JUST A FIRST IMPRESSION.
WHO'S TALKING CHEAP?
I'LL MAKE HIM A PARTNER IF I HAVE TO--RIGHT?
RIGHT, CHIEF.
I WANT THE REAL STORY!
I WANT THE INSIDE DOPE ON THIS GUY.
HAS HE GOT A FAMILY? WHERE DOES HE LIVE?
A FRIEND?
TONY, WHO IS HE?
MIKE, WHAT'S HIS NAME?
HAS HE GOT BATTERIES UNDER HIS CAPE?
WHY DID HE SHOW UP LAST NIGHT?
WHERE DOES HE COME FROM? DOES HE HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
WHAT'S HIS FAVORITE BALL TEAM, KENT?
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, BOYS AND GIRLS.
WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU GETS IT OUT OF HIM
WILL HAVE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT INTERVIEW
SINCE GOD TALKED TO MOSES.
WHAT ARE YOU STANDING AROUND ABOUT FOR?
MOVE!
GET ON THAT STORY!
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
8:00, HE SAYS. 8:00.
SOME FRIEND.
THE STORY OF MY LIFE.
CINDERELLA BITES THE DUST.
GOOD EVENING, MISS LANE.
UH...HI.
DID YOU HAVE PLANS THIS EVENING?
OH... THIS OLD THING? NO.
I'LL COME BACK LATER.
DON'T MOVE!
UM...
UM...ER... SURE, YOU CAN MOVE.
JUST DON'T FLY AWAY, ALL RIGHT?
SORRY TO DROP IN ON YOU LIKE THIS,
BUT THERE MUST BE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ME
THAT PEOPLE WANT ANSWERED.
OF COURSE, YES. UH...
YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T SMOKE, MISS LANE.
DON'T TELL ME. LUNG CANCER, RIGHT?
WELL, NOT YET. THANK GOODNESS.
WOULD YOU LIKE A GLASS OF WINE?
I NEVER DRINK WHEN I FLY.
NICE PLACE.
OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM, SHOULD WE GET STARTED WITH THE INTERVIEW?
OH.
THANK YOU.
WELL, UH, LET'S START
WITH YOUR VITAL STATISTICS.
ARE YOU MARRIED?
UH, NO. NO, I'M NOT.
DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
NO, BUT IF I DID, MISS LANE,
YOU'D BE THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
UM, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
OVER 21.
I GET IT.
DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.
HOW BIG-- HOW TALL ARE YOU?
UH, ABOUT 6'4".
AND HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH?
AROUND 225.
225?
HMM.
WELL, UM, I ASSUME THEN THAT...
THE REST OF YOUR BODILY FUNCTIONS ARE...
NORMAL?
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
WELL, PUTTING IT DELICATELY...
DO YOU...
EAT?
YES. YES, I DO. WHEN I'M HUNGRY.
YOU DO. OF COURSE YOU DO!
WELL. WELL, THEN,
IS IT TRUE
THAT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH ANYTHING?
YES, I CAN. WELL, PRETTY MUCH.
AND YOU'RE TOTALLY IMPERVIOUS TO PAIN?
WELL, SO FAR.
WHAT COLOR UNDERWEAR AM I WEARING?
HMM.
OH, I'M SORRY. I EMBARRASSED YOU, DIDN'T I?
OH, NO.
NOT AT ALL. THIS PLANTER MUST BE MADE OF LEAD.
SO?
I, UH, SORT OF HAVE A PROBLEM SEEING THROUGH LEAD.
OH, THAT'S INTERESTING.
"PROBLEMS SEEING THROUGH LEAD..."
UH, DO YOU HAVE A FIRST NAME?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, LIKE RALPH OR SOMETHING?
PINK.
I'M SORRY, MISS LANE,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO EMBARRASS YOU.
OH! YOU DIDN'T EMBARRASS ME.
WHAT'S YOUR BACKGROUND? WHERE DO YOU HAIL FROM?
WELL, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN, ACTUALLY.
YOU SEE, I'M FROM, UM...
WELL, PRETTY FAR AWAY.
