Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve: Superman, Clark Kent
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Quotes
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Superman : General, would you care to step outside?
General Zod : Come to me, son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod!
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[Clark Kent has been beaten in a fistfight after losing his superpowers]
Clark Kent : Blood. It's my blood. I think... maybe we'd better hire a bodyguard from now on.
Lois Lane : I don't want a bodyguard. I want the man I fell in love with.
Clark Kent : I know, Lois. I wish he was here.
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Perry White : [upon Clark entering his office] Kent, I need a background story for the page three sidebar. Get me everything you can on this terrorist group.
Clark Kent : Right!
[is about to leave but stops]
Clark Kent : Uh, sorry. T... terrorists?
Perry White : Get your head out of the clouds, Kent! Where've you been for the past twelve hours?
Clark Kent : Uh, Home.
Perry White : Well, don't you watch television?
Clark Kent : Frankly, Mr. White, I really don't enjoy television. Too much violence. I was just reading Dickens.
Jimmy Olsen : [races in] Mr. Kent! A gang of terrorists seized the Eiffel Tower! In Paris!
Perry White : He knows where the Eiffel Tower is, Olson!
[afterthought]
Perry White : You do, don't you Kent?
Clark Kent : Yes, sir.
[to Jimmy]
Clark Kent : Has anybody been hurt?
Jimmy Olsen : Well, so far the hostages are unharmed.
Clark Kent : The hostages?
Jimmy Olsen : Yeah! Tourists! About twenty of them!
Perry White : Yeah, but that's just penny ante stuff. These guys claim that if the French government doesn't meet their demands, they've got a hydrogen bomb ready to level Paris.
Clark Kent : Well, jeepers Mr. White. Tha-that's terrible!
Perry White : That's why they call them "terrorists," Kent.
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Clark Kent : [returning from the bathroom, Clark discovers that his seat next to Lois has been taken] Excuse me sir, you're sitting in my seat.
Rocky : [referring to the bathroom Clark just exited] You're seat's in there, four eyes.
Clark Kent : Somebody ought to teach you some manners, sir.
Rocky : Oh, yeah? Well, let me know when he comes in.
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[last lines]
Superman : Good afternoon, Mr. President. Sorry I've been away so long. I won't let you down again.
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[Back at the diner, Rocky has just finished his plate of Steak and Eggs. Clark returns]
Rocky : [to Ron, the owner] Hey, Ron?
Diner Owner : Yeah?
Rocky : Gimme another plate of this garbage.
Waitress : Garbage? That's my number-one special, Rocky.
Rocky : All right, Annie! Gimme some more coffee too, will ya? And give it wings!
Clark Kent : Gee, that's funny. I've never seen garbage eat garbage before.
[Rocky then notices Clark, unaware that Clark's Krypton powers are fully restored. The patrons fall silent]
Clark Kent : Excuse me, sir, you're sitting in my favorite seat.
Rocky : [dares Clark] Then come and get it, four-eyes.
[Clark slowly makes his way towards the end of the counter]
Diner Owner : Now, cool it, Rocky! Take it easy, will ya? I just had this joint fixed. It cost me a fortune.
[Dishes and silverware clatter as Rocky shoves Ron away and then stands up. Rocky slugs Clark, breaking his hand in the process]
Rocky : [groans in pain] Oh, God!
Clark Kent : [CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR-LINE] Consider this a present from Lois.
[he backhands Rocky in the jaw, just hard enough to spin the bully around the greasy spoon... and to move the seat up to its highest point. As Clark stops the seat dead, Rocky nearly falls off - then grunts loudly and spits out a tooth. Clark then lifts Rocky by the scruff of his neck and sits him on the plate of Steak and Eggs, splattering it over the counter]
Clark Kent : [to Ron and Annie] This order's to go.
