About this episode

The episode discusses the film Superman II, focusing on its characters and themes.

In what was his second film as the titular Man of Steel, the late, great Christopher Reeve returns as Kal-El, the Son of Crypton who has now settled in Metropolis under disguise as Clark Kent, a nerdy reporter a The Daily Planet who also pines for his fellow reporter Lois Lane played by the late, great Margot Kidder. As Superman, he is now doing his part to keep the human inhabitants of Planet Earth safe until.....three Kryptonians come calling lead by the aggrieved General Zod (Terence...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• Superhero films
• Film reviews
• 1980s cinema
• Character analysis
• Cinematic history

Keywords

• Superman II
• Christopher Reeve
• Margot Kidder
• General Zod
• 1981 film

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Books & works: Superman II

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