Factual error: If the Russian cosmonauts need special suits to survive out to space, so should Lacey when she is taken by Nuclear Man. (00:02:50 - 01:20:20)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Margot Kidder
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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More mistakes in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman: You'd risk world wide nuclear war for your own personal financial gain.
Lex Luthor: Nobody wants war. I just want to keep the threat alive.
Trivia: During the making of this movie Christopher Reeve and Sidney J. Furie didn't get along at all and often clashed with each other.
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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