YOUR FATHER AND I
ANTICIPATED YOUR EVERY QUESTION.
WE HOPED YOU WOULD NOT ASK THIS ONE.
SHE'S EVERYTHING I WANT IN LIFE.
AND SHE, THE ONE YOU HAVE CHOSEN,
SHE FEELS AS MUCH FOR YOU?
YES.
IF YOU INTEND
TO LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH A MORTAL,
YOU MUST LIVE ASA MORTAL.
YOU MUST BECOME ONE OF THEM.
THIS CRYSTAL CHAMBER HAS HARNESSED THE RAYS
OF THE RED SUN OF KRYPTON.
ONCE EXPOSED TO THESE RAYS,
YOUR GREAT POWERS ON EARTH
WILL DISAPPEAR FOREVER.
BUT CONSIDER.
ONCE IT IS DONE, THERE IS NO RETURN.
YOU'LL BECOME AN ORDINARY MAN.
YOU'LL FEEL LIKE AN ORDINARY MAN.
YOU CAN BE HURT LIKE AN ORDINARY MAN.
OH, MY SON, ARE YOU SURE?
MOTHER...
I LOVE HER.
YOU DID ALL THAT FOR ME?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
JUST SAY YOU LOVE ME.
THOUSANDS OF HOURS TO CREATE, DEFACED IN SECONDS.
IMAGINE WHAT THEY'LL DO TO THE WORLD IF WE RESIST.
THE WHOLE THING'S GOING TO FALL! WATCH IT!
YOU ARE THE ONE THEY CALL PRESIDENT?
I AM.
I SEE YOU ARE PRACTICED
IN WORSHIPPING THINGS THAT FLY.
GOOD.
RISE BEFORE ZOD.
NOW.
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD.
YOU ARE NOT THE PRESIDENT.
NO ONE WHO LEADS SO MANY
COULD POSSIBLY KNEEL SO QUICKLY.
THEY'RE PROTECTING ME.
I'M THE PRESIDENT.
I'LL KNEEL BEFORE YOU IF IT WILL SAVE LIVES.
IT WILL.
STARTING WITH YOUR OWN.
I DO THIS FOR THE SAKE OF THE WORLD.
BUT THERE'S ONE MAN
WHO WILL NEVER KNEEL BEFORE YOU.
WHO IS THIS IMBECILE? WHERE IS HE?
I WISH I KNEW.
OH, GOD.
ZOD.
HEY.
YOU'RE AWFULLY QUIET OVER THERE.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE SHY ONE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN UP FOR ME.
I DIDN'T DO IT FOR YOU, LOIS.
I DID IT FOR US.
SEE?
I TOLD YOU WE'D FIND A HOT DOG PLACE.
IT SURE TAKES LONGER WHEN YOU CAN'T FLY.
HURRY UP. COME ON.
OOH! MY BACK'S STIFF.
COME ON. IT'S MY TREAT.
[HORN HONKS]
OH, BOY. IT'S MR. WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, FOLKS.
DO YOU HAVE A MEN'S ROOM?
RIGHT IN THE CORNER.
WANT TO SIT DOWN?
YEAH.
WHAT WOULD YOU FOLKS LIKE?
I'D LIKE A CHEESEBURGER WITH EVERYTHING ON IT
AND A COKE AND FRIES AND A SIDE SALAD.
AND FOR YOU, SIR?
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT WHEN I GET BACK.
STEAK AND EGGS, ANNIE, OVER EASY, AND COFFEE.
I'M SORRY. THAT SEAT'S TAKEN.
IT IS NOW, SWEETHEART.
CAN I BUY YOU SOMETHING TO EAT?
NO, THANK YOU.
SIR, YOU'RE SITTING IN MY SEAT.
YOUR SEAT'S IN THERE, FOUR-EYES.
OH.
PERHAPS SOMEBODY
OUGHT TO TEACH YOU SOME MANNERS, SIR.
