Superman IV: The Quest For Peace/Trivia

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  • Creator Killer: The failure of Superman IV most likely ruined the Cannon Group's (who didn't give special priority to the sequel, as they were already overstretched with other productions at the time) chances at becoming a legitimate film studio. Not too surprisingly, Cannon closed up shop by the by the dawn of the 1990s.
  • Doing It for the Art: By some accounts, Christopher Reeve only agreed to do Superman IV in order to get Street Smart made. (Reeve also has co-story and second unit director credit.)
    • When interviewed after the film was released, Reeve said that if he made another Superman movie, it would feature a naive kid who wants to learn how to fly; Superman would take the kid's money and run off with it.
  • Franchise Killer
  • What Could Have Been: Wes Craven was originally slated to direct the movie, but was replaced due to Creative Differences with Christopher Reeve.
  • Written by Cast Member: Christopher Reeve has co-story credit (and later won a case against the film's screenwriters when they claimed he didn't think up the plot). Since he's also credited with directing the second unit, this qualifies for Directed by Cast Member as well.
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