Superman II (1980) Edit

A guy always knew where he stood with you.

A man?

A primitive sort of life form.

A sentimental replica of a planet long since vanished.

A very strange surface.

Activate the machine!

Actually it built it, really.

Actually, I live in the city, about three blocks from you.

After many eons of harmony, there appeared among us three rebel elements...

Alert, alert, alert!

All right!

All right! Get me some more coffee too, will you?

All right.

All right. Just what in the hell do you think you're doing here?

All systems normal, Houston.

Alpha waves.

And Clark, you don't have to be jealous.

And Cosmonaut Boris is getting some soil samples.

And here's the bed.

And his secret will give me Superman.

And I am nobody's fool, believe me.

And Lex baby is the only one who knows where he is.

And now...

And she knows his plays better than anybody.

And so I was yesterday.

And the day before.

And then thinking you were...

And what he did...

And who is your superior?

And you weren't. As usual.

And, Clark...

Andy is out doing the geological survey...

Another small step for mankind.

Anyway, somebody's got to check up on those guys.

Are you all right?

Are you kidding? I didn't do it for you, Lois, I did it for us.

Are you kidding? I was with you all the time.

Artemis, come in please. Houston calling.

As I look west into East Houston this morning...

As it turns out, I have this affinity for beachfront property.

As the extraordinary story continues...

As usual, Lois, I really don't know what you're talking about.

As you know, we hath no death penalty.

At this moment there is an emergency meeting in the ElysÈe Palace.

Attends. Wait.

Australia.

Baby!

Be careful!

Be careful.

Be nice to them, my dear. Blow them a kiss.

Because I need you.

Besides, I get my exercise that way.

Better than anybody.

Blood. It's my blood.

Both you and them one day, Jor El.

Bow, yield, kneel, that kind of stuff closes out a town.

Boy, you certainly have some imagination.

Boy, you just don't have enough sense to stay down do you?

But consider...

But gee...

But I have to, because... she's everything I want in life.

But not this irritating noise.

But now through patience, invention, and skill...

But today the population, exaggerated reports put it at 123...

But...

But...

But... He is you.

By the way, Boris and I are engaged.

Bye bye, baby.

Can I buy you something to eat?

Can you believe this?

Can you get up?

Can you pass me that brush over there?

Can you say why they released the first hostages?

CapitaI P...

Careful with the bags, please.

Catch you later, Clark.

Clark, you were lucky that time.

Clark!

Clark!

Clark!

Clark...

Come and get it, four eyes.

Come back, Superman!

Come forward. Your general wishes to speak.

Come here. You're going to get it! Give me a heart attack...

Come in, Houston.

Come on, get him!

Come on, hurry.

Come on, it's my treat.

Come on, let's go!

Come on, let's go!

Come on! Kill him!

Come on.

Come on.

Come to me, Son of Jor El!

Come up.

Come!

Come! Come and kneel before Zod!

Coming up.

Criminals? My kind of people.

Crude noise maker.

Despite all our efforts, we were unable to change their evil natures, their evil ways.

Destroy this place.

Did I hear right? Did that son of a bitch give me an order?

Did you really think we would give up our advantage?

Did you see that?

Did you see the way they fell into our trap?

Did you see what almost happened there? That little boy...

Did you see what I did?

Dinner. I'm sorry. I don't usually do too much about...

Do I detect a note of jealousy in that voice?

Do they give him glory or treasure? What, matter of fact, do they give him?

Do you have any idea how stupid that was?

Do you know what it's like to have you come in here every morning...

Do you mind if I give you a little constructive criticism?

Does Lois know about this yet?

Don't feel bad, Mr. Luthor. It almost worked.

Don't go in there, it's a trap!

Don't stop me until you've heard this because...

Don't tell me that I'll meet somebody.

Don't worry, if I know Lois Lane, she'll not only come back...

Don't you know that this is killing me?

Don't you watch TV?

