CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
Boy: IN THE DECADE OF THE 1930s,
EVEN THE GREAT CITY OF METROPOLIS
WAS NOT SPARED THE RAVAGES OF THE WORLDWIDE DEPRESSION.
IN THE TIMES OF FEAR AND CONFUSION,
THE JOB OF INFORMING THE PUBLIC
WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEDAILY PLANET...
A GREAT METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPER
WHOSE REPUTATION FOR CLARITY AND TRUTH
HAD BECOME A SYMBOL OF HOPE FOR THE CITY OF METROPOLIS.
THIS IS NO FANTASY,
NO CARELESS PRODUCT OF WILD IMAGINATION.
NO, MY GOOD FRIENDS...
THESE INDICTMENTS
THAT I HAVE BROUGHT YOU TODAY...
THE SPECIFIC CHARGES LISTED HEREIN
AGAINST THE INDIVIDUALS,
THEIR ACTS OF TREASON,
THEIR ULTIMATE AIM OF SEDITION.
THESE...
ARE MATTERS OF UNDENIABLE FACT.
I ASK YOU NOW TO PRONOUNCE JUDGMENT
ON THOSE ACCUSED.
ON THIS,
THIS MINDLESS ABERRATION,
WHOSE ONLY MEANS OF EXPRESSION
ARE WANTON VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION.
ON THE WOMAN URSA,
WHOSE PERVERSIONS AND UNREASONING HATRED
OF ALL MANKIND
HAVE THREATENED EVEN THE CHILDREN
OF THE PLANET KRYPTON.
FINALLY,
GENERAL ZOD.
ONCE TRUSTED BY THIS COUNCIL,
CHARGED WITH MAINTAINING THE DEFENSE
OF THE PLANET KRYPTON ITSELF.
CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THIS INTENDED REVOLUTION
AND AUTHOR OF THIS INSIDIOUS PLOT
TO ESTABLISH A NEW ORDER AMONGST US
WITH HIMSELF AS ABSOLUTE RULER.
YOU HAVE HEARD THE EVIDENCE.
THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL WILL NOW BE HEARD.
GUILTY!
THE VOTE MUST BE UNANIMOUS, JOR-EL.
IT HAS THEREFORE NOW BECOME YOUR DECISION.
YOU ALONE WILL CONDEMN US IF YOU WISH,
AND YOU ALONE WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BY ME.
JOIN US!
YOU'VE BEEN KNOWN TO DISAGREE WITH THE COUNCIL BEFORE.
YOURS COULD BECOME AN IMPORTANT VOICE IN THE NEW ORDER,
SECOND ONLY TO MY OWN!
I OFFER YOU A CHANCE FOR GREATNESS, JOR-EL!
TAKE IT!
JOIN US!
YOU WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME, JOR-EL!
I SWEAR IT!
NO MATTER THAT IT TAKES AN ETERNITY!
YOUWILLBOW DOWN BEFORE ME!
BOTH YOU...
AND THEN ONE DAY...
YOUR HEIRS!
[RUMBLING]
FORGIVE ME!
AN UNPLEASANT DUTY
HAS BEEN MASTERLY PERFORMED, JOR-EL.
THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE FATE THEY DESERVED--
ISOLATION IN THE PHANTOM ZONE,
AN ETERNAL LIVING DEATH.
A CHANCE FOR LIFE, NONETHELESS--
AS OPPOSED TO US.
IT'S SUICIDE!
NO. IT'S WORSE.
IT'S GENOCIDE.
BE WARNED, JOR-EL.
THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY EVALUATED
THIS OUTLANDISH THEORY OF YOURS.
MY FRIENDS, YOU KNOW ME TO BE
NEITHER RASH NOR IMPULSIVE.
I AM NOT GIVEN TO WILD, UNSUPPORTED STATEMENTS.
AND I TELL YOU THAT WE MUST
EVACUATE THIS PLANET IMMEDIATELY.
JOR-EL, YOU ARE ONE OF KRYPTON'S GREATEST SCIENTISTS.
AH, YES, BUT SO IS MISS MONDA.
IT ISN'T THAT I QUESTION YOUR DATA.
THE FACTS ARE UNDENIABLE.
IT'S YOUR CONCLUSIONS WE FIND UNSUPPORTABLE.
THIS PLANET WILL EXPLODE WITHIN 30 DAYS,
IF NOT SOONER.
KRYPTON IS SIMPLY SHIFTING ITS ORBIT.
JOR-EL,
BE REASONABLE.
MY FRIEND...
I HAVE NEVER BEEN OTHERWISE.
THIS MADNESS IS YOURS.
THIS DISCUSSION IS TERMINATED.
THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL IS FINAL.
ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO CREATE A CLIMATE
OF FEAR AND PANIC AMONG THE POPULACE
MUST BE DEEMED BY US AN ACT OF INSURRECTION.
YOU WOULD ACCUSE ME OF INSURRECTION?
HAS IT NOW BECOME A CRIME TO CHERISH LIFE?
YOU WOULD BE BANISHED TO ENDLESS IMPRISONMENT
IN THE PHANTOM ZONE--
THE ETERNAL VOID
WHICH YOU YOURSELF DISCOVERED.
WILL YOU ABIDE BY THE COUNCIL'S DECISION?
I WILL REMAIN SILENT.
NEITHER I...
