Superman IV: The Quest for Peace story
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film directed by Sidney J. Furie, based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the fourth and final film in the original Superman film series, and the first film in that series not to be produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, but rather by Golan- Globus' Cannon Films, in association with Warner Bros. Gene Hackman returned as Lex Luthor, who creates an evil solar-powered version of Superman called Nuclear Man.
16 total · 9 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| arms race | major | Superman was conflicted about how much he should intervene to stop a potential arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. |
| facing a genius adversary | major | The criminal genius Lex Luthor was hellbent on getting revenge against his old foe Superman. |
| greed for riches | major | Lex Luthor risked bringing about a nuclear war for his own personal financial gain. |
| nuclear holocaust | major | People worried that an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union would result in a nuclear war. |
| romantic love | major | Superman at Lois Lane. |
| super strength | major | Superman was more powerful than a locomotive. |
| the Cold War | major | There was a nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Lex Luthor was hellbent on getting revenge on Superman for having foiled one of his plots for world domination and putting him in prison. |
| transnational institution for peace | major | Superman took it upon himself to try to bring about a state of world peace by ending an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and also foiling Lex Luthor's evil plot. |
| ability to see through solid objects | minor | Superman used his X-ray vision to see through a kitchen door and roast a duck in the oven to perfection. |