ANOTHER GALAXY, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
I COME FROM A PLANET CALLED KRYPTON.
HUH?
KRYPTON.
OH, KRYPTON! WITH A C-R-I?
NO, ACTUALLY, IT'S KRYPTON WITH A K-R-Y-P-T-O-N.
K-R-Y...
DO YOU LIKE PINK?
I LIKE PINK VERY MUCH, LOIS.
WHY ARE YOU...
I'M SORRY?
WHY ARE YOU HERE? THERE MUST BE A REASON.
I'M HERE TO FIGHT
FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY.
YOU'LL BE FIGHTING
EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THIS COUNTRY!
YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
LOIS?
I NEVER LIE.
UM...
UH, JUST HOW FAST DO YOU FLY, BY THE WAY?
I DON'T KNOW, REALLY.
NO ONE ACTUALLY BOTHERED TO TIME ME.
NO?
SAY, WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT?
HOW DO YOU PROPOSE WE DO THAT?
TAKE A RIDE WITH ME?
YOU MEAN I CAN FLY?
I'D BE HANDLING THE FLYING.
THIS IS UTTERLY FANTASTIC.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
SURE. DON'T YOU WANT TO GO?
YOU DON'T NEED THESE.
I NEED A SWEATER. IT MUST BE KIND OF COLD.
YOU'LL BE WARM ENOUGH.
READY?
CLARK...
SAID THAT YOU'RE JUST A FIGMENT OF SOMEBODY'S IMAGINATION,
LIKE PETER PAN.
CLARK...WHO'S THAT, YOUR BOYFRIEND?
HUH? OH, CLARK. HE'S NOTHING.
PETER PAN, HUH?
UH-HUH.
PETER PAN FLEW WITH CHILDREN, LOIS,
IN A FAIRY TALE.
AH!
UH!
OH!
AAH!
Lois: CAN YOU READ MY MIND?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO TO ME?
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
JUST A FRIEND FROM ANOTHER STAR.
HERE I AM LIKE A KID OUT OF SCHOOL,
HOLDING HANDS WITH A GOD.
I'M A FOOL.
WILL YOU LOOK AT ME?
QUIVERING.
LIKE A LITTLE GIRL, SHIVERING.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME.
CAN YOU READ MY MIND?
CAN YOU PICTURE THE THINGS I'M THINKING OF?
WONDERING WHY YOU ARE...
ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU ARE.
YOU CAN FLY!
YOU BELONG IN THE SKY.
YOU AND I...
COULD BELONG TO EACH OTHER.
IF YOU NEED A FRIEND...
I'M THE ONE TO FLY TO.
IF YOU NEED TO BE LOVED...
HERE I AM.
READ MY MIND.
OH, WE FORGOT TO TIME OURSELVES.
UH-HUH.
WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME.
OH!
YOU OK?
UH-HUH.
WELL, GOOD NIGHT.
OH, GOOD NIGHT!
WHAT A SUPER MAN.
SUPERMAN.
LOIS!
LOIS?
ANYBODY HOME?
[KNOCKING]
HELLO?
LOIS?
[KNOCKING]
HI. CAN I COME IN?
OH, YEAH.
LOIS, FOR GOODNESS SAKE,
DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING?
UH-HUH.
WE DID HAVE A DATE TONIGHT, REMEMBER?
OH.
LOIS, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, UH...
HMM?
OH, NO.
I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT. LET'S PUSH OFF, SHALL WE?
I'D BETTER GET A COAT.
IT MIGHT BE KIND OF COLD OUT THERE.
I NEED A PURSE.
I HAVE TO FIX MY HAIR.
[IN SUPERMAN'S VOICE] LOIS...
THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
I'M REALLY--
UM...
[IN CLARK'S VOICE] I MEAN, I WAS, AT FIRST,
REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT TONIGHT.
THEN I DECIDED TO SHOW YOU THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S CLARK, NICE.
I THOUGHT WE COULD GO FOR A HAMBURGER.
NOW, THEN,
GIVEN THE EXACT LOCATION
OF THE GALAXY HE MENTIONS
AND THE PROXIMITY
TO OUR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM...
