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SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE - REVIEW

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Don't worry, I'm not here to rant anymore about Man Of Steel ... Let's talk Superman IV: The Quest For Peace ! A far more light-hearted subject, as far as I'm concerned. The fourth (and probably cheapest) film in the original Superman franchise, Superman IV is quite probably the most memorably goofy instalment in the original run of Christopher Reeve-starring Super-outings. This time around, Reeve himself got the chance to have more creative input and make this fourth movie his own. The result? Essentially a cartoon but an incredibly fun flick nonetheless. Everyone's back including Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane and, of course, Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent. New entries cast-wise include Luthor's impressively unfunny sidekick nephew Lenny (John Cryer with a magnificent haircut), Lacy (Mariel Hemingway's new love interest) and, of course, the real star of the show: Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). Yes, this is the one where Lex