Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Christopher Reeve not only dons the hero's cape for the fourth time in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace but also helped develop the film's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. "For me, it's the most personal of the entire series," Reeve says. "It directly reflects what Superman should be, and should be doing." Superman does a lot this time around. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, archvillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). The two foes clash in an explosive extravaganza that sees Superman save the Statue of Liberty, plug a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna and rebuild the demolished Great Wall of China. Your quest for superheroic excitement is over!

Production Year:

1987

Released:

Tue, 05/01/2001

Run Time Minutes:

Rating:

Genres:

Fantasy

Genres:

Adventure

Genres:

Science-Fiction

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

2.35-Super Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

Resolution:

720x1280 HiRez

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

Dolby Surround

Actors:

Christopher Reeve - Superman / Clark Kent

Actors:

Gene Hackman - Lex Luthor

Actors:

Jackie Cooper - Perry White

Actors:

Marc McClure - Jimmy Olsen

Actors:

Jon Cryer - Lenny

Actors:

Sam Wanamaker - David Warfield

Actors:

Mark Pillow - Nuclear Man

Actors:

Mariel Hemingway - Lacy Warfield

Actors:

Margot Kidder - Lois Lane

Actors:

Damien McLawhorn - Jeremy

Actors:

William Hootkins - Harry Howler

Actors:

Jim Broadbent - Jean Pierre Dubois

Actors:

Stanley Lebor - General Romoff

Actors:

Don Fellows - Levon Hornsby

Actors:

Robert Beatty - U.S. President

Actors:

Bradley Lavelle - Tall Marshall (Chain Gang)

Actors:

Mac McDonald - Marshall 1

Actors:

Czeslaw Grocholski - Russian General 1

Actors:

Steve Plytas - Russian General 2

Actors:

John Hollis - Russian General 3 (Kremlin)

Actors:

Bob Sherman - Senator - Pentagon

Actors:

Eiji Kusuhara - U.N. Guard - Japanese

Actors:

Yuri Borienko - Russian General - Red Square

Actors:

Boris Isarov - Cosmonaut Captain

Actors:

Dorota Zienska - Cosmonaut

Actors:

Jiri Stanislav - Cosmonaut

Actors:

Jayne Brook - Teacher - JFK High School

Actors:

Ron Travis - Convict

Actors:

Matthew Freeman - Submariner

Actors:

Indira Joshi - Secretary General U.N.

Actors:

Douglas W. Iles - Chief of Staff

Actors:

Ted Maynard - Army Chief

Actors:

Raymond Marlowe - Navy Chief

Actors:

John Cagan - Technician

Actors:

Malcolm Bullivant - U.N. Guard - Swedish

Actors:

Mark Caven - Priest - Boystown

Actors:

Diana Hunter - Museum Tour Guide

Actors:

Nicholas Colicos - Paul - Metro Sports Club

Actors:

Keith Edwards - Technician - Fort Mason

Actors:

David Garth - First Elder

Actors:

Esmond Knight - Second Elder

Actors:

Eugene Lipinski - Cosmonaut - Space Walker

Actors:

Dennis Creaghan - Bill Compton

Actors:

Philip Fox - Husband - Great Wall of China

Actors:

Jimmy Fung - Chinese Official - Great Wall of China

Actors:

Guinevere John - Tourist - Great Wall of China

Actors:

Peter Penry-Jones - Tourist - Great Wall of China

Actors:

Witold Scheybal - Russian Premiere

Actors:

Rex Robinson - Engineer - Subway

Actors:

Kerry Shale - MBC Newscaster

Actors:

Susannah York - Lara

Actors:

Christine Hewett - Woman Running for Bomb