NOR MY WIFE WILL LEAVE KRYPTON.
[BABY CRIES]
HAVE YOU FINISHED?
NEARLY.
IT'S THE ONLY ANSWER, LARA.
IF HE REMAINS HERE WITH US,
HE WILL DIE AS SURELY AS WE WILL.
BUT WHY EARTH, JOR-EL?
THEY'RE THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEHIND US.
HE WILL NEED THAT ADVANTAGE TO SURVIVE.
THEIR ATMOSPHERE...
WILL SUSTAIN HIM.
HE WILL DEFY THEIR GRAVITY.
HE WILL LOOK LIKE ONE OF THEM.
HE WON'TBE ONE OF THEM.
NO.
HIS DENSE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
WILL MAKE HIM STRONG.
HE WILL BE ODD...
DIFFERENT.
HE'LL BE FAST,
VIRTUALLY INVULNERABLE.
ISOLATED...
ALONE.
HE WILL NOT BE ALONE.
HE WILL NEVER BE ALONE.
Official: THE ENERGY INPUT TO JOR-EL'S QUARTERS
IS NOW IN EXCESS.
OUR DATA INDICATES THE LOSS
IS DUE TO A MISUSE OF ENERGY.
INVESTIGATE.
AND IF THE INVESTIGATION PROVES CORRECT?
HE KNEW THE PENALTY HE FACED,
EVEN AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL.
THE LAW WILL BE UPHELD.
[RUMBLING]
[CRYING]
YOU WILL TRAVEL FAR,
MY LITTLE KAL-EL.
BUT WE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU,
EVEN IN THE FACE OF OUR DEATH.
THE RICHNESS OF OUR LIVES...
IT WILL BE YOURS.
ALL THAT I HAVE, ALL THAT I'VE LEARNED,
EVERYTHING I FEEL,
ALL THIS AND MORE, I--
I BEQUEATH YOU, MY SON.
YOU WILL CARRY ME INSIDE YOU
ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU WILL MAKE MY STRENGTH YOUR OWN,
SEE MY LIFE THROUGH YOUR EYES,
AS YOUR LIFE WILL BE SEEN THROUGH MINE.
THE SON BECOMES THE FATHER
AND THE FATHER, THE SON.
THIS IS ALL I...
ALL I CAN SEND YOU...
KAL-EL.
[RUMBLING]
[CRASH]
[EXPLOSION]
[SCREAMING]
Jor-el: ...WHICH EINSTEIN CALLED HIS THEORY OF RELATIVITY.
EMBEDDED IN THE CRYSTALS BEFORE YOU
IS THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF ALL LITERATURE
AND SCIENTIFIC FACT FROM DOZENS OF OTHER WORLDS,
SPANNING THE 28 KNOWN GALAXIES.
EARLY CHINESE WRITINGS
POINT OUT THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS...
BY CARRYING THIS COMPLEX EQUATION
TO ITS ULTIMATE POWER, MY SON...
...CHIEF AMONG THESE POWERS WILL BE YOUR SIGHT,
YOUR STRENGTH, YOUR HEARING,
YOUR ABILITY TO PROPEL YOURSELF AT ALMOST LIMITLESS SPEED.
THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR UNIVERSE
WAS A BLOODY MOSAIC OF INTERPLANETARY WAR.
EACH OF THE 6 GALAXIES WHICH YOU WILL PASS THROUGH
CONTAIN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL LAWS
IN SPACE AND TIME.
IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR YOU TO INTERFERE WITH HUMAN HISTORY.
WHOA! WHAT WAS THAT?
NOW WOULDN'T THAT BEAT ALL GET OUT.
WILL YOU--YOU...
HUH?
OH, PA!
OH, MY.
UHH!
ALL THESE YEARS, AS HAPPY AS WE'VE BEEN,
HOW I'VE PRAYED THE GOOD LORD
WOULD SEE FIT TO GIVE US A CHILD.
HONEY, WILL YOU HAND ME THAT RAG?
TAKE THINGS EASY NOW, JONATHAN.
REMEMBER WHAT DOC FRYE SAID ABOUT YOUR HEART.
[CHUCKLES]
NOW, THE FIRST THING WE'VE GOT TO DO WHEN WE GET HOME
IS FIND OUT WHO THAT BOY'S PROPER FAMILY IS.
HE HASN'T GOT ANY.
NOT AROUND HERE, ANYWAY.
MARTHA, ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I THINK YOU'RE THINKING?
WE COULD SAY HE'S THE CHILD
OF MY COUSIN IN NORTH DAKOTA
AND JUST NOW ORPHANED.
OH, MARTHA!
JONATHAN, HE'S ONLY A BABY.
MARTHA, NOW, YOU SAW HOW WE FOUND HIM.
MARTHA CLARK KENT,
ARE YOU LISTENING TO WHAT I'M SAYING?
JONATHAN!
[CREAK]
[BLOWS WHISTLE]
COME ON, GANG!
COME ON! LET'S GO!
YEAH, BUT NEXT WEEK...
OOH! ALL RIGHT!
COME ON, GANG, HUSTLE!
LET'S GO!
STACK YOUR HELMETS NEATLY.
REMEMBER ABOUT THOSE UNIFORMS!
CLEANED AND WASHED BY TOMORROW
AND LOOKING LIKE A FOOTBALL TEAM!
