Story added by nicklewandowski on May 5, 2022
Richard Donner? Richard Pryor? What the heck? PLOT....(sorta) A new Tycoon is swallowing up Lex Corp., Ross Webster, for nefarious purposes while Lex can only stew from jail. Ross inherits the kryptonite and has a robot body guard built called METALLO. Clark and Lois are on a honeymoon. When they return the tycoon Webster is the story Jimmy Olsen fills them in. The Webster Corp is getting govt job to build an army that can withstand Nuclear war. While they uncover the tycoons scheme to have the army sold to highest bidder in Russia... Otis and Tesch visit Lex. Leaving him what he needs to escape or at least try. Richard Pryor plays Gus Gorman. A robotics engineer who wants to build his own Superman. The tycoon blackmails him into manipulating his design BIGHELP(senior citizen robot help) design. Placing the kryptonite in his chest to create METALLO. The Ending.... Final showdown at robotics factory. Lois saved. Tycoon thwarted. Metallo and kryptonite destroyed by Gorman from behind with reebar as Superman lay hurt in the wreckage of the plant/robot forces. Webster goes to jail. Gormans design is being bought by govt to actually help elderly and veterans. Lois kisses Superman Lex escapes. Only to be caught by Superman. FIN. I think...
Christopher Reeve
Margot Kidder
Gene Hackman
Robert Vaughn
Richard Pryor
Richard Kiel
Annie Ross
Annette O'Toole
Marc McClure
Jackie Cooper
Ned Beatty
Valerie Perrine
Richard Donner
John Williams
E.G. Marshall
Barbara Bel Geddes
Christopher Walken
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