Duane, you take care of it.

Earth culture, Section B.

Especially if you get me a hamburger.

Even though I do make a fool of myself.

Even with accumulated knowledge when'll these dummies learn to use a doorknob?

Ever heard of parachutes?

Every man has his vulnerable point.

Every time they try he just flies off.

Everybody's holding hands. Maybe we should hold hands, too?

Everything's complimentary here until you get the bill.

Excuse me, please.

Excuse me, sir, would you care to step outside?

Excuse me, sir. I think you're sitting in my favorite seat.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. I think you're sitting in my seat.

Extinguish the greatest criminaI flame of our age?

Father!

Finally... To rule!

Fire again.

Fire again.

Fire one.

First visit to Honeymoon Haven?

First, you must find him.

Follow the leader?

For a nominal charge, our staff photographer will be happy...

For the first time in my life...

For you, sir?

For you, sir?

Forever.

Forgot your change!

Freak!

Freeze, freeze!

Fresh melons here! Nice fresh melons...

Friends?

Garbage? That's my number one special!

Gee, reaI polyester!

Gee, that's funny. I've never seen garbage eat garbage before.

Gee, you look very pretty.

General Smythson has informed us that nuclear weapon strikes...

General Zod, your only feeling was contempt for our society.

General...

Get 'em up, keep 'em up!

Get away from here!

Get down. Get down!

Get in.

Get out of here! The rig's going to blow!

Get over to the commentator.

Get ready.

Get your heads out of the clouds. Where have you been?

Girl or no girl...

Give it another 10 minutes. I'll tell him.

Give me another plate of this garbage.

Go out there and find it.

God, not only have I lost my mind, I lost my comb.

God!

God.

Golly Lois, what are you doing?

Golly, 1,000? That's certainly a lot of oranges, isn't it?

Good afternoon, Mr. President.

Good morning, America. This is East Houston, Idaho...

Good, more ice.

Good.

Good. Come on, let me show you.

Gosh, it's alive.

Guilty!

Guy's a clod.

Happen to be in Niagara Falls...

Haven't they had time to find the bomb?

He actually cares for these Earth people.

He cares.

He flies around so fast and everything.

He knows where the Eiffel Tower is, Olsen. You do, don't you, Kent?

He switched it!

He was right in the line of fire and nothing happened to him!

He'll photograph you in some of our more intimate locations...

He's alive!

He's all right. Just relax. We'll have some fresh coffee.

He's caged Non.

He's dead.

He's going to be fine, just give me that.

He's not here. It's a voice from the past. That's cute. That's very cute.

Hello and goodbye.

Hello, there.

Hello. I don't know. Okay...

Help!

Help!

Here I come, Mr. Luthor.

Here, take the end of this.

Here!

Here.

Here.

Hey, come on!

Hey, hippies! Get your butts off the road!

Hey, sweet thing! Set them buns down here!

Hi, Alice. That's a very pretty blouse you're wearing today...

Hi, Lois.

Hi, Miss Teschmacher.

Hi!

Hi.

Him again?

Hold him.

Hold on to that little lady...

Hold on, Nate.

Home run!

Honey?

Hostages?

Houston calling Artemis II, come in.

Houston calling Artemis II.

Houston, come in. Houston!

Houston, we seem to have an unidentified flying object.

Houston!

How am I supposed to get a Pulitzer Prize writing about a pink bear?

How brilliant do you have to be? I mean...

How can we be sure? Today it's possible to make a bomb if you have the equipment.

How did I get myself into this?

How did you sleep?

How do they choose to reward Lex Luthor...

How in the hell did you do that?

How long they been up there, 45 days?

How should I know? I was in back high school in those days.

Hurry up.

Hurry up.

I always win.

I am General Zod.

I am not authorized to say what they will do.

I am selfish, when it comes to you.

I am selfish.

I am.

I believe this is your floor.

