Superman II-Richard Donner Cut (1980)

Editor's Note Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the same superpowers as Superman. Meanwhile, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) has discovered that Superman and Clark are the same person, so Superman debates whether to give up his abilities to become a normal man and share his life with Lois. Richard Lester (A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) originally helmed this sequel, but for this version Richard Donner (LETHAL WEAPON) has made significant re-edits and taken on the mantle of director. Lester's version excluded Marlon Brando's reprisal of his role as Jor-El from the first film, but Donner has scooped these scenes up from the cutting room floor and added them to his edit of the film.

	Marlon Brando
	Valerie Perrine
	E.G. Marshall
	Ned Beatty
	Margot Kidder
	Marc McClure
	Sarah Douglas
	Christopher Reeve
	Gene Hackman
	Clifton James
	Terence Stamp
	Jack O'Halloran
	Jackie Cooper
	Mario Puzo - Screenwriter
	Robert Paynter - Director of Photography
	Ken Thorne - Composer
	Sue Yelland - Costume Designer
	John Victor Smith - Editor
	Geoffrey Unsworth - Director of Photography
	Yvonne Blake - Costume Designer
	John Williams - Composer
	Leslie Newman - Screenwriter
	David Newman - Screenwriter
	John Barry - Production Designer
	Richard Donner - Director