IT'S AMAZING.
AMAZING!
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
HE'S 6'4", HAS BLACK HAIR, BLUE EYES,
DOESN'T DRINK, DOESN'T SMOKE,
AND TELLS THE TRUTH.
MISS TESCHMACHER,
PEOPLE CAN READ WAR AND PEACE
AND THINK IT'S A SIMPLE ADVENTURE STORY.
OTHERS READ A GUM WRAPPER
AND UNLOCK SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.
LEX, WHAT HAS CHEWING GUM GOT TO DO
WITH SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE?
RIGHT. RIGHT, MISS TESCHMACHER.
"N"..."N".
"M"! YOU WANT "M", MR. LUTHOR?
SO, THERE YOU GO, "M".
"M" AS IN MORON, OTIS? NO, IT'S "N"!
AS IN NEANDERTHAL, NINCOMPOOP, NITWIT!
AND "L" AS IN LADDER!
LADDER, MR. LUTHOR.
COMING RIGHT UP.
I'M SORRY, MR. LUTHOR.
OOH!
IN THE INTERVIEW,
HE SAYS THAT THE PLANET KRYPTON...
OOH!
EXPLODED IN 1948.
THAT RIDICULOUS LITTLE FREAK
TOOK 3 YEARS IN A ROCKET SHIP
TO GET TO EARTH.
ERGO...
ERGO...1948, 3 YEARS...
HE'S 6'4", YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU KNOW WHY THE NUMBER 200 IS SO VITALLY DESCRIPTIVE
FOR BOTH YOU AND ME?
IT'S YOUR WEIGHT AND MY IQ.
THINK, PEOPLE, THINK!
DEDUCTIVE REASONING, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME.
FRAGMENTS FROM THE PLANET KRYPTON
EXPLODED AND WENT INTO OUTER SPACE.
IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME
SOME OF THOSE PARTICLES OF DEBRIS DRIFTED TO EARTH.
METEORITES!
JAWOHL.
VOILA!
VOILA.
A METEORITE FOUND IN ADDIS ABABA?
I KNOW I'LL GET RAPPED IN THE MOUTH FOR THIS,
BUT SO WHAT?
YOU MEAN, TO US THEY'RE JUST METEORITES.
FAIR ENOUGH.
BUT THE LEVEL OF SPECIFIC RADIOACTIVITY IS SO HIGH
TO ANYONE FROM THE PLANET KRYPTON,
THIS SUBSTANCE IS LETHAL!
WAIT A MINUTE, MR. LUTHOR.
YOU MEAN FIRE AND BULLETS CAN'T HURT THIS GUY,
BUT THIS STUFF HERE WILL KILL HIM?
OH!
DOESN'T IT GIVE YOU
A SHUDDER OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH YOU
TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ME?
NOT LIKE THE SHUDDER YOU'LL GET
WHEN YOU TRY LAYING THAT ROCK ON HIM.
HE CAN SEE YOU COMING FROM MILES
WITH THOSE SUPER PEEPERS OF HIS.
OH, LORD, YOU GAVE THEM EYES, BUT THEY CANNOT SEE,
NOR CAN SUPERMAN, THROUGH LEAD.
HE CAN'T SEE THROUGH LEAD.
AND KRYPTONITE WILL DESTROY HIM.
ANY QUESTIONS, CLASS?
I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE WEARING IN ADDIS ABABA.
LOOKS LIKE A BURNOOSE. IT'S JUST A WRAPAROUND.
ARE WE GOING TO ADDIS ABABA, MR. LUTHOR?
MOTHER BIRD TO MISSILE CONVOY. OVER.
MISSILE CONVOY TO MOTHER BIRD. GO AHEAD.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. SEE YOU AT BASE.
OVER AND OUT.
ROGER. OVER AND OUT.
[BEEPING]
CAPTAIN, OVER HERE.
LOOKS PRETTY BAD.
DO YOU THINK SHE'S DEAD?
BETTER CHECK HER PULSE.
GET AN AMBULANCE DOWN HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THIS CONVOY UP.
SHE'S HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING, SIR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I SUGGEST VIGOROUS CHEST MASSAGE.