LET ME KNOW WHEN HE COMES IN.
LOOK, CLARK, WE CAN JUST--
EXCUSE ME, SIR.
WOULD YOU CARE TO STEP OUTSIDE?
WOULD YOU STEP OUTSIDE?
LISTEN, ROCKY, YOUR STEAK'S COMING UP.
KEEP IT ON THE FLAME.
THIS IS JUST A MINUTE STEAK.
AFTER YOU.
CLARK.
CLARK!
YOU ALL RIGHT, FELLA?
HE'LL BE FINE. JUST GIVE ME THAT.
CLARK?
BLOOD. IT'S MY BLOOD.
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO HIRE A BODYGUARD.
I DON'T WANT ONE.
I WANT THE MAN I FELL IN LOVE WITH.
I WISH HE WERE HERE.
CLARK!
YOU JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SENSE
TO STAY DOWN, DO YOU?
OHH! YOU...
YOU...YOU...
STOP IT! IT'S ALL OVER!
STOP IT! SIMMER DOWN!
I DON'T LIKE YOUR MEAT, ANYWAY.
OH, GOD.
OH...OH.
OHH...
CLARK? CLARK?
CLARK, CAN YOU GET UP?
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I GOT YOU.
GET UP IN THAT CHAIR.
SIT DOWN.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
OK, EVERYBODY,
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
JUST RELAX. I'LL TURN THE BOX ON.
WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM FOR AN URGENT MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
THIS IS YOUR PRESIDENT.
ON BEHALF OF MY COUNTRY
AND IN THE NAME OF THE OTHER WORLD LEADERS,
WITH WHOM I HAVE TODAY CONSULTED,
I HEREBY ABDICATE
ALL AUTHORITY AND CONTROL OVER THIS PLANET
TO GENERAL ZOD.
ZOD!
ONLY BY STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL HIS DIRECTIONS
WILL THE LIVES OF INNOCENT MILLIONS BE SPARED.
SUPERMAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
SUPERMAN, WHERE--
WHO IS THIS SUPERMAN?
YOU'LL FIND OUT, GENERAL. WHEN YOU DO--
COME TO ME, SUPERMAN, IF YOU DARE.
I DEFY YOU!
COME! COME AND KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!
ZOD!
HERE? WHEN?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MAC,
ON A DESERT ISLAND?
I HAVE TO GO BACK.
YOU CAN'T. THERE'S NO WAY NOW.
I HAVE TO.
I'VE GOT TO TRY SOMETHING.
ANYTHING.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY KNEW.
I HEARD THEM,
BUT I JUST DIDN'T LISTEN.
OH, HEY.
LISTEN.
HEY, COME ON! PLEASE!
OH.
OHH. OH.
FATHER?
MOTHER?
BOY, I REALLY WISH YOU COULD HEAR ME
BECAUSE I NEED YOU.
SEE, I...
I, UH...
I FAILED.
FATHER!
MMMPH.
YOU'RE MASTER OF ALL YOU SURVEY.
AND SO I WAS YESTERDAY, AND THE DAY BEFORE.
HELLO, THERE.
LEX LUTHOR.
POSSIBLY YOU'VE HEARD THE NAME.
THE GREATEST CRIMINAL MIND ON EARTH.
I TOLD YOU THIS WAS A PUNY PLANET.
WAIT TILL YOU GET TO KNOW ME BETTER.
WAIT!
LOOK, I-I-I CAN GIVE YOU ANYTHING.
I CAN GIVE YOU THE BRASS RING, THE--
UNLIMITED FREEDOM TO MAIM, KILL, DESTROY,
PLUS LEX LUTHOR'S KEEN MIND,
LEX LUTHOR'S SAVVY,
LEX LUTHOR'S CAREER GUIDANCE,
LEX LUTHOR'S SCHOOL OF BETTER...
[CRUNCH]
WE HAVE ALL THIS WITHOUT YOU.