HEY, CLARK,
LET'S HAVE ALL THOSE CLOTHES
WASHED AND READY FOR TOMORROW'S GAME.
GOT TO BEAT MOUNT VERNON!
GIVE ME A LIFT?
LANA?
DON'T BOTHER WITH THESE, HUH?
I'LL TAKE THEM IN WITH THE OTHER EQUIPMENT.
THANK YOU, CLARK.
SURE.
A BUNCH OF US ARE GOING TO MARY ELLEN'S
TO PLAY SOME RECORDS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?
SURE.
SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE FUN.
KENT CAN'T MAKE IT. STILL GOT WORK TO DO.
I JUST FINISHED STACKING ALL THE--
ALL THAT?
OH, BRAD.
HEY, COME ON, LANA!
COME ON, LANA.
COME ON. LET'S GO!
BYE, CLARK.
YEAH. BYE.
CLEAN THIS UP, CLARK.
LET'S GO!
WE'RE OFF TO MARY ELLEN'S!
ALL RIGHT!
BYE, CLARK.
[HONK HONK]
SEE YOU TOMORROW. BYE-BYE.
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
WHOO-HOO!
GOLLY!
I SAW A BOY OUT THERE WHO RAN AS FAST AS THE TRAIN.
FASTER, EVEN.
HA HA! LOIS LANE,
YOU HAVE A WRITER'S GIFT FOR INVENTION.
I'LL SAY THAT FOR YOU.
BUT--BUT--
LOIS, PLEASE READ YOUR BOOK.
NO ONE EVER BELIEVES ME.
[TEENS SHOUT]
Radio: ?? WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE ??
?? WE'RE GONNA ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK TONIGHT ??
?? WE'RE GONNA ROCK, ROCK, ROCK TILL BROAD DAYLIGHT ??
?? WE'RE GONNA ROCK, GONNA ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK TONIGHT ??
?? WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES TWO... ??
HEY, LOOK, THERE'S CLARK!
HOW COME HE'S HERE?
CLARK!
HOW'D YOU GET HERE SO FAST?
I RAN.
RAN, HUH? TOLD YOU HE'S AN ODDBALL.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
?? ...SIX AND SEVEN ??
?? WE'LL BE RIGHT IN SEVENTH HEAVEN ??
?? WE'RE GONNA ROCK... ??
BEEN SHOWING OFF A BIT, HAVEN'T YOU, SON?
UM...
I DIDN'T MEAN TO SHOW OFF, PA.
IT'S JUST THAT GUYS LIKE BRAD--
I WANT TO TEAR THEM APART.
I KNOW.
YEAH, I KNOW I SHOULDN'T.
YOU CAN DO ALL THESE AMAZING THINGS,
AND SOMETIMES YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL JUST BUST
UNLESS YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
EVERY TIME I GET THE FOOTBALL,
I CAN MAKE A TOUCHDOWN.
IS IT SHOWING OFF IF SOMEBODY'S DOING
THE THINGS HE'S CAPABLE OF DOING?
IS A BIRD SHOWING OFF WHEN IT FLIES?
NO. LISTEN TO ME.
WHEN YOU CAME TO US,
WE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE WOULD TAKE YOU AWAY
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THE THINGS YOU COULD DO,
AND THAT WORRIED US A LOT.
THEN A MAN GETS OLDER, HE THINKS DIFFERENTLY,
AND THINGS GET VERY CLEAR.
THERE IS ONE THING I DO KNOW, SON--
YOU ARE HERE FOR A REASON.
I DON'T KNOW WHOSE REASON,
WHATEVER THE REASON IS.
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE, UM...
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S, UH...
BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING.
IT'S NOT TO SCORE TOUCHDOWNS.
HUH?
THANKS, DAD.
I'LL RACE YOU TO IT.
YOU WILL, HUH?
COME ON, RUN. COME ON!
COME ON, RUN.
[DOG BARKS]
HEY, BARON! HEY, BOY.
OH, NO!
WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY, BARON?
DID YOU MISS ME?
JONATHAN?
JONATHAN!
DAD.
NO!
OH!
JONATHAN!
NO!
ALL THOSE THINGS I CAN DO...
ALL THOSE POWERS...
AND I COULDN'T EVEN SAVE HIM.
[STATIC FROM RADIO]
[ANIMAL HOWLS]
[DOG BARKING]
[ROOSTER CROWING]
[DOG BARKING]
CLARK, GET UP!
GOOD MORNING, SMILEY.
[CHIRPS]
CLARK, BREAKFAST!
ARE YOU GOING TO SLEEP ALL DAY?
COME ON, GET UP!
[ROOSTER CROWS]
[DOG BARKING]
I HAVE TO LEAVE.
I KNEW THIS TIME WOULD COME.
WE BOTH KNEW IT
FROM THE DAY WE FOUND YOU.
I TALKED TO BEN HUBBARD YESTERDAY,
AND...
HE SAID THAT HE'D BE HAPPY
TO HELP OUT FROM NOW ON.
MOTHER...
I KNOW, SON.
I KNOW.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE HEADED?
NORTH.
REMEMBER US, SON.
ALWAYS REMEMBER US.
[RUMBLING]
Jor-el: MY SON...
YOU DO NOT REMEMBER ME.
I AM JOR-EL.
I AM YOUR FATHER.