I can give you a hand if you have trouble lifting...

I can give you the brass ring, the unlimited freedom to maim...

I couldn't go anywhere where I was expected to eat fish.

I defy you!

I didn't see Superman's in time.

I do?

I don't believe you.

I don't enjoy TV, there's too much violence. I was just reading Dickens.

I don't even know what to call you.

I don't know about that. They look kind of happy to me.

I don't know what to say.

I don't know what to say.

I don't know why I did that.

I don't know, from the look of them, I'll bet $10 they're from Los Angeles.

I don't know, I think this should be exposed.

I don't know. Say that you love me.

I don't like your meat, anyway.

I don't think I did.

I don't want a bodyguard. I want the man I fell in love with.

I don't?

I failed.

I got a proposition.

I got her. Don't worry.

I got to hand it to you. You always told the truth.

I guess I should be freezing, but I'm not.

I guess I'll never get to fly with you again.

I guess I'm just too selfish.

I guess it's sort of like being married to a doctor, you know.

I had a feeling about you guys when I saw your Rorschach tests.

I have powers beyond reason here.

I have to go back.

I haven't seen the likes of this since Superman.

I heard them.

I held up my end, I delivered the Blue Boy.

I hope you have not many sins left to be forgiven.

I just didn't listen.

I knew you'd double cross me. A lying, weasel like you couldn't resist.

I know that.

I know.

I like the globe that flashes red like our Krypton sun.

I like trees!

I like worrying about you.

I mean really.

I mean they can't even trace that guy on that radar they got.

I mean, California almost fell down right in the ocean.

I mean, get him!

I mean, nobody expects you to be anything but what you are.

I mean, not that it couldn't use a woman's touch...

I must've looked like an idiot...

I never thought this thing would go the distance.

I read this book, and it says if you get 1,000 milligrams...

I really like it sometimes.

I really wish you could hear me.

I said, excuse me, sir, would you care to step outside?

I said, Lights out!

I sat up all night listening to the voices of reason.

I see you are practiced in worshipping things that fly.

I see.

I think I found it.

I think I'll try the fish.

I think my arm's broke.

I think, perhaps somebody ought to teach you some manners, sir.

I think...

I thought we might...

I told you this was a puny planet.

I told you to...

I want my Liberace record back tonight.

I want to.

I wanted you to see it.

I was at home.

I was getting hot dogs. What do you mean?

I was thinking primarily about the...

I wish he were here.

I wish I knew.

I wish you hadn't asked me that...

I'd like a cheeseburger with everything on it and a Coke...

I'll draw his fire.

I'll kneel before you if it will save lives.

I'll never tell them who you really are.

I'll take a last look around.

I'll try to remember that.

I'll turn the box on.

I'm fine.

I'm going to be fine, you don't have to worry about me.

I'm going to go change into something more comfortable.

I'm holding it, I'm holding it!

I'm hungry. Are you hungry?

I'm in love with you.

I'm jealous of the whole world.

I'm listening.

I'm not a coward.

I'm sorry, too.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Only one ride to a customer.

I'm sure it must've been something very important, Lois.

I'm terribly sorry about all the damage, sir.

I'm the best there is.

I've been...

I've discovered his weakness.

I've got to admit, your disguise is nearly perfect. You had me fooled.

I've got to try, damn it! I've got to try something. Anything!

Ice and snow: Is this your idea of a good time?

If I know you, it was probably about Superman.

If I'm right, you'll turn into Superman.

If I'm wrong...

If it hadn't been for Superman, that overgrown Boy Scout...

If it's at all possible, he'll be here.

If not, the millions of earthlings you protect...

If Paris might go kablooey, I want my best reporter there.

If Perry White could see me now...

If the French government doesn't meet their demands...

If the whole planet is watching, can't we show them something more interesting?

If we believe it's a real hydrogen bomb they have.

If we don't get anything new in the next 10 minutes...