[Clark shoves a screaming Rocky across the counter, destroying property items. Rocky eventually lands on and wrecks a pinball machine, knocked unconscious]
Clark Kent : [to Ron] I'm... terribly sorry about all the damage, sir.
[hands Ron a fistful of cash for repairs]
Clark Kent : Oh, I've been... working out, you know.
Diner Owner : [CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR-LINE: Ron hands back the money] Do you think we're gonna let *you* pay up when *he* never did? This one's on the house... Hey, Rocky! I see you anywhere near this joint again, I'll call the cops! Ya hear?
[Rocky forces himself to his feet and bolts from the diner]
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General Zod : Son of Jor-El. We were beginning to think you were a coward.
Superman : I'm not a coward, Zod.
Ursa : Let him prove it!
General Zod : Possibly not. It is extremely likely you are merely a fool. Like father, like son.
Superman : Somehow, I just can't hear you, Zod.
General Zod : [Using his heat vision, he breaks off the entire side of a nearby building and catches it with both hands] Then die, as you deserve to!
[He throws it at Superman, who uses his own heat vision to blow the huge projectile apart]
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Perry White : If Paris is going to go kablooey I want my best reporter right in the middle of it... No offense, Kent. You're good, but Lois Lane's better.
Clark Kent : No, I mean uh, isn't that a bit dangerous, sir?
Perry White : That goes with the territory, Kent. Don't worry; if I know Lois Lane, she'll not only come back with a Pulitzer Prize story, but a one-on-one interview with the hydrogen bomb titled "What Makes Me Tick."
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Superman : [at the Fortress of Solitude; whispering to Luthor] Try and get them all into this molecule chamber. It takes away their powers, see... and turns them into ordinary human beings. Now if you could...
[Zod approaches]
Superman : Shh, shh!
Lex Luthor : [pauses] General, don't go in there. It's a trap.
Superman : Luthor, you poisonous snake!
Lex Luthor : That's a molecule chamber. It turns people like you into people like me.
General Zod : [nods] You've done well, Lex Luthor.
Lex Luthor : [pointing] The crystal there activates the mechanism.
General Zod : Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia... activate the machine.
[Non grabs Luthor and flies him up to the control panel]
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Clark Kent : I have to go back.
Lois Lane : You can't go back, there's no way now.
Clark Kent : I have to. I've gotta try dammit, I've got to try something. Anything!
Lois Lane : It's not your fault. You didn't know this was going to happen.
Clark Kent : They knew. They tried to tell me. But, I didn't listen.
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Lois Lane : I'm gonna' be fine. Don't worry about me.
Clark Kent : I like worrying about you.
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General Zod : [referring to Superman's home] Scruffy. Morbid. A sentimental replica of a planet long since vanished. No style at all!
Superman : I expect better manners from my guests, Zod.
Lois Lane : Superman, this wasn't my idea...!
General Zod : Accept your destiny, Kal-El. As your father once condemned us, so now do we condemn his misbegotten brat!
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General Zod : Did you think we would give up our advantage? No! The son of Jor-El will be my slave, forever. If not, the millions of Earthlings you protect shall pay for your defiance... beginning with this one.
[indicates Lois]
General Zod : I sense the presence of Jor-El here. Destroy this place.
Lex Luthor : Hi, guys. Sorry I'm late.
General Zod : We have no more use for this one. Kill him.
Lex Luthor : Me? Lex Luthor? General... I helped you through the tough times, remember? You came to me with nothing, and I gave you Superman!
General Zod : Silence!
Lex Luthor : Well, look -
[Non shoves Luthor from behind]
Lex Luthor : Watch it, don't touch me!
[to Superman]
Lex Luthor : Guy's a clod... Promises were made, gifts exchanged. I gotta hand it to you, you know... You always told the truth. A guy always knew where he stood with you. You kept everything pure and simple. I've always respected you for that.
Superman : ...I guess there's some good in you after all, Lex Luthor.
Lex Luthor : Oh, yeah... I'm full of good. I just don't get to use it very often.
