Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For July, in honor of the two competing summer blockbusters, they are watching maligned Superman and Fantastic Four films.

This week, Joel and Andy watch Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and talk about Cannon Films, the unhinged studio that made it.

• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
• Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
• Written by: Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman), Christopher Reeve & Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal (story by), Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal (screenplay by)
• Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jon Cryer, Mariel Hemingway, Mark Pillow

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

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