Superman III is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the Superman film series and a standalone sequel to Superman II (1980). A sequel, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, was released in July 1987.
Computer programmer Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is hired by financial tycoon Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) to seize control of a weather satellite and annihilate Colombia's coffee crop. When Superman (Christopher Reeve) manages to thwart the plan, Webster commands Gorman to use the satellite to locate kryptonite, the Man of Steel's mortal weakness. But a missing unknown element in the kryptonite -- replaced by Gorman with tar -- causes an unintended side effect when presented to Superman.
Victims[]
- Martha Kent - Died of natural causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Two Unnamed Civilians - Crushed by rubble.
- Unnamed Truck Driver - Drowned in a river after accidentally driving off a bridge. (Debatable)
- Ross Webster - Crushed by rubble during a cave-in as a result of the destruction of the computer, destroyed by Kal-El/Superman. (Debatable)
Deaths[]
- Total - 5
Notes[]
- An evil version of Superman was strangled by Superman, this however was just a vision.
