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Greg McPhee
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Posted: 22 August 2025 at 1:37pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
I know it divides some people, but I always felt that Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor in Superman: The Movie was just evil for being evil once you took some of the dressing off. 

Sure, he seemed like he just wanted a real estate empire, yet you just have to look at how he wanted to achieve that and his whole ethos was summed up in this exchange:

Superman: "Is that how a warped brain like yours gets its kicks? By planning the death of innocent people?"

Luthor: "No, by causing the death of innocent people."
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Posted: 22 August 2025 at 1:41pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Even there, the filmmakers felt the need to backstory Luthor with the suggestion his father had thrown him out when he was only six years old.
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