If you give me a ride back, I promise to turn over a new leaf...

If you want the flames to go higher, you just pull this.

If you'd like to carry Mrs...

Imagine what they'll do to the world if we resist.

In it, we placed these three arch criminals...

In other words, you will be allowed to live.

In return for a guarantee that we will not launch an attack on them.

In return for your obedience...

Is there no one on this planet to even challenge me?

Isn't he a nice guy?

Isn't that what the old Canaveral guys used to call a comet on an east west trajectory?

It doesn't matter one way or the other.

It helped me to build this place.

It is now, sweetheart.

It just seems kind of strange to me that every time Superman's around, you...

It looks so beautiful from up here.

It makes people like you into people like me.

It may not be easy for you to hear this now, but someday you'll...

It sounded like someone moving underneath.

It takes away their powers, see, and turns them into ordinary...

It tracks alpha waves.

It will. Starting with your own.

It's a ladder, you dummy.

It's fantastic!

It's fourth down, the two minute warning has sounded and the ball is in our territory.

It's in a big oil can.

It's incredible!

It's kind of confusing.

It's me that controls the bomb, not the bomb that controls me.

It's me. It's Lois. Lois Lane.

It's mighty pretty out there. Mighty...

It's not your fault.

It's only because I didn't want to lose my place in the orchestra.

It's your nerves.

Jealousy? No, not me.

Jesus H. Christ!

Jor El!

Just a little dÈtente humor there, Houston.

Just checking the tire...

Just gorgeous. Gorgeous.

Just gorgeous. Gorgeous.

Just say you love me.

Kal El, my son...

Keep it on the flame, this is just a minute steak.

Kent, do a background story for the page three sidebar on this terrorist group.

Kill him.

Kill me? Lex Luthor?

Kill the rest...

Kneel before Zod!

Kryptonian memory bank, education crystal #308.

Let him prove it!

Let me just show you some of our special features.

Let me know if this tickles.

Let's get them!

Let's go to my place.

Let's just hold hands.

Let's see what trouble I can get into today.

Let's see.

Let's wipe the slate clean.

Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia.

Lex Luthor's career guidance. Lex Luthor's School of Better...

Lex, how could you do that to Otis?

Life plus 25, Luthor. Get to work.

Lights out, Luthor.

Like it?

Listen, tonight, sky's the limit. Anything you want.

Listen, you warm enough?

Lois would... No.

Lois, swim!

Lois, usually I do.

Lois, you all right?

Lois? Gee.

Lois...

Lois...

Look at this.

Look out for the rocks! Oh, God!

Look, Duane, they have a wide selection.

Look, I found a complimentary corsage.

Look, Nate...

Look, they need machines to fly!

Look, you're being released. Get moving.

Look.

Look. It's his home. It's Superman's home.

Mademoiselle!

Magnificent One, he's just one...

Magnificent One.

Make way!

Maybe he hasn't heard about it yet.

Maybe I should change first.

Maybe you didn't want to with your mind, but maybe you wanted to with your heart.

Maybe you ought to get your glasses checked.

Maybe you should, too.

Maybe you wanted to.

Me?

Mighty pretty, right.

Millions of people almost died.

Miss Teschmacher...

Mom, look!

More rocks.

Mother?

Mother...

Mr. General! Please let my daddy down!

Mr. Kent, a gang of terrorists seized the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Mr. Smith...

Mr. White, how long should the pressroom hold the front page?

Mr. White, that's terrible!

Must be tough being Clark Kent, isn't it?

My back's stiff.

My one track mind's telling me that I'm hungry.

My son, are you sure?

No offense. You're good, but Lois Lane is better.

No one who leads so many could possibly kneel so quickly.

No orange juice?

No possibility for parole?

No, I mean here you stand with one of nature's most awesome spectacles...

No, I meant, isn't that a little bit dangerous, sir?

No, me.

No, no!

No, of course not.