YOU CANNOT BARGAIN WITH WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
O MAGNIFICENT ONE,
I AM BARGAINING WITH WHATYOUDO NOT HAVE,
THE SON OF JOR-EL.
THE SON OF JOR-EL, ON THIS PLANET?
POSSIBLY YOU KNOW HIM BETTER
BY HIS NAME HE TRAVELS UNDER,
SUPERMAN.
AH.
SO THIS IS SUPERMAN.
HOW DO YOU KNOW JOR-EL?
O MY FULLNESS, AS I EXPLAINED TO YOU,
I'M ABOUT THE BEST THERE IS.
REVENGE. WE WILL KILL OUR JAILER'S SON.
REVENGE!
NOW WE'RE COOKING.
HE FLIES?
CONSTANTLY.
HE HAS POWERS LIKE OURS?
CERTAINLY, BUT, UH...
O MAGNIFICENT ONE,
HE IS JUST ONE, WHERE YOU ARE THREE.
GRRR!
4, IF YOU COUNT HIM TWICE.
WE'LL BRING HIM TO HIS KNEES!
WAIT.
FIRST YOU MUST FIND HIM.
ONLY LEX BABY KNOWS WHERE HE IS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
GENERAL, THE WORLD IS A BIG PLACE.
THANK GOODNESS MY NEEDS ARE SMALL.
AS IT TURNS OUT,
I HAVE THIS AFFINITY FOR BEACHFRONT PROPERTY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
AUSTRALIA.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
WHERE IS HE? HE'S DECIDED TO DISAPPEAR.
MAYBE WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HIS GAME PLAN.
GAME PLAN? IT'S FOURTH DOWN.
THE 2-MINUTE WARNING HAS SOUNDED.
HOW BRILLIANT MUST YOU BE?
SUPERMAN'S GOT SOMETHING UP HIS SLEEVE.
WE JUST HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT.
HE'LL BE HERE!
IF IT'S POSSIBLE, HE'LL BE HERE.
SEE?
SHE KNOWS HIS PLAYS BETTER THAN ANYBODY.
YEAH, BETTER THAN ANYBODY.
MAYBE HE HASN'T HEARD ABOUT IT.
[RUMBLING]
SOUNDS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
UHH!
QUICK, TAKE A PICTURE!
[SCREAMING]
QUICK, DOWN THE BACK WAY!
[CLANG]
OH! AAH!
YOU ALL RIGHT, CHIEF?
WHEN WILL THESE DUMMIES LEARN TO USE DOORKNOBS?
HI.
HIYA.
THEY'LL BE CLEANING THE WHITE HOUSE FOR MONTHS.
LEX LUTHOR.
YOU PROMISED ME THE SON OF JOR-EL.
OH, YES, YOUR GRACE.
I'VE GIVEN YOU THE NEXT BEST THING.
HOLD ON TO THAT LADY,
AND HE'LL BE ALONG.
SHE DOES HIS PUBLIC RELATIONS,
AND HE GIVES HER EVERY EXCLUSIVE...
THEY'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
WHAT AN UNDEMANDING MALE SUPERMAN MUST BE.
YOU NEED SOME TUCKS YOURSELF.
WAIT!
SORRY!
SHE LIVES.
KILL THE REST, STARTING WITH HIM.
WAIT, WAIT. WAIT!
HEY, DON'T YOU REMEMBER THE WHITE HOUSE?
WE HAD SOME LAUGHS.
GENERAL.
WOULD YOU CARE TO STEP OUTSIDE?
SUPERMAN!
SUPERMAN. THANK GOD.
I MEAN, GET HIM!
COME TO ME, SON OF JOR-EL!
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!
WATCH OUT. YOU ALL RIGHT?
WAIT THERE.
SON OF JOR-EL.
WE THOUGHT YOU WERE A COWARD.
I'M NOT A COWARD.
GRRR!