BY NOW, YOU WILL HAVE REACHED YOUR 18th YEAR
AS IT IS MEASURED ON EARTH.
BY THAT RECKONING, I WILL HAVE BEEN DEAD
FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF YOUR YEARS.
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE, MATTERS PHYSICAL AND HISTORIC,
I'VE GIVEN YOU FULLY ON YOUR VOYAGE
TO YOUR NEW HOME.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT MATTERS, TO BE SURE,
BUT STILL MATTERS OF MERE FACT.
THERE ARE QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED,
AND IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO DO SO.
HERE IN THIS... THIS FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE,
WE SHALL TRY TO FIND THE ANSWERS TOGETHER.
SO, MY SON...
SPEAK.
WHO AM I?
YOUR NAME IS KAL-EL.
YOU ARE THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE PLANET KRYPTON.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE BEEN RAISED AS A HUMAN BEING,
YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THEM.
YOU HAVE GREAT POWERS,
ONLY SOME OF WHICH YOU HAVE AS YET DISCOVERED.
COME WITH ME NOW, MY SON,
AS WE BREAK THROUGH THE BONDS OF YOUR EARTHLY CONFINEMENT,
TRAVELING THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
IN THE 6 KNOWN DIMENSIONS.
YOUR POWERS WILL FAR EXCEED THOSE OF MORTAL MEN.
IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR YOU TO INTERFERE
WITH HUMAN HISTORY.
RATHER LET YOUR LEADERSHIP STIR OTHERS TO...
IN THIS NEXT YEAR, WE SHALL EXAMINE THE HUMAN HEART.
IT IS MORE FRAGILE THAN YOUR OWN.
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS...
AS WE PASS THROUGH THE FLAMING TURMOIL
WHICH IS THE EDGE OF YOUR OWN GALAXY,
WE'LL ENTER THE REALM OF THE RED KRYPTON SUN,
SOURCE OF YOUR STRENGTH AND NOURISHMENT
AND CAUSE OF OUR EVENTUAL DESTRUCTION.
THE PLANET KRYPTON, MY SON--
YOUR HOME AS IT WAS.
THIS YEAR, WE SHALL EXAMINE
THE VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF IMMORTALITY
AND THEIR BASIS IN ACTUAL FACT.
THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF ALL KNOWLEDGE,
SPANNING THE 28 KNOWN GALAXIES,
IS EMBEDDED IN THE CRYSTALS WHICH I'VE SENT ALONG WITH YOU.
STUDY THEM WELL, MY SON, AND LEARN FROM THEM.
OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS,
WE HAVE REASONED OUT LOGICAL JUDGMENTS.
BY THE TIME YOU RETURN TO THE CONFINES OF YOUR GALAXY,
12 OF YOUR YEARS WILL HAVE PASSED.
FOR THIS REASON, AMONG OTHERS, I HAVE CHOSEN EARTH FOR YOU.
IT IS NOW TIME FOR YOU TO REJOIN YOUR NEW WORLD
AND TO SERVE ITS COLLECTIVE HUMANITY.
LIVE AS ONE OF THEM, KAL-EL,
TO DISCOVER WHERE YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR POWER ARE NEEDED.
ALWAYS HOLD IN YOUR HEART THE PRIDE
OF YOUR SPECIAL HERITAGE.
THEY CAN BE A GREAT PEOPLE, KAL-EL.
THEY WISH TO BE.
THEY ONLY LACK THE LIGHT TO SHOW THE WAY.
FOR THIS REASON ABOVE ALL, THEIR CAPACITY FOR GOOD,
I HAVE SENT THEM YOU...
MY ONLY SON.
OK, THIS IS IT, MAC, THEDAILY PLANET.
HEY, LADY, HOW ABOUT A TOMATO?
HEY, FRESH FRUIT HERE.
HEY, FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES!
FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES!
GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT!
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL!
[TYPEWRITER]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HEY!
[RING]
SMILE.
HOW MANY Ts IN BLOODLETTING?
2.
WHAT ARE YOU WRITING, MISS LANE?
AN ODE TO SPRING.
HOW DO YOU SPELL MASSACRE?
UH...M-A-S-S-A-C-R-E.
...R-E. THANK YOU.
HOW COME YOU GET ALL THE GREAT STORIES?
A GOOD REPORTER DOESN'T GET GREAT STORIES, JIMMY.
A GOOD REPORTER...
Both: MAKES THEM GREAT.
CHIEF, HERE'S THAT STORY ON THE EAST SIDE MURDER.
THE WAY I SEE IT, IT'S A BANNER HEADLINE, FRONT PAGE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE "P" IN RAPIST.
LOIS LANE, MEET CLARK KENT.
HI.
HOW YOU DOIN'? JIMMY OLSEN, PHOTOGRAPHER.
CLARK KENT. NICE TO MEET YOU.
IT'S GOT EVERYTHING--SEX, VIOLENCE, THE ETHNIC ANGLE.
SO DOES A LADY WRESTLER WITH A FOREIGN ACCENT.
KENT, CAN YOU OPEN THIS?
OH, SURE, MR. WHITE.
THIS COULD BE A SERIES OF ARTICLES.
"MAKING SENSE OF SENSELESS KILLINGS."
WE GET PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIOLOGISTS--
LOIS, YOU'RE PUSHING A BUNCH
OF TABLOID GARBAGE.
