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Superman II (1980)

Where Superman II says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Paris and Niagara Falls were real, but the Idaho town was a Surrey common and all of Metropolis was a studio back lot.

Scenes and places

Terrorists on the Eiffel Tower (1980)

Terrorists seize the Eiffel Tower and threaten the hostages. Superman steps in to stop the nuclear threat before the main story starts.

Set in Eiffel Tower, Paris — Terrorists seize the tower and hold about twenty tourists hostage. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Paris landmark chosen for the film's new opening.

Filmed at Paris (exact spot on the tower not stated) — Sources say location shooting took place in Paris; they do not say the tower itself was where the scene was filmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lois jumps into the river at Niagara Falls (1980)

Lois suspects Clark is Superman after he is absent when Superman saves a child. She jumps into the river to force the truth, and Clark saves her without revealing himself.

Set in Niagara Falls — The assignment where Lois tests her suspicion about Clark. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The falls on the Canada-US border where the Daily Planet sends the pair.

Filmed at Niagara Falls, Ontario — Research notes place the 1979 Niagara filming on the Canadian side; the Wikipedia text only names Niagara Falls in the story and Canada as a filming country. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Clark takes Lois to the Fortress of Solitude (1980)

Clark admits he is Superman and flies Lois north to his Arctic Fortress, where energy crystals hold traces of his past. He tells her he wants to spend his life with her.

Set in Fortress of Solitude, the Arctic — Superman's ice-crystal hideaway in the Arctic, a fictional place.

An imagined ice hideaway; no source ties the real Arctic shooting to this scene.

Filmed at Pinewood Studios set, Buckinghamshire — Per the research notes, the Fortress interior was a studio set, not an Arctic location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The villains arrive in East Houston, Idaho (1980)

Zod, Ursa and Non reach a small American town and test their new powers on everything in sight. A TV reporter describes it as a town middle America had forgotten.

Set in East Houston, Idaho — A fictional American small town where the freed criminals first reach Earth.

A common in southern England that stood in for the American Midwest.

Filmed at Chobham Common, Surrey, England — The Idaho town scenes were shot on a heath about 30 miles from London. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The villains force the President to surrender (1980)

Zod and his followers go straight to the White House and demand the President's surrender. Zod later cuts into a presidential broadcast to challenge Superman.

Set in The White House, Washington, D.C. — The seat of the US government, where the criminals force the President to surrender. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real White House, with no source naming where the scene was filmed.

Clark's beating at the Alaska diner (1980)

Clark and Lois stop at a roadside diner, where a trucker named Rocky harasses Lois and beats Clark badly. On the TV Clark sees that the Kryptonians have taken over.

Set in Roadside diner, Alaska — A diner where a trucker harasses Lois and beats Clark.

A roadside diner in the film's Alaska; no source gives a real place for it.

The fight in the streets of Metropolis (1980)

The three Kryptonians and Luthor arrive at the Daily Planet. Superman fights them, but Zod threatens bystanders because he sees that Superman cares for people.

Set in Metropolis (Daily Planet and streets) — The fictional city where Superman fights Zod, Ursa and Non.

A fictional city built at an English film studio.

Filmed at Pinewood Studios back lot, Buckinghamshire — All Metropolis scenes were built on the Pinewood back lot rather than shot on location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Pinewood Studios E stage, Buckinghamshire — The Daily Planet newsroom was a Pinewood stage set according to the research notes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Clark Kent / Superman — A Daily Planet reporter who is secretly Superman.
• Lois Lane — A Daily Planet journalist who suspects Clark's secret.
• General Zod — A Kryptonian criminal freed from the Phantom Zone.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Idaho town in Superman II really filmed?
• Was Metropolis in Superman II a real city?