LET HIM PROVE IT.
THEN DIE, AS YOU DESERVE TO!
COME ON, SUPERMAN!
MAN, THIS WILL BE GOOD.
TAKE HIM. HE'S YOURS.
Zod: COME ON. KILL HIM!
SUPERMAN.
THE BIG ONE'S AS STRONG AS SUPERMAN.
Man: COME ON, SUPERMAN.
YOU CAN DO IT.
UHH!
HOLD HIM.
WOW! HOME RUN!
NO! OH! MY BABY!
MY BABY!
YAY! YAY!
THANK YOU!
THIS "SUPER MAN" IS NOTHING OF THE KIND.
I'VE DISCOVERED HIS WEAKNESS.
HE CARES.
HE ACTUALLY CARES FOR THESE PEOPLE.
LIKE PETS?
I SUPPOSE SO.
SENTIMENTAL IDIOT.
MMMPH! MMMPH!
HE'S CAGED NON.
I'LL DRAW HIS FIRE WITH SOME OF MY OWN.
GET OUT! THE RIG'S GOING TO BLOW!
OOHHH!
EEEIII!
GRRR!
[THUMP THUMP]
GRRR!
HUH!
GRRR!
OH!
UHH.
GRRR! GRRR!
HAA!
EEEIII!
OH...OH, SUPERMAN, HELP US!
SUPERMAN.
AAAH!
THE CAR! I'M STILL PAYING FOR IT!
I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD LAST.
TAKE THE END OF THIS.
HA HA HA!
AAAH!
WHAT IS IT? WHO'S DOWN THERE?
NO! DON'T DO IT!
THE PEOPLE!
THROW IT. THROW IT!
HELP!
SOMEBODY HELP!
OHH!
THIS WAY. THIS WAY.
WHERE'S YOUR WIFE, SIR?
I GOT HER. I'VE GOT HER.
HE'S DEAD. HE'S DEAD!
SUPERMAN IS DEAD!
HE'S NOT COMING OUT.
THEY'VE KILLED SUPERMAN!
OH, WHAT WILL THEY DO?
GET THEM!
COME ON, WE'LL SHOW THOSE MURDERERS!
COME ON!
[WHOOSH]
HEY!
GREAT FRENCH FRIES.
HEY. HEY!
HEY! HEY!
WHAT SOUND?
YOUR CHANGE!
WOO! AAHH HOO HOO!
WH--WAIT A MINUTE. WHOA!
I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
I'M HOLDING IT.
I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
MY HAIR!
WHAT ABOUT MINE?
HOLD ON!
AAAH!
OOHHH!
GRAB MY ARM.
DON'T BE SCARED.
YEAH. YEAH, I KNOW.
GO AHEAD. YEAH?
YEAH? YEAH. YEAH.
THAT'S TERRIFIC. HA HA HA!
YOU CAN'T LEAVE US!
COME BACK, PLEASE?
PLEASE, COME BACK!
SO...
HE IS A COWARD AFTER ALL.
COME BACK, SUPERMAN!
DON'T QUIT!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HE'S NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
DON'T LEAVE US!
HE CHICKENED OUT!
AAHHH. PHONY!
SUPERMAN DIDN'T EVEN DO NOTHING.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
JIMMY!
OUR VICTORY IS COMPLETE.
THE SON OF JOR-EL FLED.
FLED?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
NEXT TIME, WE'LL KILL HIM.
NEXT TIME?
WHAT WILL I DO WITH YOU?
I DELIVERED YOU THE BLUE BOY.
WHAT DO I GET FROM YOU?
"BOW, YIELD, KNEEL."
WHY DO YOU SAY THIS?
I WILL KILL YOU.
KILL ME, LEX LUTHOR?
EXTINGUISH THE GREATEST CRIMINAL FLAME OF OUR AGE?
ERADICATE THE ONLY MAN WITH--
KILL HIM!
