remained as director. In fact, a majority of the added footage was shot by Donner before Richard Lester became director. 17 of the 24 added minutes were utilized by ABC for its 1984 network premiere. Subsequent ABC airings of the longer version would be cut further for more advertising time. The full 146-minute extended cut was shown internationally, including parts of Canada. Additional footage The added footage offers an alternative ending to the film. In the theatrical cut, it is implied that Superman has killed the three Kryptonian villains (going against the strict code that Superman does not kill). In the extended ending, a U.S. "polar patrol" is shown picking up the three Kryptonians and Lex Luthor, after which Superman, with Lois standing beside him, destroys the Fortress of Solitude. Among the other "lost" scenes: Superman passes a Concorde jet on his way to Paris. This is not in the video release and was actually an outtake from Superman: The Movie as a bridge between Superman saving Air Force One and his conversation with Jor-El after his first night. At the end of the film, Clark Kent bumps into a large bald man, which reminds him to go to the diner to face the obnoxious trucker who beat him up earlier. The Phantom Zone villains land outside the Fortress of Solitude with Lex Luthor and Lois Lane, trying to figure out how to get in. Extended scenes of the three Kryptonians' invasion of the White House, with Zod using a gun and Non frightening a dog. Superman cooks a soufflé using his heat vision, during dinner with Lois at the Fortress of Solitude. Extended discussion between Zod and Ursa on the Moon. In East Houston, a boy tries to escape on horseback, only to be killed by Non, who throws a police siren at him. Some telecast versions remove the following for content: Much violence in the opening White House scene was left out, including Zod murdering several Secret Service agents and Capitol Police officers with an AR-10 assault rifle. Much of the bully's lines in the bar ("I don't like your meat anyway!") was re-edited to ("I don't like you anyway"). About 35 seconds of the "Battle of Metropolis" (Superman flying over Metropolis River) was deleted. Some language and profanity were re-dubbed. Among the footage seen in the international/Canadian telecasts: A girl in Japan watching the destruction of East