"For me, Quest for Peace is the most personal Superman of the entire series. It directly reflects what Superman should be, and what he should be doing."
--Christopher Reeve
"Except for fools and madmen, everyone knows that nuclear war would he an unprecedented Human catastrophe."
--Carl Sagan
... fools, madmen and BITCHY fans who're psychotically obsessed with TRIVIAL flaws in a movie promoting PEACE. There are FAR more important things in life than "suspension of disbelief."
"Russia and America are still on hair trigger alert as they were in the 1980s, but everybody thinks the nuclear threat of global annihalition has been resolved because the cold war ended. In fact, because of the public's ignorance, the nuclear threat is much greater than before."
--Dr. Helen Caldicott, named by the Smithsonian Institute as one of the most influential women of the 20th century
Combat that ignorance by focusing on Superman IV's MESSAGE instead of obsessing over its flaws.
"[The Quest for Peace] is also more contemporary than some of the past films. Superman is concerned about a NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST, a message which is brought vividly home for him when a young schoolboy writes to his alter ego, reporter Clark Kent. It's a plea he, as Superman, cannot ignore so he sets out to do something about it."
--Christopher Reeve (1952 - 2004)
DO something about it: Focus on The Quest for Peace's MESSAGE! Do your part to help abolish all nuclear weapons!
"I had seen a television show in Boston. Children were talking about what it is like to grow up in the ATOMIC age. At the same time, people were saying that I had the attention of the kids and that I should take advantage of that, so I said, OK, here's a way to consider this topic. I needed the motivation to really want to play Superman again."
--Christopher Reeve, on why he co-created The Quest for Peace
"Sceptics tell us, and have told us for many years, that we are wasting our time pursuing the dream of a world without nuclear weapons, as it can never be realised. But more than a few people said the same about ending entrenched racial segregation in South Africa and abolishing slavery in the United States."
--Desmond Tutu, who rose to worldwide fame as an opponent of apartheid, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009
"My own country, South Africa, gave up its nuclear arsenal in the 1990’s, realizing it was better off without these weapons. Around the same time, the newly independent states of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine voluntarily relinquished their nuclear arms ... Global stockpiles have dropped from 68,000 warheads at the height of the Cold War to 20,000 today."
--Desmond Tutu, 7/3/11
... Reeve would be proud -- I bet Tutu doesN'T give a fuck about The Quest for Peace's TRIVIAL flaws ...
"Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to ZERO and the world is a much better place."
--Colin Powell
"One standard must apply to all countries: ZERO. Nuclear arms are wicked, regardless of who possesses them."
These scenes should be reinstated, but why did the russians have a missile when Supes was supposed to have gotten rid of them all?
...Actually why lots of things. Why can Nuclear Man breathe out ice, I thought he was all about fire. Why does Superman take time out to rebuild the great wall of China, but never goes back to return the entire top half of a mountain back to the way it was?
"I came up with the storyline [of The Quest for Peace], which I then told to the Cannon people and to Warner Brothers and they liked it. I wanted it to be a movie I could really get involved in; that I'd feel motivated and excited about."
Warner did not release those scenes in the way we see them in broadcast/Laserdisc. They only released the workprint versions, which means, the scenes don't have any soundtrack, the special effects are unfinished and they look bizarre, with strange effects (Superman invisible for example). Check them out in DVD/Blu-ray, as "deleted scenes" and you will see what I mean. It was really nice of you to make them available here!
"For me, Quest for Peace is the most personal Superman of the entire series. It directly reflects what Superman should be, and what he should be doing."
"I had seen a television show in Boston. Children were talking about what it is like to grow up in the ATOMIC age. At the same time, people were saying that I had the attention of the kids and that I should take advantage of that, so I said, OK, here's a way to consider this topic. needed the motivation to really want to play Superman again."
--Christopher Reeve, on where the idea for the Quest for Peace came from
"For me, Quest for Peace is the most personal Superman of the entire series. It directly reflects what Superman should be, and what he should be doing."
--Christopher Reeve
"Except for fools and madmen, everyone knows that nuclear war would he an unprecedented Human catastrophe."
--Carl Sagan
... fools, madmen and BITCHY fans who're psychotically obsessed with TRIVIAL flaws in a movie promoting PEACE. There are FAR more important things in life than "suspension of disbelief."
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
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"Russia and America are still on hair trigger alert as they were in the 1980s, but everybody thinks the nuclear threat of global annihalition has been resolved because the cold war ended. In fact, because of the public's ignorance, the nuclear threat is much greater than before."