No, you don't have anything to be sorry about.

No, you've got so much going for you.

No.

No.

No.

No. Anywhere you want to go.

No. Don't do it!

No. I didn't close my eyes all night.

No. Of course not.

No. The big one there.

No. You're not selfish at all.

Nobel Prize. Capital N...

Nobel. Nobel. Nobel, Nobel...

Non, ce n'est pas possible.

Non, non, c'est interdit! ComplÈtement interdit.

Non, you are as without thought as you are without voice.

North!

Not be able to show I have any feelings for you?

Not be able to tell anyone that I know who you are.

Not everybody can have x ray vision, you know.

Not to me, it isn't.

Not with a whimper. Not with a bang.

Now cool it!

Now don't stand around, Kent...

Now listen, your steak's coming right up.

Now this I want to hear.

Now, kneel before Zod.

Of course.

Oh, boy, it's Mr. WonderfuI.

Oh, God.

Oh, my god!

Oh, my God!

Oh! That little black box in our cell.

Okay, send them down.

Okay, yeah, we've got a P.O...

Okay. It sure takes longer when you can't fly.

On a desert island?

On behalf of my country and in the name of the other leaders of the world...

On Earth, they would have the same powers, each one of them...

On Krypton, these villains were uncontrollable.

On the other hand, this is kind of nice. Complimentary Champagne.

Once a girl's seen Superman in action, Niagara Falls kind of leaves you cold.

Once exposed to these rays, all...

One is still inside with the bomb.

Only by strict compliance with all his directions...

Or four if you count him twice.

Otis, hold that ladder, hurry up.

Otis, we're sinking!

Our victory is complete!

Perry White and his Sunday magazine exposÈs.

Phony!

Plus, Lex Luthor's keen mind. Lex Luthor's savvy.

Posing as newlyweds to expose a honeymoon racket in Niagara Falls!

Possibly you know him better by his nom de voyage, or his...

Promises were made, gifts exchanged.

Pulitzer Prize.

Quick, take a picture!

Release the General...

Remember the White House? The Oval Room?

Revenge! We will kill the son of our jailer.

Right, north.

Right, north.

Rise before Zod.

Scruffy.

See, I told you there'd be a hot dog place somewhere.

See?

Sensible enough.

Sensible enough.

She does all his public relations and he gives her every exclusive.

Sheriff, what happened?

Should we have let the hostages go?

Silence!

Since he cares so much for these Earth creatures...

So morbid.

So this is planet Houston?

So what do you think? You like it?

So you are a general...

So, this is Superman.

So...

Some, like you Otis, have more than one.

Somebody help me!

Somebody help!

Someone with the same contempt for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Son! Excuse me, please.

Sorry I've been away so long.

Sorry, after you.

Sorry, that seat's taken.

Sorry?

Sounds like an earthquake.

South, Miss Teschmacher!

Standby, rockets.

Starting firing run now.

Strange. I tore those metal fibers like paper.

Superman didn't even do nothing!

Superman is dead.

Superman, can you hear me?

Superman, help us!

Superman, I knew that you'd...

Superman, no!

Superman, thank God.

Superman!

Superman!

Superman! Superman, it's me, Lois!

Superman? You mean he was here? Golly!

Superman.

Superman's address?

Superman's got something up his sleeve, that's for sure.

Sure.

Surface conditions unchanged?

Take him. He's yours.

Take it easy.

Take my hand...

Tell you what, I'll meet you back at the hotel.

Thank goodness...

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That goes with the territory, Kent.

That little black box goes beyond any conventional radar.

That little black box, Mr. Luthor.

That was good.

That's it. I'm dreaming.

That's what happens when I don't have my orange juice.

That's what I do.

That's what Mr. White says.

That's when I found out who I really was...

That's why they call them terrorists, Kent.

The big one's just as strong as Superman!

The bomb is still in there?

The circus is in town!