THANK--I'M SORRY, MR. WHITE.
OLSEN! WHY AM I PAYING YOU $40 A WEEK
WHEN I SHOULD HAVE YOU ARRESTED FOR LOITERING?
GO GET MR. KENT A TOWEL.
RIGHT, CHIEF.
MAKE MINE BLACK AND NO SUGAR.
RIGHT, CHIEF.
AND DON'T CALL ME SUGAR!
RIGHT, CHI--SUGAR.
CHIEF WANTS COFFEE, NO SUGAR.
I'LL TAKE TEA WITH LEMON.
LOIS, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE KENT
TO MEET EVERYBODY?
INTRODUCE HIM AROUND.
HE'S STARTING HERE TODAY.
I'M GIVING HIM THE CITY BEAT.
CHIEF!
THAT'S MY BEAT!
LOIS, CLARK KENT MAY SEEM LIKE
JUST A MILD-MANNERED REPORTER,
BUT NOT ONLY DOES HE TREAT ME WITH RESPECT,
NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE
A SNAPPY PROSE STYLE,
BUT HE IS THE FASTEST TYPIST
I'VE EVER SEEN.
EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY.
HERE. YOU FORGOT MY ARTICLE.
OH, UM...
MR. WHITE, COULD YOU ARRANGE
FOR HALF MY SALARY
TO BE SENT TO THIS ADDRESS?
YOUR BOOKIE, RIGHT?
DON'T TELL ME--
HE SENDS A CHECK TO HIS GRAY-HAIRED MOTHER.
ACTUALLY, SHE'S SILVER-HAIRED.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. WHITE.
EXCUSE ME.
WELL.
ANY MORE AT HOME LIKE YOU?
UH, NOT REALLY, NO.
I DIDN'T THINK SO.
WELL, GET YOURSELF A DESK OVER HERE.
OVER HERE?
YEAH. THERE ARE SOME PAPERS IN A PILE--
OH, SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
HI. BILL FREES.
HI. CLARK KENT. VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
HERE'S YOUR TOWEL, MR. CLARK.
UM...KENT.
WHAT? KENT.
OH. CLARK KENT.
JIMMY OLSEN.
YEAH, I MET THIS REALLY GREAT GUY.
HEY, FABULOUS.
I MET HIM AT THIS DUDE RANCH.
OH, I GOT TO MAIL THESE LETTERS.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
OH, HI, CLARK.
HI, LOIS.
HOW WAS YOUR FIRST DAY?
THE HOURS WERE LONGER THAN I EXPECTED,
BUT MEETING YOU AND JIMMY OLSEN AND MR. WHITE,
ON THE WHOLE, I'D SAY IT'S BEEN SWELL.
SWELL?
YOU KNOW, CLARK,
THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE LEFT IN THE WORLD
WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT WORD.
WHAT WORD?
SWELL.
REALLY? I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF NATURAL.
OOH...I'M SORRY.
CLARK!
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, LOIS.
REX! SEE ANYTHING GOOD TODAY?
NOT UNTIL YOU CAME ALONG.
REX, THIS IS, UM...
CLARK KENT.
BYE.
UH...LOIS?
HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR COAT?
DO YOU LIKE MR. WHITE?
I THOUGHT HE WAS REALLY NICE.
HEY! COME HERE!
COME ON! GET IN HERE!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
DO WHAT HE SAYS.
GET IN HERE!
DON'T...DON'T DO ANYTHING.
WE'RE COMING.
EXCUSE ME.
GO ON, BACK THERE!
PLEASE DON'T POINT THAT AT ME, SIR.
YOU COULD HURT SOMEBODY WITH THAT.
OK, OK, HOLD IT THERE!
JUST A MINUTE, MISTER.
I REALIZE OF COURSE THAT TIMES ARE TOUGH,
BUT THIS ISN'T THE ANSWER.
YOU CAN'T SOLVE SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS WITH A GUN.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'LL TURN OVER A NEW LEAF.
SEE? HE DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO HURT ANYBODY.
RIGHT AFTER I RIP OFF THIS LADY'S PURSE.
OF COURSE.
COME ON, LADY, HAND IT OVER.
LOIS, MAYBE YOU BETTER...
LOIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AAH!
CLARK!
CLARK, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CLARK!
WHAT HAPPENED?
GOLLY! I GUESS I MUST HAVE FAINTED.
FAINTED?
YOU FAINTED?
SORRY.
SWELL.
REALLY, LOIS, SUPPOSING THAT MAN HAD SHOT YOU?
IS IT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE
OVER $10, 2 CREDIT CARDS,
A HAIRBRUSH, AND A LIPSTICK?
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
KNOW WHAT?
YOU JUST DESCIBED THE EXACT CONTENTS OF MY PURSE.
UM...WILD GUESS.
UH, TAXI!
HEY.
HI, OTIS.
[HONKS HORN]
SO WHAT'S HAPPENIN', PARTNER?
LOOK WHAT WE GOT.
LET'S TAKE HIM.
WAIT. MAYBE HE'LL LEAD US TO THE BIG MAN.
LEX LUTHOR?
YOU GOT IT, ARAMUS.
WE'LL MAKE CAPTAIN BY MIDNIGHT.
HEY, WHAT DO YOU READ?
XK 101 ROCKET TO BE USED.
HEY, MAC.