Superman : [whispering] All right, I guess we'll have to take that chance... We need to get them all into this molecule chamber; it takes away their powers, see, and turns them into ordinary human beings. Now, if you can...
[Zod approaches]
Lex Luthor : Don't go in there, General; that's a molecule chamber. It makes people like you into... people like me.
General Zod : You've done well, Lex Luthor.
[he motions to Ursa, who prepares to break Lois's neck]
Lex Luthor : General, the crystal there activates the mechanism.
[Zod motions for the Man of Steel to enter the chamber]
Lois Lane : [choking] No... Please, Superman, don't!
Superman : ALL RIGHT! Leave her alone, Zod!... You win.
General Zod : Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia, activate the machine.
[Non grabs Luthor and flies him up to the control panel]
Lex Luthor : Thank you.
[takes a crystal]
Lex Luthor : With your permission.
General Zod : Of course.
[Lois cries as Superman enters the chamber and the red lights turn on]
General Zod : [Superman exits the chamber] And now, finally...
[motions for the Man of Steel to kneel before him, which Superman does]
General Zod : ... Take my hand, and swear eternal loyalty to Zod.
[Superman grips Zod's hand... and crushes it! As Zod groans in agony, the Man of Steel lifts him off the ground and throws the villain across the chamber into a wall. Zod slides into a chasm below. Then Non tries to fly at Superman, but finds himself unable to do so; he, too, falls into the chasm below]
Lex Luthor : He switched it, did it to them! That's whey the lights were on out here... while he was safe in there!
[Superman nods and gives Luthor a "You guessed it" sign]
Lois Lane : You know something? You're a real pain in the neck!
[Lois punches Ursa into the chasm below]
Superman : [Lois goes to Superman, who hugs her] Are you all right?
[she nods]
Superman : ... I knew you'd double-cross me, Luthor. A lying weasel like you couldn't resist the chance.
Lex Luthor : Me, are you kidding? Hey, I was with you all the time! That was beautiful! Did you see the way they fell into our trap? Ha ha!
Superman : Too late, Luthor! Too late.
Lex Luthor : Look, Superman, I got a proposition for you. Now, don't stop me until you've heard this, because... I know I owe you one, but we're in the North Pole, right? Let's wipe the slate clean. If you give me a ride back, I promise I'll turn over a new leaf - a whole forest, while I'm at it! How's this sound to you: we'll say you were killed in the battle, you lie low at my place for a few months, and then we'll make a name for you as a professional boxer. I can see it now: The Smallville Strongboy. No, better yet: the Metropolis Masher! I ask you, is that a plan or is that a plan!
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Lara : [Lois Lane rennters the room to discover Superman talking with Lara] Your father and I have to ancticipate your every question Kal-El, but this is one we'd hoped you'd not ask.
Clark Kent : But I have to, because she is everything I want in life.
Lara : And she, the one you have chosen, feels as much for you?
Clark Kent : Yes.
Lara : Then if it is what you wish. If you intend to live your life with a mortal, you must live as a mortal. You must become one of them.
[a crystal chamber emerges]
Lara : This crystal chamber has harnessed the rays of the red sun of Krypton. Once exposed to these rays, all your great powers on Earth will disappear forever.
[Superman turns towards the chamber]
Lara : But consider, once it is done there is no return. You will become an ordinary man. You will feel like an ordinary man. You can be hurt like an ordinary man.
[Emerges from the projection]
Lara : Oh my son, are you sure?
Clark Kent : Mother, I love her.
[Superman enters the chamber to begin the depowering process, Lara watches him then vanishes]
Clark Kent : .
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Clark Kent : Good morning, Lois. How are you today?
Lois Lane : Oh, I'm just super. Thanks. I'm super.
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Superman : [after seeing Zod on TV] Here? When?
Diner Owner : When? Where the hell have you been, mac, on a desert island?