THAT DOESN'T WORK, MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.
YES, SIR!
I WON'T HAVE MY MEN DOING ANYTHING
I WOULDN'T BE PREPARED TO DO MYSELF.
GET AN AMBULANCE.
ALL RIGHT, MEN. GATHER AROUND.
ABOUT FACE!
[SIREN]
HI.
SOMEBODY HURT?
HA HA!
OH! I DID IT!
I DID IT, MR. LUTHOR.
I DID IT JUST LIKE YOU TOLD ME.
ALL RIGHT, OTIS. ALL RIGHT.
IT ISN'T THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU, BUT...
I DON'T TRUST YOU, OTIS.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
WELL, I SET THE FIRST DIRECTIONAL VECTOR
TO, UH, 38,
THE SECOND ONE TO 67,
AND THE THIRD ONE TO 117.
WHAT ABOUT THE FOURTH ONE?
WHAT FOURTH ONE?
WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
THE THIRD ONE TO 117?
YES. SEE? I WROTE IT DOWN.
OTIS. OTIS!
THE THIRD ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 11
AND THE FOURTH ONE 7!
WELL, GEE, MR. LUTHOR.
I GUESS MY ARM WASN'T LONG ENOUGH, SEE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE A LONG ARM?
OTIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
A VERY, VERY LONG ARM?
OH, NO, MR. LUTHOR!
OTIS!
[HORN HONKS]
GET IT RIGHT, WILL YOU?
YES, MR. LUTHOR.
[HONK HONK]
DIDN'T YOU SAY THIS ROAD WAS BLOCKED OFF?
JABLONSKI, DIDN'T YOU TELL--
I ASKEDYOU!
ALL RIGHT, FOLLOW ME.
FOLLOW ME, MEN.
BACK THAT THING OFF THE ROAD.
OFF THE ROAD!
GET BACK INTO THAT THING
AND GET IT OFF THE ROAD.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO--
HECK OF A DAY, ISN'T IT?
WE WERE LOOKING FOR ROUTE 12.
THAT'S BACK THERE, ISN'T IT?
IT'S UP THERE.
SERGEANT, UH...
I'M A LIEUTENANT, A NAVAL OFFICER.
SHUT UP!
THIS MAN IS A DIABETIC.
MY NEWSPAPER, THEDAILY PLANET,
IS VERY INTERESTED IN THAT DAM,
BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS WHY YOU'D SELL OUT
TO A PERSON YOU'VE NEVER MET--
YEAH!
AT THE STUPID HIGH PRICE HE OFFERED
FOR THIS WORTHLESS PIECE OF DESERT,
I HOPE IT'S CUSTER.
PERFECT. THAT'S JUST WHAT I NEED.
THANKS.
REPORTING LIVE FROM THE LAUNCH SITE,
GROUND ZERO.
WELL, TODAY MARKS A HISTORIC OCCASION.
2 XK 101 ROCKETS WILL BE LAUNCHED SIMULTANEOUSLY,
ONE BY THE ARMY AND ONE BY THE NAVY.
HI, EVERYBODY. HAS ANYBODY SEEN LOIS?
NO, BUT THE CHIEF WANTS TO SEE YOU.
YOU'RE BLOCKING THE SET, CLARK.
OOPS, SORRY, GIL.
HOW'S JUDY TODAY? OK?
GOOD.
EXCUSE ME. MR. WHITE?
HAVE YOU SEEN LOIS ANYWHERE TODAY?
SHE'S OUT WEST LOOKING INTO A LAND FRAUD DEAL.
SENT YOUNG OLSEN WITH HER ON HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT.
SOME UNIDENTIFIED CLOWN IS BUYING
ACRES OF WORTHLESS DESERT AT INCREDIBLE PRICES.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
THE WORLD DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
LOOK AT THIS DISPATCH FROM ADDIS ABABA.
PEOPLE BREAK INTO A MUSEUM, KILL 2 PEOPLE,
AND TAKE A WORTHLESS PIECE OF METEORITE.
HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?