HEY, OTIS.
JUST GETTING THEDAILY PLANETHERE.
[BARKING]
DOWN, DOWN!
OK, OK, ALL RIGHT!
SEE, I'M PAYING HIM.
I GOT A PRETZEL, TOO.
THANKS, OTIS.
HOW MANY DID HE TAKE, SHUTZY?
THIS IS METROPOLIS 46. WE'RE ON FOOT.
OVER AND OUT.
LET'S GO.
P.A.: YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
THE METROPOLIS FLYER IS NOW READY FOR DEPARTURE
ON THE UPPER LEVEL, TRACK 6,
STOPPING AT NEW ROCHELLE...
HE'S GOING TO THE TRAIN PLATFORM.
I'M GOING AFTER HIM.
I'LL CALL FOR BACK-UP.
BE CAREFUL.
ALL RIGHT, ARAMUS.
NOW BOARDING ON THE LOWER LEVEL...
Man: 10 MINUTES, FOLKS.
COME ON. AIR-CONDITIONED CARS.
MOUNT VERNON, POUGHKEEPSIE.
BOARD NOW. ALL ABOARD. METROPOLIS TRANSPORTATION.
BUFFALO, SYRACUSE.
SMOKING CARS ARE FORWARD.
MOVE ALONG NOW.
LUGGAGE UP THE TOP.
SMOKING CARS FORWARD.
ALL ABOARD. BOARDING.
ARAMUS, ARAMUS, MAKE IT TRACK 22.
I SEEN HIM, AND I'M RIGHT ON HIM.
LOWER LEVEL. TRACK 22.
[TRAIN WHISTLE SOUNDS]
[BELL RINGING]
SO THAT'S IT!
IT'S AMAZING THAT BRAIN CAN GENERATE ENOUGH POWER
TO KEEP THOSE LEGS MOVING.
[WHISTLE SOUNDS]
AAH!
HARRY!
HARRY, WHERE ARE YOU?
HARRY!
OH, NO.
HARRY.
SICK!
YOU'RE REALLY SICK!
SICK, MISS TESCHMACHER?
SICK, WHEN I'M MERE DAYS FROM EXECUTING
THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY?
STEP AWAY FROM THAT, PLEASE.
HOW DO YOU CONGRATULATE
THE GREATEST CRIMINAL MIND OF OUR TIME?
DO YOU TELL ME THAT I'M BRILLIANT?
THAT WOULD BE TOO OBVIOUS, I GRANT YOU.
CHARISMATIC! FIENDISHLY GIFTED!
TRY TWISTED.
HA HA HA HA!
GET AWAY FROM THERE.
GET AWAY!
WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE
FOR THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY?
WHY DOES THE PHONE ALWAYS RING
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE BATHTUB?
WHY IS THE MOST BRILLIANTLY DIABOLICAL LEADER OF OUR TIME
SURROUNDING HIMSELF WITH TOTAL NINCOMPOOPS?
I'M BACK, MR. LUTHOR.
I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU.
YOU WERE FOLLOWED AGAIN.
IN SPITE OF THOSE CATLIKE REFLEXES.
MR. LUTHOR...
MR. LUTHOR, I'M SORRY.
OTIS, IS THAT THE NEWSPAPER I ASKED YOU TO GET ME?
YEAH.
WHY AM I NOT READING IT?
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GIVEN IT TO YOU YET?
RIGHT.
OH.
AT LAST IT'S OFFICIAL.
THANKS TO THE GENEROUS HELP
OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,
WE'LL BE INVOLVED
IN THE GREATEST REAL-ESTATE SWINDLE
OF ALL TIME.
WHAT IS THIS OBSESSION WITH REAL ESTATE?
WHEN I WAS 6, MY FATHER SAID TO ME--
GET OUT!
HA HA. BEFORE THAT, HE SAID, "SON...
"STOCKS RISE AND FALL,
"UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
"MAY COLLAPSE,
"PEOPLE ARE NO DAMN GOOD,
"BUT THEY'LL ALWAYS PAY THROUGH THE NOSE
"TO GET LAND.
REMEMBER," HE SAID--
LAND.
IT'S A PITY THAT HE DIDN'T SEE
FROM SUCH HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
HOW I'VE CREATED THIS EMPIRE.
AN EMPIRE...THIS?
HOW MANY GIRLS DO YOU KNOW WHO HAVE
A PARK AVENUE ADDRESS LIKE THIS ONE?
PARK AVENUE ADDRESS? 200 FEET BELOW?
DO YOU REALIZE
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SHELLING OUT UP THERE
FOR A FEW MISERABLE ROOMS?
WHAT MORE COULD ANYONE ASK?
OLSEN!
GET THIS LOCH NESS UPDATE RIGHT INTO COMPOSING.
THAT'S IT, ROTH. PUT IT TO BED.
WHY ARE YOU STANDING AROUND HERE?
I'M NOT, CH--
I WASN'T GOING TO SAY IT.
GO.
AH, THE SEX MANIAC PROFILE.
9 TO 5, IT'S A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER.
THERE'S NO "Z" IN BRASSIERE.
HEY, NICE JOB ON THAT UNION SCANDAL, KENT.
GOSH. THANKS, MR. WHITE.
UH...
OH, HI, CLARK. GOOD NIGHT.
LET ME CARRY THAT.
THANKS A LOT.
