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| starring = Gene Hackman Christopher Reeve Marlon Brando Ned Beatty Jackie Cooper Sarah Douglas Margot Kidder Jack O'Halloran Valerie Perrine Clifton James E.G. Marshall Marc McClure Terence Stamp | music = John Williams Ken Thorne | cinematography = Geoffrey Unsworth ''(Donner footage)'' Robert Paynter ''(Lester footage)'' | editing = Stuart Baird Michael Thau'' (Donner footage)'' John Victor-Smith ''(Lester footage)'' | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures | released = | runtime = 116 minutes | country = United States United Kingdom | language = English | budget = $54,000,000 (''Superman II'') + (2006 Restoration) }} ''Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut'' is a superhero film directed by Richard Donner. It is a re-edited director's cut of the 1980 film ''Superman II'' by restoring a significant amount of lost footage originally shot by Donner in 1977 before he was taken off the project and replaced by director Richard Lester, who completed the film for its theatrical release. In 2000, during the DVD restoration of ''Superman: The Movie'', editor Michael Thau became interested in completing Donner's version of ''Superman II''. In 2006, Donner's footage of Marlon Brando was discovered and used in Bryan Singer's ''Superman Returns'', finally creating the possibility of restoring Donner's cut. The cut was re-edited by Thau under the supervision of Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Superman II )〕 Unlike many "special edition" and "director's cuts", ''The Richard Donner Cut'' is an alternate version of the theatrical film in an attempt to closely follow its original script. It features its original opening and ending, alternate takes and camera angles, and deleted scenes featuring Brando whose character was replaced by Susannah York in the theatrical release. Since Donner never completed ''Superman II'', certain scenes filmed by Lester along with newly created visual effects shots by Thau, had to be added to the film in order to finish it as closely to Donner's vision as possible. An early screen test of one pivotal scene featuring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder was added to the film as Donner never got around to shooting it. ''Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2006, coinciding with the release of ''Superman Returns''. ==Plot== On the planet Krypton, criminals General Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa (Sarah Douglas) and Non (Jack O'Halloran) are sentenced to eternal banishment inside the Phantom Zone by Jor-El (Marlon Brando) for insurrection and murder, amongst other crimes. Later, the shockwaves resulting from Krypton's explosion change the trajectory of the Phantom Zone, causing it to set on the same course as Kal-El's starship to Earth. Thirty years later, Superman (Christopher Reeve) diverts an XK-101 missile into outer space and, unknowingly, destroys the Phantom Zone as it drifts towards Earth and frees its captives. At the ''Daily Planet'' in Metropolis, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. She tests Clark by jumping out of a window, but Clark uses his powers to save her while appearing to have done nothing. Meanwhile, with the help of Eve Teschmacher (Valerie Perrine), Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) successfully escape from prison, abandoning Otis (Ned Beatty). Together, they find and infiltrate the Fortress of Solitude, learning of the impending doom brought by General Zod. He resolves to meet up with Zod, and begins to track his approaching alpha wave signal, using the same tracking device he used to locate the Fortress. On the Moon, Zod, Ursa, and Non ruthlessly kill a group of astronauts while discovering they have superpowers caused by Earth's yellow Sun. Perry White (Jackie Cooper), has Clark and Lois pose as newlyweds to investigate a honeymoon suite scam at Niagara Falls. Superman's sudden appearance and rescue of a small boy at the Falls renews Lois' suspicions, and she tricks Clark with a gun loaded with blanks into admitting that he is Superman. He then takes Lois Lane to the Fortress of Solitude where the two spend the night together. Zod, Ursa, and Non arrive on Earth and conquer a small town in Idaho. After learning that the U.S. military take orders from the President of the United States, the Kryptonians fly to Washington D.C. and invade the White House. Superman decides to transform himself into a human, and remove his super-powers by exposing himself to red Kryptonian sunlight in a crystal chamber. The two return to Metropolis and learn of Zod's conquest of the world. Realizing that humanity is helpless, Clark returns to the Fortress to reverse the transformation. Having anticipated this decision, Jor-El's artificial intelligence reveals it has been programmed to deal with this situation by sacrificing the remaining Kryptonian energy it needs to continue operating. Thus to restore Clark to his superpowers, it must be joined with him (by taking the physical form of Jor-El and touching him on the shoulder), making a reality of the Kryptonian prophecy concerning "the father becoming the son" and rendering the Fortress of Solitude obsolete. Lex Luthor arrives at the White House and informs Zod that Superman is the son of Jor-El, and that he has the ability to find him, in exchange for control of Australia. He takes the three Kryptonians to Metropolis to kidnap Lois as bait for Superman. Superman arrives and a fight ensues in and over Metropolis. After saving a bus full of civilians, Superman realizes he can't win and flies off towards his Fortress, with Zod, Ursa, and Non in pursuit, bringing Lois and Luthor with them. At the Fortress, Luthor shows the chamber that stripped Superman of his powers to Zod, who forces Superman to again undergo the transformation process. The villains are unaware that Superman has altered the process to expose everyone outside the chamber, removing the Kryptonian criminals' powers, while protecting Superman inside the chamber. He defeats Non and Zod with ease, while Lois punches Ursa, and leaves Luthor behind. After destroying the Fortress of Solitude with his heat vision, Superman returns Lois to her apartment in Metropolis, where she wishes him a tearful goodbye, realizing that she can never be with him. However, to undo everything, Superman spins the Earth back in time, restoring the past few days and placing Zod, Ursa, and Non back into the Phantom Zone. Clark returns to work the following day as Lois and Perry experience a slight case of déjà vu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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