The closer we come to an atmosphere with only one sun...

The construction goes far beyond any known architectural theory.

The crystal there activates the mechanism.

The doctor's awakened at night...

The MAB is 196 at. 5.

The next time?

The people!

The rockets didn't have any effect.

The son of Jor El has fled.

The son of Jor El? On this planet?

The son of Jor El.

The third one has come out of the lift now.

The third one is out now.

The three of us will crush...

The whole planet Earth.

The whole world's forgotten about us.

The world is a big place.

Then die as you deserve to!

Then if this is what you wish...

Then we will go there too.

There is one danger. The Phantom Zone might...

There will no be attack? No attempt to overpower the terrorists?

Therefore, our scientists constructed...

These are our Flames of Love, exclusive with this motel in the area.

These humans are beginning to bore me.

They are near to the lift.

They come from there...

They get kids who are just starting out and take them for every cent.

They got beans.

They have such powers, nothing can stop them.

They have this relationship.

They killed Superman.

They knew.

They were disguised as workers to do repairs.

They'll give in to us as soon as we plant the bomb.

They'll need a contact here on Earth.

They're the best of friends. Know what I mean?

Think of it.

This crystal chamber has harnessed the rays of the red sun of Krypton.

This is a getaway.

This is a very special place for me.

This is an order!

This is going to be good!

This is how it ends for the greatest criminal mind of our time.

This is kind of hard to explain, but you see...

This is natural.

This is really embarrassing.

This is the boring bit.

This is the one we hoped you would not ask.

This is your President.

This looks like some kind of control panel.

This order's to go.

This super man is nothing of the kind.

This way.

Those alpha waves will take me north to his secret.

Thousands of hours to create, and they defaced it in seconds.

Throw down your arms and surrender!

To rule.

Try and get up in that chair.

Try to get them all into this molecule chamber.

Unidentified?

Up we go.

Ursa, the only feeling you showed was for your vicious general.

Very good, Miss Teschmacher. Very good!

Wait a minute!

Wait there.

Wait until you get to know me better, will you, please?

Wait, I can give you anything you want.

Wait, just a moment.

Wait!

Wait. That explains the three Alpha Waves I've been getting on my black box.

Wait. Wait.

Watch it!

Watch it. Don't touch me!

Watch out. You all right?

We all have them, my dear.

We can't talk here. Perry will call at about 6:00 to find out what's happening.

We had a few laughs, right?

We have all of this without you.

We have not the choice to refuse.

We insist they do this to show good faith. If not, we refuse to negotiate.

We interrupt this program for an urgent message...

We must combine our strength.

We ought to see the old beauty when we...

We played this game at school. Never was very good at it.

We really better talk.

We were beginning to think you were a coward!

We will bring him to his knees.

We'd better talk.

We'll bring them down now.

We'll cut the lead cable when we get the word.

We're coming in... Coming down... can't control it!

We're out of control. I don't understand.

We've got a slight crack in that diode.

Well, General...

Well, look...

What a fragile sort of life form it is.

What a nice man!

What a waste of a great writer. Writers.

What an undemanding male this Superman must be.

What are you going to do with a guy like that?

What arrangements, Clark?

What bravery!

What do I get from my triple threat?

What do you want?

What else are friends for?

What else is ballast for?

What I am bargaining with is what you do not have.

What I do now, I do for the sake of the people of the world.

What is it?

What is this symbol? Do you follow another leader?

What was I talking about before?

What was that he said before? He saw a girl?

What would you folks like?

What?

What?

What?

What... Do you want?

What's happening in the world?

What's happening? That's the understatement of the year.

What's it for?

What's the hurry, seeing as you happen to be in Niagara Falls?

What's your hurry, Superman?

What's your name? Where are you from?

When my father died...

When the story broke, I bundled her on the first Concorde.

When was the last time you heard me sneeze?

Where are they now?

Where do you want to... Talk?

Where have you been?