LOIS, HAVE YOU GOT A MINUTE?
UH...LOIS?
THESE TWO GO TO THE ADDRESSES ON THE ENVELOPE.
LOIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME?
I'M SORRY. I'M BOOKED.
AIR FORCE ONE IS LANDING AT THE AIRPORT.
I'LL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE YOU-KNOW-WHO
ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS.
DON'T YOU EVER LET UP?
WHY? I'VE SEEN HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES.
MY SISTER HAS THREE KIDS, TWO CATS, AND ONE MORTGAGE.
I'D GO BANANAS IN A WEEK.
CAN I TAKE YOU TO THE AIRPORT?
NOT UNLESS YOU CAN FLY.
UH, CLARK...LADIES.
SORRY.
LOIS, MAYBE WE COULD--
OH. HMM.
UM...
UH, LOIS?
WOULD YOU BE A PET AND MAIL THAT FOR ME?
SURE. UH... GOOD NIGHT.
OH!
UH, GOING DOWN, PLEASE?
GOING DOWN?
UH, GOING DOWN?
GOING UP, UP, UP!
GOOD NIGHT.
DAILY PLANETCOPTER ONE, THIS IS GROUND.
PLANET ONE. GO AHEAD.
WE HAVE MISS LANE HERE
FOR A RIDE TO METROPOLIS AIRPORT TO MEET AIR FORCE ONE.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY AND HAVE YOU IN SIGHT.
ROGER, PLANET ONE. YOU'RE CLEARED TO LAND.
WIND, 0-2-0 AT 1-5, GUSTING.
ROGER, OVER AND OUT.
MALFUNCTION! CAN'T GET LIFTOFF!
WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SET IT DOWN!
WE'VE LOST ROTOR CONTROL! I CAN'T HOLD IT!
AAH!
OH!
I CAN'T HOLD IT!
HE'S LOST IT! HE'S LOST IT!
AAH!
WAKE UP!
OH, HELP!
HELP!
OH! OH!
UH!
[SIRENS]
STEP BACK, FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT! LET'S GET BACK!
AAH! AAH!
BRING THE CANVAS OVER HERE!
SEE THE HELICOPTER UP THERE?
HELP ME!
AAH!
[SIRENS]
MOVE BACK. LET THE AMBULANCE THROUGH.
LET THESE FIREMEN GET IN HERE.
HELP ME!
OH!
AAH!
GET BACK!
AAH!
COME ON. GET OFF THE STREET!
GET BACK! MOVE IT!
LET THE FIREMEN THROUGH!
BOYS, COME ON NOW. MAKE A LINE!
MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET!
COME ON! GET ALONG!
GET AWAY FROM THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
HOLD THESE CROWDS BACK.
AAH!
HELP ME!
AAH!
SAY, JIM!
EXCUSE ME.
THAT'S A BAD OUTFIT! WHOO!
BRESSLAW, MOVE THESE PEOPLE OUT.
UH!
AAH!
LOOK UP THERE!
WHAT THE HELL'S THAT?
EASY, MISS. I'VE GOT YOU.
YOU--YOU'VE GOT ME?
WHO'S GOT YOU?
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. HE GOT HER.
OH!
GENTLEMEN, THIS MAN NEEDS HELP.
I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS LITTLE INCIDENT
HASN'T PUT YOU OFF FLYING, MISS.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, OF COURSE,
IT'S STILL THE SAFEST WAY TO TRAVEL.
RIGHT.
WAIT!
WHOAREYOU?
A FRIEND.
BYE.
HI, THERE. SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELEVATOR?
AAH!
GOING DOWN?
AAH!
NAH.
OFFICER.
AH, GOOD EVENING, OFFICER...MOONEY.
WELL, THEY SAY CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL.
I'D LISTEN TO THIS MAN.
TAKE HIM AWAY.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[GUNFIRE]
[SIREN]
COME ON! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
MOVE YOUR ASS! COME ON, COME ON!
OK, LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
DROP YOUR WEAPONS!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
OK, FREEZE, YOU TURKEYS!
OK! DON'T SHOOT!
BAD VIBRATIONS?
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
I SWEAR, FLYING.
WITH A BIG RED CAPE AND RED BOOTS.
WATCH THE DESK.
HE FLEW UP IN THE AIR LIKE A BIG BLUE BIRD.
A BIG BLUE BIRD WITH RED BOOTS.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE NIGHT OFF
AND GO BACK TO MURPHY'S BAR?
I'LL MEET YOU THERE MYSELF.
[SIREN]
MOONEY...
THE FIRST BOTTLE'S ON ME.
I'LL GET MY HAT.
HEY, FRISKY. WILL YOU COME DOWN FROM THERE?
HI. I'LL GET HIM.
COME ON. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU GO, MISS.
GEE, THANKS, MISTER.
WELL...
GOOD-BYE, FRISKY. SO LONG, NOW.
BYE.
BYE!
MOMMY, FRISKY WAS STUCK IN THE TREE!
THIS MAN SWOOPED OUT OF THE SKY
AND GAVE HIM TO ME!
HAVEN'T I TOLD YOU TO STOP TELLING LIES?
METROPOLIS AIRPORT, THIS IS AIR FORCE ONE.
COULD WE HAVE THE LATEST WEATHER REPORT?
METROPOLIS, CURRENTLY, CEILING 500 AND OVERCAST.