SUPERMAN'S ADDRESS?
COME.
THE THREE OF US WILL CRUSH THE SON OF OUR JAILER.
WHY NOT INCREASE HIS HANDICAP?
SINCE HE CARES SO MUCH
FOR THESE EARTH CREATURES,
LET'S TAKE HIS FAVORITE.
AAH! OHH!
GRRR!
UH! OH.
HEY! YOU NEVER HEARD OF PARACHUTES?
ANOTHER SMALL STEP FOR MANKIND.
SCRUFFY.
SO MORBID.
A SENTIMENTAL REPLICA OF A PLANET LONG VANISHED.
NO STYLE AT ALL.
I EXPECT BETTER MANNERS FROM MY GUESTS, ZOD.
GRRR!
WE MUST COMBINE OUR STRENGTH.
OHH!
AAH!
FOOLS!
TAKE HIM!
TAKE...
HIM!
WHAT?
EEEIII!
WE PLAYED THIS GAME AT SCHOOL.
HE NEVER WAS VERY GOOD AT IT.
SUPERMAN, I KNEW THAT YOU'D--
HUH?
WRONG AGAIN, ZOD.
NO!
RELEASE THE GENERAL,
OR WE'LL TEAR HER APART.
SUPERMAN, NO, NO!
SUPERMAN, DON'T!
ALL RIGHT!
OHH!
DID YOU THINK WE WOULD GIVE UP OUR ADVANTAGE?
THE SON OF JOR-EL WILL BE MY SLAVE FOREVER.
IF NOT, THE EARTHLINGS YOU PROTECT
WILL PAY FOR YOUR DEFIANCE.
DESTROY THIS PLACE.
HI. SORRY I'M LATE.
HE'S USELESS NOW. KILL HIM.
ME?
LEX LUTHOR?
GENERAL, YOU HAD NOTHING. I DELIVERED SUPERMAN.
SILENCE.
BUT...
WATCH IT.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
THE GUY'S A CLOD.
PROMISES WERE MADE, GIFTS EXCHANGED.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS TOLD THE TRUTH.
A GUY KNEW WHERE HE STOOD.
TRY TO GET THEM INTO THIS MOLECULE CHAMBER.
IT TAKES AWAY THEIR POWERS
AND TURNS THEM INTO ORDINARY HUMAN BEINGS.
NOW, IF YOU COULD--
SHH!
DON'T GO IN THERE. IT'S A TRAP.
LUTHOR, YOU POISONOUS SNAKE!
IT MAKES PEOPLE LIKE YOU INTO PEOPLE LIKE ME.
YOU'VE DONE WELL.
GENERAL,
THE CRYSTAL THERE ACTIVATES THE MECHANISM.
LEX LUTHOR, RULER OF AUSTRALIA,
ACTIVATE THE MACHINE.
THANK YOU.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION.
AND NOW,
FINALLY.
TAKE MY HAND
AND SWEAR ETERNAL LOYALTY...
TO ZOD.
[CRUNCH]
AAH!
EEEIII!
HE SWITCHED IT.
HE DID IT TOTHEM.
THE LIGHTS WERE ON OUT HERE WHILE HE WAS SAFE IN THERE.
HEY, YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
YOU'RE A REAL PAIN IN THE NECK.
AAH!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
UH-HUH.
I KNEW YOU'D DOUBLE-CROSS ME, LUTHOR.
A LYING WEASEL LIKE YOU COULDN'T RESIST.
ME? ARE YOU KIDDING?
I WAS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
DIDN'T YOU SEE THEM FALL INTO OUR TRAP?
TOO LATE, LUTHOR!
LOOK. LOOK, SUPERMAN, I GOT A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.
DON'T STOP ME TILL YOU'VE HEARD THIS.
WE'RE IN THE NORTH POLE, RIGHT?
LET'S WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN.
IF YOU GIVE ME A RIDE BACK, I'LL TURN OVER A NEW LEAF.
