Donner's Superman 2

Superman II
The Richard Donner version

Scenes 542 - 552, "Loose-ends"

542 INT. DAILY PLANET CORRIDOR - DAY

CLARK walks down the busy corridor toward the elevators, passes JIMMY coming the other way, his new camera hanging from his neck.

JIMMY
Hi, Mr. Kent! Hey did you see my new camera?

1

CLARK
(admiring it)
It's a real beaut, Jimmy. I'd look after that if I were you.

JIMMY
(starting off)
Oh, don't worry. Nobody's going to get their hands on this baby...

CLARK smiles knowingly as JIMMY disappears in the crowd. He turns toward the elevators absent-minded, runs smack into a LARGE MAN headed the other way.

2

MAN
(surly)
Hey! Sleep at night, yo-yo...

CLARK'S eyes momentarily flash with anger. He suddenly remembers himself, smiles apologetically as the MAN enters the elevator.

CLARK
Sorry. I'll try to be more careful from now on.

3

The elevator doors close. CLARK stands in the corridor thinking, as CAMERA PUSHES IN on his face. His eyes widen slightly as he remembers something. His jaw sets. He looks off.

543 ANGLE ON UTILITY ROOM - CLARK'S POV

A door in the corridor marked UTILITY ROOM.

544 BACK TO CLARK

CLARK heads for the door with a determined look, opens it, walks inside.

Video clip - 1:40 [4]

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545 INT. DINER - DAY

The same Alaskan Diner visited earlier by CLARK and LOIS. CAMERA CLOSE on the same burly TRUCKER seen earlier as he eats a noisy lunch, sitting on a stool directly at the corner of the "L"-shaped counter. He munches down on his food as a FIGURE appears behind him.

TRUCKER
(to COUNTERMAN)
Gimme another order of that bacon, will ya?

CLARK'S VOICE
That's funny. I didn't know swine were cannibals.

The TRUCKER blinks, swivels slowly in his seat as CAMERA PULLS BACK: CLARK stands behind him, looks down.

CLARK
You're sitting in my seat, pig-face.

TRUCKER
Come and get it, four-eyes...

The TRUCKER spins in his seat, uncorks a tremendous right hand to the midsection: he screams as his fist cracks into what seems like solid granite, breaking the bone. CLARK leans down, spins the stool in the opposite direction at dizzying speed. The TRUCKER becomes a whirling blur, his seat spiraling upward until it reaches counter level.

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CLARK reaches out, taps him exactly at the right moment: the TRUCKER flies down the length of the counter through napkin holders, salt shakers, and other people's meals, crashes against the wall, lands in a heap. The COUNTERMAN gapes at CLARK unbelievingly.

CLARK
(nice smile)
I've been working out.

546 EXT. PISA SOUVENIR STAND - ITALY - DUSK

The sun is setting as the SHOPKEEPER rolls up the awning on his souvenir stand. The shelves have now been filled with spanking new plastic Towers of Pisa and postcards to match the new version: all the Towers stand upright. The once-again smiling, happy, contented SHOPKEEPER looks at the blue upright Tower as CAMERA ZOOMS IN past it to a blue dot in the sky.

547 EXT. SKY ABOVE PISA - DUSK

SUPERMAN flies effortlessly through the air, a large pizza in one hand. He looks down, eyes widening as he suddenly remembers what he did.

SUPERMAN
Oh, no! I couldn't have...

548 CLOSE ON TOWER

SUPERMAN descends to the top of the Tower, pushes it back down carefully so that it will lean once more.

549 EXT. SOUVENIR STAND

The SHOPKEEPER admires his stock, turns to look over at the Tower, looks back, does a double-take, then looks up.

550 ANGLE ON SUPERMAN - SHOPKEEPER'S POV

SUPERMAN smiles warmly, waves down to him.

SUPERMAN
Sorry! But it's okay now!

551 BACK TO SOUVENIR STAND

The SHOPKEEPER gapes. The Tower is now the Leaning Tower again - all his wares are useless. Hysterical, he smashes his shelves to the ground, makes violent obscene gestures at the CAPED HERO above, weeping.

SHOPKEEPER
Cretino! Super, stronzo!... (and other expletives deleted)

552 EXT. SKY - DAY - CLOSE ON SUPERMAN

SUPERMAN flies majestically home, the setting sun behind him, soaring toward the blue horizon, magnificent in his power. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Look - up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's SUPERMAN!

FADE OUT

THE END

Sources:
1, 2, 3 - Superman 2, Austalian/European TV edition; snapshot courtesy of "Supergirl's Boyfriend."
4 - Superman 2, Austalian/European TV edition; video clip courtesy of Superman CINEMA.
5 - Superman 2 DVD, 2001 Warner Home Video; image courtesy of Superman in the Movies.

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