I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
VIOLENCE IN ANY FORM.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS NEWS GAME 40 YEARS, MAN AND BOY.
I GOT WHERE I AM WITH GUTS, COMPASSION, ELBOW GREASE,
AND SOMETHING YOU'RE SADLY LACKING IN, SON.
HUMILITY?
NO, NOT HUMILITY. YOU'VE GOT BAGS OF HUMILITY.
AGGRESSION, CONFIDENCE, THAT'S THE TICKET.
TAKE CHARGE! LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND]
[WOOF! WOOF!]
THIS IS LEX LUTHOR.
YOU'RE THE ONLY THING WITH LESS THAN 4 LEGS
THAT CAN HEAR THIS FREQUENCY, SUPERMAN.
IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES,
A POISON GAS PELLET CONTAINING PROPANE LITHIUM COMPOUND
WILL BE RELEASED THROUGH AIR DUCTS IN THE CITY,
EFFECTIVELY ANNIHILATING HALF OF METROPOLIS' POPULATION.
I WAS A REPORTER BEFORE MY FRIENDS WERE COPY BOYS.
HAVE LOIS INTRODUCE YOU TO SUPERMAN.
FIND OUT WHO HE IS, WHAT'S HE LIKE.
WHERE'D HE GET THAT BLUE SUIT?
DID HE HAVE IT MADE?
IS IT SILK? IS IT PLASTIC?
Luthor: I KNOW IT ALL SEEMS A BIT MUCH,
BUT HOW ELSE WAS I GOING TO MEET YOU?
I KNEW YOU'D NEVER ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO TEA.
BUT A DISASTER WITH PEOPLE IN DANGER,
I JUST KNEW YOU COULDN'T RESIST
THE CHANCE TO SORT OF PITCH IN.
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT'S SUPERMAN!
OH, LOOK! IT'S SUPERMAN!
OH, WOW! LOOK AT HIM!
Luthor: THERE'S A STRONG STREAK
OF GOOD IN YOU, SUPERMAN,
BUT THEN, NOBODY'S PERFECT.
ALMOST NOBODY.
WHAT THE--
SUPERMAN! GEE!
STAND BACK, PLEASE. NOTHING TO GET WORRIED ABOUT.
DON'T SIT THERE, YOU NUMSKULL!
LOOK AT THAT OVERGROWN BOY SCOUT.
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.
CUTENESS,
DIMPLES.
YOU LIKE CUTENESS, HUH?
DIMPLES?
I'LL GIVE YOU DIMPLES.
THE PRESSURE'S STILL ON YOU, SUPERMAN.
YOU WHAT THEY SAY-- IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT,
GET OUT OF THE TUNNEL.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, SUPERMAN.
WHY DON'T YOU DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND FREEZE?
GOD.
GOOD.
I THINK HE'S COMING.
HE'S DEFINITELY COMING, MR. LUTHOR.
IT'S OPEN. COME IN.
MY ATTORNEY WILL CONTACT YOU
ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR.
OTIS, TAKE THE GENTLEMAN'S CAPE.
I DON'T THINK HE WANTS ME TO, MR. LUTHOR.
WHERE'S THE GAS PELLET?
SOMEWHERE.
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, ACTUALLY.
LITTLE IDEA I WAS TOYING WITH.
IS THAT HOW A WARPED BRAIN LIKE YOURS GETS ITS KICKS?
BY PLANNING THE DEATH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE?
NO, BYCAUSINGTHE DEATH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE.
FIRE.
NAVY BIRD...
WE HAVE A GOOD LAUNCH, NAVY MISSILE.
XK 101...XK 101...
ANGLE OF ATTACK IS PERFECT.
CLIMBING FAST.
HYDRAULICS, PURE FUNCTION.
AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW,
I AM VERY HEAVY INTO REAL ESTATE.
IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY IN THAT GAME,
YOU HAVE TO BUY FOR A LITTLE
AND SELL FOR A LOT.
SO, THE PROBLEM--
HOW TO MAKE THE LAND MORE VALUABLE
BETWEEN THE TIME YOU BUY IT
AND THE TIME YOU SELL IT.
