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Numero Uno
Two's a Crowd
Third Time is Charmless
Four Score
Many Happy Returns
100
Jeff East, who portrayed the teenage Clark Kent in Smallville, took no small exception to having his voice overdubbed by this actor, who did a lot more voice work after a horse-riding accident.
Who is Christopher Reeve?
100
Nearly the entire cast of the first film -- through reshoots or existing footage -- was brought back for the second installment except for this man, whose fee for his shots was too expensive.
Who is Marlon Brando?
100
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DOUBLE
Since Margot Kidder was angry at the producers, Lois Lane received a mere cameo in the film, leaving Clark's love interest chores to be handled by this character, essayed by actress Annette O'Toole.
100
The artificial villain Nuclear Man ended up being played by Mark Pillow, in his only acting role, but the Superman IV script writers intended it to be played by this man, who -- figuratively speaking -- would have been fighting against himself.
Who is Christopher Reeve?
100
This "X-Men" helmer admitted he was not a comic book fan, but he still had a hand in writing, producing and directing the film, maybe with a little influence from Professor Xavier.
Who is Bryan Singer?
200
This lethal director's relationship with the Salkind producers turned pretty lethal toward the end of filming, and their final weapon against him was to credit another director with "Superman II."
Who is Richard Donner?
200
Perry White sent Lois and Clark to this "honeymoon" venue to pose as newlyweds, and as it turned out, they would soon be fashioning their own type of "honeymoon."
What is Niagra Falls?
200
As Superman's cape and character turn darker in the film, he ends up flying to Italy, among other places, and straightening out this structure.
What is The Leaning Tower of Pisa?
200
It turned out that this New York building could not be used for location filming, which disappointed the director and lead actor of the movie. Instead, they settled for a not-so-nuclear England location for Superman's disarmament speech.
What is the United Nations?
200
Brandon Routh won the role of Superman/Clark Kent over thousands of hopefuls, and it must have been vindicating for him, considering he'd auditioned for this lower-scale TV version ... and did not win.
What is "Smallville?"
300
The James Bond films were shot on the 007 Stage in England, as was an elaborate and expensive set for this chilly Superman environment. No, Chris Reeve was not there all by himself.
What is The Fortress of Solitude?
300
Early on, Superman foils a terrorists' plot to blow up Paris, but in so doing, ends up freeing the three villains from the Phantom Zone with an explosion in space from this.
What is a hydrogen bomb?
300
One of the few positive reviews of the film praised this actor, who was "essentially playing William Buckley - all those delicious ponderings, popping of the eyes, licking of the corner of the mouth" ... all done in a villainous turn.
Who is Robert Vaughn?
300
This actor said publicly that he "would not" do another Superman movie, but he came back for this one anyway, saying that "in nine years" he'd "mellowed a bit" and that his familiar role was "quite a nice part." This part was "nice?" ... think again.
Who is Gene Hackman?
300
Lois Lane's son Jason reveals the identity of his true father by making practical (and super) use of this particular instrument to eliminate one of Lex Luthor's keyed-up henchmen.
What is a piano?
400
Actress Margot Kidder was originally supposed to sing this title, a love theme dedicated to Lois Lane. But she merely did a spoken voiceover in the film for it, and it was instead released as a pop single.
What is "Can You Read My Mind?"
400
When original director Richard Donner was fired, the entire cast was in an super uproar about it except this actress, who was the only one to promote the film 'round the World.
Who is Sarah Douglas?
400
A pivotal moment in the film has Richard Pryor's Gus and Annie Ross's Vera Webster posing as members of this branch of the military when they present Superman with you would call a "spiked" green crystal rock.
What is the army?
400
Composer John Williams proved unavailable for scoring duties on "Quest for Peace," so this longtime conducting friend stepped in to provide new material. This time, William Shatner would not be voicing any "Space, the final frontier ..." narration over his musical themes.
Who is Alexander Courage?
400
At the end of the film, Lois does an about-face on her previous Pulitzer effort, writing a piece with this five-word title, one that the producers (and bean counters) would liked to have run in real life.
What is "Why the World Needs Superman?"
500
Legend has it that this acting legend was offered his choosing of either Superman, Lex Luthor or Jor-El to the tune of $4 million in 1977 ... but he stung the producers by saying no.
Who is Paul Newman?
500
At one point, Kal-El's mother tells her son, "You will give up all of your powers. There is no return. Once done, you can't go back. Are you sure?" This was Jor-El's wife talking, people, and this was her name.
Who is Lara?
500
To make their own Kryptonite, the baddies in the film need to take control of this weather satellite so they can turn it towards planet Krypton for analysis -- a highly logical plan.
What is Vulcan?
500
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DOUBLE
This film producing duo was responsible for many low-budget efforts, and after they bought the rights to Superman, they made "Quest for Peace" no exception ... much to the chagrin of Chris Reeve and the entire company, who claimed it was an "unfinished movie."
500
In the film, Lex Luthor causes a power outage on the East Coast, which, in turn, causes a plane (with Lois Lane in it) to almost crash onto a stadium hosting a game of this professional sport. Superman saves the day, of course, noting statistics ... not the ones of the individual sport.
What is baseball?