Superman 4: The Quest for Peace Page #3

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I believe that will do. Please.

Thank you.

What's he gonna say?

Something wonderful.

Madam Secretary...

...honorable delegates,

ladies and gentlemen.

For many years now

I've lived among you as...

...a visitor. I've seen

the beauty of your many cultures.

I've felt joy in your magnificent

accomplishments.

I've also seen the folly of your wars.

As of today I'm not a visitor

anymore, because the Earth...

...is my home too.

We can't live in fear.

And I can't stand...

...idly by and watch us

stumble into the madness...

...of possible nuclear destruction.

I've come to a decision.

I'm going to do what our governments

have been unwilling to do.

Effective immediately, I'm going to

rid our planet of all nuclear weapons.

All right, Superman!

Way to go, Superman!

Missile test Alpha, all systems go.

- Three... two... one.

Oh!

Oh. Nice to see you guys!

Why don't you just relax there.

I'll get on with the introductions:

Dixie.

And Trixie.

From the land of the free, the home of

the great cost overrun, Harry Howler:

Nuclear strategist from

America's top think tank.

And a great little warmonger

in his own right.

A hearty bienvenue

to Jean-Pierre Dubois:

Nuclear warhead dealer to the world.

His motto is:

"If you didn't buy it

from Jean-Pierre...

...you didn't buy it

on the black market."

General Romoff.

A lot of people think of you

as the "Mad Russian."

I like to think of you

as just madly eccentric.

Please be seated.

Look guys. I know you're all choked

up, kind of overcome with joy...

...that Superman has ended

the arms race.

But if we work together,

we can make the world safe...

...for war profits.

Get to the point.

The point is, I, Lex Luthor, greatest

criminal mind of the modern era...

...have found a way

to destroy Superman.

Behold, my unscrupulous friends...

Shut those blinds.

- The sun is hurting my eyes!

- Exactly.

You know what the sun is?

It's nothing more than

a huge nuclear bomb...

...a bomb with so much radiation, it'd

incinerate the average man like that!

Yes, but Superman is no average man.

Aha, right!

What is your plan?

Boys, old Lex here

has kind of a secret recipe...

...a genetic stew in this dish,

if you will.

If you'll help me put this

on one of your missiles...

...I promise you, Superman will have

the biggest surprise of his life.

I'll introduce him to his first

nightmare, a "Nuclear Man."

He'll pierce his skin. He'll make

him mortal. He'll become sick.

We'll dance on his grave.

Why should we deal with

a notorious scoundrel like you?

Remember my motto:

"The more fear you make,

the more loot you take."

And the more missiles you guys sell...

Yes, but what's in it for you?

A tiny commission.

Something appropriate.

A number...

...with a lot of zeros behind it.

Lenny.

The new genetic material.

And now, Leonard...

...your Uncle Lex...

...with this protoplasm that I have

grown from Superman's hair cells...

...will duplicate creation itself.

Now the fabric.

Uncle Lex, this ain't gonna cover him.

The computer inside will...

...leave enough material to maintain

the high moral standards...

...that I've always subscribed to.

Know what this means, Uncle Lex?

What?

We're gonna be parents.

- What's your name, sergeant?

- York, sir.

At ease.

Launch control. Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

There's a weather problem.

We gotta hold.

Hold?

- What's your name, son?

- Goram.

"Goram, sir."

- Goram, sir.

- Goram, you know your code book?

Of course, sir.

Fire on my command. Fire.

Yes, sir. Stand by to launch.

Ten... nine...

Missed us.

Reach out.

Come on.

Down.

Reach out.

And stretch.

Down.

Up.

- Clark, are you okay?

- I think I better sit this one out.

You sure? This would be great for

your series on the young Metropolis.

Let's try it again. Come on.

Two, three, four.

One, two, three.

- I don't think so.

- What, are you okay?

- Done. Great.

- Okay, you try it now.

- Let's set it a little higher for you.

- Okay.

Just push down.

- Are you okay? Just step down.

- Need some help?

Your friend doesn't know

his own strength.

Clark, this is Paul.

- He's a trainer here.

- Hi.

Hey, I got just the thing for you.

Over here, Clarky.

Clarky?

It's real nice of him to help me out.

- He's really good.

- Here, try this one.

Clark! Are you okay? Sorry.

No pain, no gain.

Jeez, what a jerk.

Never realized it before.

I guess a lot of people

I know are jerks.

Maybe you think I'm one too.

That's why you keep avoiding me.

Oh, no, I don't think that at all.

Just been really busy, that's all.

But wait.

You know Lois is doing that interview

with Superman about his peace mission.

Well, I was thinking the four of us

can get together and have high tea.

It's very chic.

- Can you hand me those weights, Clark?

- Excuse me.

Wait a minute, Lacy.

Come early. The view is so romantic

from my balcony. See you.

- Oh, sure. Here.

- Not those! The other one!

No pain, no gain?

What was that?

Uncle Lex...

You're spooking me out.

There.

Madam, thank you very much.

I'm incredible.

Uncle Lex, he's like...

He's beautiful. He's perfect.

Welcome home, Nuclear Man.

Your father's happy to see you.

The power of the sun has given him

internally generated heat.

I'm a...

You are...

I'm... What? I'm a genius?

I'm incredible. I'm...

You are nothing.

I am the father now.

You have my voice.

No, you have my voice.

Just remember, I made you.

Yeah, you're just an experiment,

freako.

What is that?

- Oh, no.

- I'm an experiment. I'm a freako.

I was just kidding about

that freako line!

If anybody's a freako around here,

it's gotta be me!

Oh, wow, I'm break dancing, hey!

This rocks. Hey!

I made you. I can destroy you.

Destroy.

Destroy Superman now.

You sweet thing.

But not quite yet, no.

Come here. We'll discuss

when the proper time is.

Uncle Lex.

Oh, no!

He's, like... He's, like, cold.

Of course he is.

That's his vulnerability. That's

the only way he can be stopped.

What?

Lenny, my loud-mouthed nephew,

he gets his energy from the sun.

Without it, he's like you at night:

Useless.

Well, nobody's perfect.

I never had a double date before.

This is fun. How do I look?

Illegal. Like the last six dresses

you tried on.

Listen, Lacy? I don't want to

burst your bubble or anything but...

...Clark's not gonna notice

what you're wearing.

Yes, he will. There's Clark.

Okay, fix that. There you go.

You look great.

- Maybe it's just Superman.

- No.

No, Superman makes a different

kind of entrance.

- Hi, Lacy.

- Hi, Clark.

Can you break a 20?

Driver didn't have any change.

Yeah, sure. Let me get my purse.

- Hi, Lois.

- Hi, Clark.

- Clark.

- What?

You are not gonna believe

this list of questions...

...Mr. Warfield gave me

to ask Superman. Look.

"Aren't you part of a plot

to weaken our national defense?"

- Oh, my goodness.

- I think his gray matter is...

- How will I ask him these questions?

- Well, politely I guess.

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