THIS IS CALIFORNIA,
THE RICHEST STATE IN THE UNION.
I DON'T NEED A GEOGRAPHY LESSON, LUTHOR.
YOU'VE BEEN THERE. YOU GET AROUND.
WHERE WAS I?
CALIFORNIA.
THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT.
MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF IT?
THE JOINING TOGETHER OF 2 LAND MASSES.
THE FAULT LINE IS SHIFTING,
WHICH IS WHY YOU GET EARTHQUAKES.
WONDERFUL!
COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF.
EVERYTHING WEST OF THIS LINE
IS THE RICHEST REAL ESTATE IN THE WORLD--
SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO.
EVERYTHING ON THIS SIDE
IS JUST HUNDREDS OF MILES
OF WORTHLESS DESERT LAND
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE OWNED BY...
LEX LUTHOR, INCORPORATED.
NOW, CALL ME FOOLISH,
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE...
IT OCCURS TO ME THAT A 500-MEGATON BOMB
PLANTED AT JUST THE PROPER POINT,
WOULD, UH...
WOULD DESTROY MOST OF CALIFORNIA.
MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WOULD BE KILLED.
THE WEST COAST AS WE KNOW IT WOULD--
FALL INTO THE SEA.
BYE-BYE, CALIFORNIA.
HELLO, NEW WEST COAST.
MY WEST COAST.
COSTA DEL LEX, LUTHORVILLE,
MARINA DEL LEX, OTISBURG.
OTISBURG?
MISS TESCHMACHER,
SHE'S GOT HER OWN PLACE.
OTISBURG?
IT'S A LITTLE, BITTY PLACE.
OTISBURG?
I'LL JUST WIPE IT OFF.
YOU'RE A DREAMER, LEX LUTHOR--
A SICK, TWISTED DREAMER.
YOUR PLAN COULDN'T WORK.
THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS--
ADJUSTING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MISSILE,
FINDING THE OPTIMUM STRESS POINT
FOR THE FAULT LINE ITSELF--
WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS TARGET ZERO,
RIGHT HERE.
OOH!
[HUMS]
[ALARM SOUNDS]
ARMY BIRD...
WHAT?
ARMY BIRDS HAVE VARIED THEIR COURSE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, LIEUTENANT?
TRAJECTORY MALFUNCTION, SIR.
WE HAVE INITIAL FAILURE.
THEN ABORT!
DESTRUCTION AND ABORT.
ALL COUNTERCONTROL UNITS, REMOTE PRESSURE TO MAXIMUM.
ABORT MISSION.
FUNCTION NEGATIVE, SIR!
CAN'T YOU KNOCK THEM DOWN?
ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE, SIR.
THEY HAVE THE NEW P-20 AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.
GET ME THE PENTAGON.
...POSSIBLE RE-ENTRY OF ROCKETS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, SUPE, BABY?
INTERESTING?
YOUR THEORY'S QUITE IMPRESSIVE, LUTHOR.
OTIS, WOULD YOU GO TO THE VIEWING ROOM?
BUT AS FOR THE REST,
IT'S NOTHING BUT A SICK FANTASY.
FANTASY?
NO. NO. IT'S HISTORY.
IT'S HAPPENING, SUPERMAN.
MISS TESCHMACHER!
YES, LEX?
WHERE'S THE ROCKET NOW?
IT'S GOING LIKE A BAT OVER THE GRAND CANYON.
SO'S THE OTHER ONE.
THE OTHER ONE?
THERE'S 2 OF THEM?
[SNAP]
YES, SUPERMAN. DOUBLE JEOPARDY.
EVEN YOU WITH YOUR GREAT SPEED
COULDN'T STOP BOTH OF THEM.
I COULD STOP THEM WITH MY DETONATOR.
ALL RIGHT, LUTHOR. WHERE IS IT?
WHERE'S THE DETONATOR?
YOU DISEASED MANIAC!
DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU COULD HIDE IT FROM ME
BY ENCASING IT IN LEAD?
WHOA!
I'LL MOLD THIS BOX INTO YOUR PRISON BARS.
DON'T TOUCH THAT!
I TOLD YOU.
