Rotten
Putting its emphasis on broad comedy at the expense of ingenious plotting and technical wizardry, it has virtually none of the mythic or cosmic sensibility that marked its predecessors.
Variety Staff, Variety
Superman III
If the world's most powerful computer can control even Superman...no one on earth is safe.
1983 · 2h 5m · PG
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Richard Lester
Overview
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
Director and cast
- Richard Lester Director
- Christopher Reeve as Superman / Clark Kent
- Richard Pryor as Gus Gorman
- Jackie Cooper as Perry White
- Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen
- Annette O'Toole as Lana Lang
- Annie Ross as Vera Webster
- Pamela Stephenson as Lorelei
- Robert Vaughn as Ross Webster
- Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
- Gavan O'Herlihy Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Enjoyable, nevertheless.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
It's a cinematic comic book, shallow, silly, filled with stunts and action, without much human interest.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Anyone who has been following the Superman saga will find this installment enjoyable enough, but some of the magic is missing.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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