OH, IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL FROM UP HERE.
I GUESS I'LL NEVER GET TO FLY WITH YOU AGAIN.
NO, NO. ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
I'LL NEVER TELL THEM WHO YOU REALLY ARE.
I KNOW, LOIS. I KNOW.
Lois: SEE YOU LATER.
HI, LEUEEN.
HI.
DID YOU SLEEP ALL RIGHT?
NO. I DIDN'T CLOSE MY EYES ALL NIGHT.
LOOK, LOIS--
I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND.
I SAT UP ALL NIGHT LISTENING TO REASON.
IT'S VILE TO HEAR
THE FIRST BIRD OF THE MORNING SINGING
WHEN YOU'VE BEEN CRYING ALL NIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, TOO.
I GUESS IT'S LIKE BEING MARRIED TO A DOCTOR.
A DOCTOR GETS WAKENED AT NIGHT.
THE WIFE HAS TO COPE WITH THE FACT THAT HE'S GONE.
I'M JUST TOO SELFISH.
NO. YOU'RE NOT SELFISH AT ALL.
YES, IAMSELFISH WHEN IT COMES TO YOU,
AND I'M JEALOUS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.
IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO HEAR THIS NOW,
BUT SOMEDAY YOU'LL--
CLARK, LOOK,
DON'T TELL ME THAT I'LL MEET SOMEBODY.
YOU'RE KIND OF A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW,
YOU KNOW?
NOW, I'LL BE FINE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.
I LIKE WORRYING ABOUT YOU.
WOULD YOU STOP?
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS KILLING ME?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO HAVE YOU COME IN HERE EVERY MORNING
AND NOT BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU,
NOT BE ABLE TO SHOW I HAVE ANY FEELINGS FOR YOU?
NOT TO BE ABLE TO TELL I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL YOU.
LOIS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I KNOW.
JUST SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME.
UM...
OOH.
GEE, LOIS, YOU OK?
LOIS?
SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL.
I'LL GET SOME WATER.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN I DON'T HAVE MY ORANGE JUICE.
BREATHE, LOIS.
I'M BREATHING.
IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
GOD.
I'M OK.
JUST SIP IT.
I'M FINE.
WHAT WAS I TALKING ABOUT BEFORE?
IF I KNOW YOU, IT WAS ABOUT SUPERMAN.
OH, HIM AGAIN?
YOU GOT TO STOP BEING THREATENED
WHENEVER HIS NAME'S MENTIONED.
NOBODY EXPECTS YOU TO BE ANYTHING BUT YOURSELF.
I'LL REMEMBER THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU.
YOU DO?
SURE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET ME A HAMBURGER.
A HAMBURGER, AT 9 A.M.?
YEAH. EVERYTHING ON IT.
EVERYTHING ON IT?
OH, AND--
ORANGE JUICE, FRESHLY SQUEEZED.
OK.
ISN'T HE A NICE GUY?
WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT TROUBLE I CAN GET INTO TODAY.
LEUEEN...
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD?
LEUEEN?
HEY, RON.
GIVE ME ANOTHER PLATE OF THIS GARBAGE.
GARBAGE? THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE SPECIAL, ROCKY.
GIVE ME SOME MORE COFFEE, TOO.
GEE, THAT'S FUNNY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN GARBAGE EAT GARBAGE BEFORE.
UM...
YOU'RE IN MY FAVORITE SEAT.
COME AND GET IT, FOUR-EYES.
NOW COOL IT, ROCKY.
TAKE IT EASY.
I JUST HAD THIS JOINT FIXED.
[DROPS SILVERWARE]
OHH!
OH, GOD!
AAH!
THIS ORDER'S TO GO.
AAH!
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY ABOUT ALL THE DAMAGE, SIR.
WELL, I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PRESIDENT.
SORRY I'VE BEEN AWAY SO LONG.
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN AGAIN.
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