IT'S KRYPTONITE, SUPERMAN.
A SOUVENIR FROM THE HOMETOWN.
I'VE SPARED NO EXPENSE
TO MAKE YOU FEEL RIGHT AT HOME.
YOU WERE GREAT IN YOUR DAY, SUPERMAN.
BUT IT JUST STANDS TO REASON,
WHEN IT CAME TIME TO CASH IN YOUR CHIPS,
THIS OLD DISEASED MANIAC WOULD BE YOUR BANKER.
MIND OVER MUSCLE.
YOU DON'T EVEN CARE
WHERE THE OTHER MISSILE'S HEADED, DO YOU?
CERTAINLY I DO.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S HEADED.
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY.
OHH!
HEH HEH HEH.
I HAVE TO LEAVE. NO HARD FEELINGS.
WE ALL HAVE OUR FAULTS.
MINE'S IN CALIFORNIA.
LEX, MY MOTHER LIVES IN HACKENSACK.
MISS TESCHMACHER!
Radio: NAVY BIRD LEVELING OFF.
ARMY BIRD, WE ARE HOLDING FOR OUR RADAR CONTACT.
...LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT, EASTERLY DIRECTION.
RADAR CHANGE ANTICIPATED.
OTIS.
UHH! UHH!
MISS TESCHMACHER...
PLEASE, YOU CAN'T...
YOU CAN'T JUST STAND THERE.
SHH!
YOU CAN'T JUST STAND THERE
AND LET MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE.
MAYBE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE HELP ME SAVE THEM!
IF I HELP YOU,
DO YOU PROMISE TO SAVE MY MOTHER FIRST?
BUT LOIS AND JIMMY...
MY MOTHER COMES FIRST!
IF YOU PROMISE ME, I'D BELIEVE YOU
BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH.
I--I PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
UHH!
WHY--WHY DID YOU KISS ME FIRST?
IT--I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D LET ME LATER.
THANK YOU, MISS TESCHMACHER.
WHY IS IT I CAN'T GET IT ON WITH THE GOOD GUYS?
STAND ASIDE NOW.
I WOULDN'T STAY HERE, EITHER.
ARMY BIRD HEADING DUE EAST.
NAVY BIRD HEADING DUE WEST.
LOSING RADAR CONTACT.
NEXT RADAR CONTACT, 3 SECONDS.
...BOTH BIRDS.
ARMY BIRD STILL HEADED EAST, SIR.
NAVY BIRD HEADING 2.7.
ARMY BIRD LAUNCHING INTO SPACE.
ARMY BIRD GAINING ALTITUDE.
MISS TESCHMACHER.
RADAR CONTACT STRONG. RADAR CONTACT STRONG.
MISS TESCHMACHER!
NAVY BIRD, SAN ANDREAS AREA.
15 SECONDS TO IMPACT. HEADING DOWN.
15 SECONDS TO IMPACT.
15 SECONDS, AND COUNTING.
Radio: ?? ...GIVE A LITTLE BIT ??
?? GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF MY LIFE FOR YOU ??
[HONK HONK]
IMPACT...SAN ANDREAS.
[GLASS BREAKS]
OH!
HUH!
Radio: A MILITARY MISSILE HAS EXPLODED
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION
HAS ACTIVATED THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT.
CALIFORNIA IS SUFFERING A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.
[RUMBLING]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SOMETHING WRONG?
[HONK]
AAH! AAH!
[SCREAMING]
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S A QUAKE. LOOK!
[TIRES SQUEAL]
WE'RE GOING TO CRASH!
HOLD ON!
AAH!
GET TO THE BACK OF THE BUS!
AAH!
UHH! UHH!
AAH!
OH! OH!
OK, KIDS. IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW!
HEY! IT'S SUPERMAN!
HOLY MACKEREL!
WE'RE GOING OFF THE TRACKS!
HANG ON!
CAN'T HOLD HER!
[RUMBLING]
[ALARM SOUNDS]
P.A.: ALL PERSONNEL EVACUATE THE DAM.
ALL PERSONNEL EVACUATE THE DAM.
AAH!
