Superman:
The Movie
(1978)
|
Superman
II
(1981)
|
Superman
III
(1983)
|
Superman
IV: The Quest
For
Peace
(1987)
|
Superman
Returns
(2006)
|
The
Man of Steel
(2013)
|
|
Kryptonite?
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
Smallville?
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Super-Powered Villain?
|
No
|
Zod,
Ursa,
Non
|
Superman
vs. Clark
|
Nuclear
Man
|
No
|
Zod
|
Lex Luthor?
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
Clark’s Earth Parents?
|
Jonathan
and Martha Kent
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Martha
Kent
|
Jonathan
and Martha Kent
|
Kal-El’s Birth Parents?
|
Jor-El
and Lara
|
Lara
|
No
|
No
|
Jor-El
|
Jor-El
and Lara,
|
Fortress of Solitude?
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
Superman Defeated?
|
Lois
dies.
|
Superman
loses his powers.
|
Superman
defeats Clark.
|
Nuclear
Man defeats Superman
|
Superman
stabbed with Kryptonite
|
?
|
Biblical Metaphor?
|
Jor-El
sends only son (Christ) to Earth
|
Devilish
Insurrectors
(Zod)
|
No.
|
No.
|
Lance
of Longinus.
|
?
|
Superman Defeats Mother Nature?
|
Earthquake
|
No
|
Hurricane
|
No
|
No
|
?
|
Superman and children
|
Saves
School Bus on Golden Gate Bridge
|
Saves
child at Niagara Falls
|
Yes: Saves Lana's son from corn
thresher |
Responds
to child’s request to rid world of nuclear arms
|
Superman’s
son with Lois.
|
?
|
Femme Fatale?
|
Miss.
Teschmacher
|
Miss
Tessmacher
|
Lorelei
|
Lacy
Warfield
|
Kitty
Kowalski
|
?
|
U.S. President?
|
Saved
on Air Force One
|
E.G.
Marshall
|
No
|
Roger
Beatty
|
No
|
?
|
Superman takes Lois Flying?
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
Franchise Cameo?
|
Kirk
Alyn
Noel
Neill
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Noel Neill
Jack Larson
|
?
|
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Superman Week: The Superman Movie Matrix
Labels:
Movie Matrix,
Superman Week
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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John, brilliant Superman movies matrix.
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For the "Superman and children" category, for Supes 3, didn't he appear in Smallville to help celebrate little Ricky's birthday? I believe he was there by special request from Lana. Seems like both Kal-El and Clark were tied fairly tight to the Lang family in that one.
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DeleteHey John - This series of Superman-themed articles was fantastic! Thanks for all the work that you obviously put into it. Just wanted you to know I linked to this matrix from my blog http://www.capesonfilm.com/2013/06/man-of-steel-movie-review.html
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