Superman III

Superman III was the first evidence that the world was given that DC were incapable of keeping a good movie franchise going well, even when it was doing great.

The 1983 movie was the follow-up to the hugely successful Superman and Superman II – starring the inimitable Christopher Reeve – but Superman III made the franchise take a huge turn for the worse, as the introduction of comedian Richard Pryor – as a computer hacker who went from Superman foe to Superman friend – made the movie nothing more than a farce.

It was a prime example of a movie franchise “jumping the shark” and an early indication of DC’s inability to keep a franchise successful over a long period.