Man: WATCH THAT CABLE!
UH! AH!
SOMEONE TRY AND PULL THE MAIN!
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! IT'S RED HOT!
AAH!
GENTLEMEN, IS THAT MAN ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
AAH!
HANG ON, JIM.
THE DAM BURST!
COME ON!
HURRY!
YOU'LL BE SAFE HERE, SON.
THAT'S OK! MISS LANE WILL BE DRIVING BY SOON.
COME ON, GEORGE, COME ON!
Radio: THERE HAS BEEN MAJOR QUAKE DAMAGE
TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT HAS MIRACULOUSLY SEALED ITSELF,
YET SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS SUFFERING MAJOR AFTER SHOCKS
OF A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.
THE POPULATION IS STILL WARNED...
PLEASE, COME ON, TURN OVER. COME ON!
AAH!
OH!
AAH!
OH!
NO!
HELP ME. HELP ME.
NO! PLEASE, NO!
AAH!
WAIT!
RUN!
UH...
AH...
OH! OH!
[COUGHING]
OH! OH!
AAH!
NO. NO.
NO.
AAAAAHH!
Jor-el: IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR YOU
TO INTERFERE IN HUMAN HISTORY.
Jonathan: SON, YOU ARE HERE FOR A REASON.
IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR YOU
TO INTERFERE IN HUMAN HISTORY.
ALL THOSE THINGS I CAN DO, ALL THOSE POWERS,
AND I COULDN'T EVEN SAVE HIM.
[THUNDER]
Jor-el: [ECHOES] IT IS FORBIDDEN.
[ENGINE WON'T START]
HI.
DON'T BOTHER. I THINK IT'S DEAD.
SURE, IT'S DEAD.
MEN OF STEEL ARE NEVER AROUND
WHEN YOU WANT THEM.
WHILE YOU WERE OFF FLYING AROUND,
I WAS ALMOST IN AN EARTHQUAKE,
THIS GAS STATION BLEW UP BESIDE MY CAR,
I'M ALMOST KILLED, AND TO TOP THINGS OFF,
THIS STUPID CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS!
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, LOIS,
BUT I'VE BEEN KIND OF BUSY FOR A WHILE.
I'M SORRY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
HEY! THANKS A LOT, SUPERMAN.
YOU LEAVE ME IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
DURING AN EARTHQUAKE--
NO FOOD, SNAKES EVERYWHERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD COME BACK.
THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
HE CAN'T STAY STILL FOR A SECOND.
GOLLY, MISS LANE,
IT'S TOO BAD MR. KENT WASN'T HERE
TO SEE ALL THIS.
YEAH, HE'S NEVER AROUND WHEN SU...
CLARK... WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT?
LOIS LANE, THAT IS THE SILLIEST IDEA.
MISS LANE, I THINK HE REALLY CARES ABOUT YOU.
CLARK? OF COURSE HE DOES.
NO, NOT CLARK.
OH, WELL...
SUPERMAN CARES ABOUT EVERYBODY, JIMMY.
BUT, UH, WHO KNOWS?
SOMEDAY, YOU KNOW, IF HE'S LUCKY...
[ALARM SOUNDS]
[DOGS BARKING]
YOU'RE MESSING UP MY SUIT,
YOU LUMMOX, YOU!
COME ON, STOP IT.
OTIS, IT'S YOUR FAULT.
WATCH THE GROUND!
GOOD EVENING, WARDEN.
THESE MEN SHOULD BE SAFE HERE
UNTIL THEY CAN GET A FAIR TRIAL.
WHO IS IT, SUPERMAN?
LEX LUTHOR,
THE GREATEST CRIMINAL MIND OF OUR TIME!
I HEREBY SERVE NOTICE...
HE'S SERVING NOTICE TO YOU--
WILL YOU SHUT UP!
TAKE THEM AWAY, BOYS.
NINCOMPOOP!
THIS COUNTRY IS SAFE AGAIN, SUPERMAN,
THANKS TO YOU.
NO, SIR. DON'T THANK ME, WARDEN.
WE'RE ALL PART OF THE SAME TEAM.
GOOD NIGHT.
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