700 BROKEN VISIBILITY 1. WIND 2-4-0 AT 2-5.
ROGER.
WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO GOOD.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
WE LOST POWER IN NUMBER ONE!
WE LOST THE WHOLE ENGINE!
BRING UP 2 AND 3!
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PRESSURE!
MAYDAY, METROPOLIS TOWER! AIR FORCE ONE.
WE HAVE LOST PORT OUTBOARD ENGINE
AND PART OF WING.
REQUEST EMERGENCY LANDING.
WHAT'S THE POSITION?
10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF METROPOLIS AIRPORT.
THE PRESIDENT'S ON BOARD!
THAT'S 10 MILES SOUTHWEST METROPOLIS AIRPORT.
HEADING 3-0-5. HEIGHT, 6,000 FEET.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? WE GOT OUR ENGINE BACK?
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
FLY. DON'T LOOK. JUST FLY.
WE GOT...SOMETHING.
I AIN'T SAYIN' WHAT IT IS.
JUST TRUST ME.
Jor-el: YOU ENJOYED IT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, FATHER.
I'M AFRAID I JUST GOT CARRIED AWAY.
I ANTICIPATED THIS, MY SON.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED...
HOW GOOD IT FELT?
YOU ARE REVEALED TO THE WORLD.
VERY WELL.
SO BE IT.
BUT YOU STILL MUST KEEP YOUR SECRET IDENTITY.
WHY?
THE REASONS ARE 2--
FIRST, YOU CANNOT SERVE HUMANITY
28 HOURS A DAY.
24.
OR 24...
AS IT IS IN EARTH NOW.
YOUR HELP WILL BE CALLED FOR ENDLESSLY,
EVEN FOR THOSE TASKS
WHICH HUMAN BEINGS CAN SOLVE FOR THEMSELVES
BECAUSE THEY'RE HAPPY TO ABUSE THEIR RESOURCES
IN SUCH A WAY.
AND SECONDLY?
SECOND,
YOUR ENEMIES WILL DISCOVER
THEIR ONLY WAY TO HURT YOU--
BY HURTING THE PEOPLE YOU CARE FOR.
THANK YOU, FATHER.
LASTLY...
DO NOT PUNISH YOURSELF
FOR YOUR FEELINGS OF VANITY.
SIMPLY LEARN TO CONTROL THEM.
THIS IS AN AFFLICTION COMMON TO ALL,
EVEN ON KRYPTON.
OUR DESTRUCTION COULD'VE BEEN AVOIDED,
BUT FOR THE VANITY OF SOME WHO CONSIDER US
INDESTRUCTIBLE.
WERE IT NOT FOR VANITY, WHY...
AT THIS VERY MOMENT...
I COULD EMBRACE YOU IN MY ARMS.
MY SON.
REPORTS ARE COMING IN
OF A MIRACULOUS SAVING OF AIR FORCE ONE...
A BURGLAR WAS APPREHENDED...
...IN RESCUING MISS LOIS LANE,
REPORTER ON THEDAILY PLANET,
WITH ONE HAND,
AND A CRASHED HELICOPTER WITH THE OTHER.
[BROADCASTS CONTINUE]
YEAH, THAT'LL BE THE DAY, HUH?
THAT'LL BE THE DAY WHEN A GUY CAN FLY, HUH?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
YEAH.
...SOME SORT OF FANTASTIC HOAX.
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS ANYBODY'S.
MIRACLE OR FRAUD?
MISS TESCHMACHER!
TURN IT OFF!
LEX!
WHAT'S THE STORY ON THIS GUY?
IS HE THE GENUINE ARTICLE?
IF HE IS, HE'S NOT FROM THIS WORLD.
I'M THE ONLY HUMAN
WHO COULD PERPETRATE SUCH A FANTASTIC HOAX.
UH!
OTIS!
MY ROBE!
RIGHT AWAY, MR. LUTHOR.
IT ALL FITS SOMEHOW,
HIS COMING HERE TO METROPOLIS,
AND AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME.
THERE'S KIND OF A CRUEL JUSTICE ABOUT IT.
TO COMMIT THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY,
A MAN WOULD WANT TO FACE THE CHALLENGE OF THE CENTURY.
MAYBE THIS GUY THAT FLIES
IS JUST PASSING THROUGH.
PASSING THROUGH?
NOT ON YOUR LIFE, OTIS--
WHICH I WOULD GLADLY SACRIFICE
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF DESTROYING
EVERYTHING THAT HE REPRESENTS.
AND OTIS, BY THE WAY...
NEXT TIME, PUT MY ROBE ON
AFTERI'M OUT OF THE POOL.
NOW LOOK! THE POST--"IT FLIES!"
THE NEWS-- "LOOK MA, NO WIRES."
THE TIMES--"BLUE BOMB BUZZES METROPOLIS."
WE'RE SITTING ON THE STORY OF THE CENTURY.
I WANT THE NAME OF THIS FLYING WHATCHAMACALLIT
TO GO WITH THEDAILY PLANET LIKE BACON AND EGGS,
FRANKS AND BEANS,
DEATH AND TAXES, POLITICS AND CORRUPTION!
HE WOULDN'T LEND HIMSELF TO CHEAP PROMOTION SCHEMES.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?
UM...UH...
JUST A FIRST IMPRESSION.