--Dr. Helen Caldicott, named by the Smithsonian Institute as one of the most influential women of the 20th century
Combat that ignorance by focusing on Superman IV's MESSAGE instead of obsessing over its flaws.
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
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"[The Quest for Peace] is also more contemporary than some of the past films. Superman is concerned about a NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST, a message which is brought vividly home for him when a young schoolboy writes to his alter ego, reporter Clark Kent. It's a plea he, as Superman, cannot ignore so he sets out to do something about it."
--Christopher Reeve (1952 - 2004)
DO something about it: Focus on The Quest for Peace's MESSAGE! Do your part to help abolish all nuclear weapons!
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
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"I had seen a television show in Boston. Children were talking about what it is like to grow up in the ATOMIC age. At the same time, people were saying that I had the attention of the kids and that I should take advantage of that, so I said, OK, here's a way to consider this topic. I needed the motivation to really want to play Superman again."
--Christopher Reeve, on why he co-created The Quest for Peace
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
"Sceptics tell us, and have told us for many years, that we are wasting our time pursuing the dream of a world without nuclear weapons, as it can never be realised. But more than a few people said the same about ending entrenched racial segregation in South Africa and abolishing slavery in the United States."
--Desmond Tutu, who rose to worldwide fame as an opponent of apartheid, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009
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"My own country, South Africa, gave up its nuclear arsenal in the 1990’s, realizing it was better off without these weapons. Around the same time, the newly independent states of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine voluntarily relinquished their nuclear arms ... Global stockpiles have dropped from 68,000 warheads at the height of the Cold War to 20,000 today."
--Desmond Tutu, 7/3/11
... Reeve would be proud -- I bet Tutu doesN'T give a fuck about The Quest for Peace's TRIVIAL flaws ...
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
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"Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to ZERO and the world is a much better place."
--Colin Powell
"One standard must apply to all countries: ZERO. Nuclear arms are wicked, regardless of who possesses them."
--Desmond Tutu
ZERO, they said!
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
"why did the russians have a missile when Supes was supposed to have gotten rid of them all?"
Watch the movie again. Two words: WAR PROFITEERS. Damn capitalists ...
"Why can Nuclear Man breathe out ice?"
He has Superman's DNA and the same basic powers.
"Why does Superman rebuild the great wall but never goes back to return the mountain?"
He was tired from the fight and in a rush, obviously. He's invulnerable, NOT perfect or divine.
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
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"Wouldn't you account for BOTH of your children before heading to the storm shelter?"
Try actually BEIING a parent or a teacher and you'll see how easily chaos can ensue.
NukeYourHometown 4 months ago
These scenes should be reinstated, but why did the russians have a missile when Supes was supposed to have gotten rid of them all?
...Actually why lots of things. Why can Nuclear Man breathe out ice, I thought he was all about fire. Why does Superman take time out to rebuild the great wall of China, but never goes back to return the entire top half of a mountain back to the way it was?
Paul07791 4 months ago
Wouldn't you account for BOTH of your children before heading to the storm shelter????
WarrenCK 4 months ago
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"I came up with the storyline [of The Quest for Peace], which I then told to the Cannon people and to Warner Brothers and they liked it. I wanted it to be a movie I could really get involved in; that I'd feel motivated and excited about."
--Christopher Reeve (1952 - 2004)
NukeYourHometown 6 months ago
Warner did not release those scenes in the way we see them in broadcast/Laserdisc. They only released the workprint versions, which means, the scenes don't have any soundtrack, the special effects are unfinished and they look bizarre, with strange effects (Superman invisible for example). Check them out in DVD/Blu-ray, as "deleted scenes" and you will see what I mean. It was really nice of you to make them available here!
SUPER2008VIDEOS 6 months ago
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"For me, Quest for Peace is the most personal Superman of the entire series. It directly reflects what Superman should be, and what he should be doing."
--Christopher Reeve (1952–2004)
NukeYourHometown 7 months ago
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"I had seen a television show in Boston. Children were talking about what it is like to grow up in the ATOMIC age. At the same time, people were saying that I had the attention of the kids and that I should take advantage of that, so I said, OK, here's a way to consider this topic. needed the motivation to really want to play Superman again."
--Christopher Reeve, on where the idea for the Quest for Peace came from
NukeAllSnarks 8 months ago
JAPAN needs Superman
princeofthieves1000 11 months ago
we need a superman today...
stewiesfan2011 2 years ago
I think that Warner Bros. should put these two deleted scenes back into the film.
darthkurland 3 years ago
Superman -- 'Defender of Socialism'.
briannewion 3 years ago
Uber cool.
-Bri.
briannewion 3 years ago 2