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Now as you may or may not know I am as they sayvery heavy into real estateTo make money in that game you have to buy for a little and sell for a lot rightRight RightSo the problemHow to make land more
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Lex Luthor:
Now. As you may or may not know, I am as they say, very heavy into real estate. In order to make money in that game you have to buy for a little and sell for a lot. Right?Otis:Right.Lex Luthor:Right. So. Problem: how to make the land more valuable in between the time you buy it and the time you sell it.Lex Luthor:Now this is California. The richest, most populous state in the Union.Superman:I don't need a geography lesson from you, Luthor.Lex Luthor:Oh, yes, of course, you've been there. I do forget you get around, don't you.Lex Luthor:Where was I?Otis:California.Lex Luthor:California. Right... the San Andreas Fault. Maybe you've heard of it.Superman:Yes. It's the joining together of two land masses. The fault line is unstable and shifting, which is why you get earthquakes in California from time to time.Lex Luthor:Wonderful. Couldn't have said it better myself.Lex Luthor:Everything west of this line is The richest, most expensive real estate in the world: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Everything on *this* side of the line is just hundreds and hundreds of miles of worthless desert land. Which just so happens to be owned by...Otis:Lex Luthor Incorporated!Lex Luthor:Now, call me foolish, call me irresponsible...Lex Luthor:It occurs to me that a 500 megaton bomb planted at just the proper point would, uh...Superman:... would destroy most of California. Millions of innocent people would be killed. And the West Coast as we know it would...Lex Luthor:-- fall into the sea.Lex Luthor:Bye-bye, California. HELLO, new West Coast. My West Coast.Lex Luthor: "Costa del Lex", "Luthorville", "Marina del Lex", "Otisburg"...Lex Luthor:"Otisburg"?Otis:Miss Teschmacher, she's got her own place.Lex Luthor:"Otisburg"?Otis: It's a little bitty place!Lex Luthor:"OTISBURG"?Otis:Okay, I'll just wipe it off, that's all. Just a little town.Superman:You're a dreamer, Lex Luthor. A sick, twisted dreamer. Your plan couldn't possibly work.Lex Luthor:I'll admit there were a few problems. Adjusting the precise trajectory of the missile, finding the optimum stress point for the fault line itself... which by the way is, uh, Target Zero, rightLex Luthor:here

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Now as you may or may not know I am as they say
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very heavy into real estate
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To make money in that game you have to buy for a little and sell for a lot right
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Right Right
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So the problem
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How to make land more valuable between the time you buy it
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and the time you sell it
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Now this is California the richest most populous state in the union
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I don't need a geography lesson from you Luthor
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Oh yes of course you've been there I do forget you get around don't you
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Where was I California
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California right The San Andreas Fault Maybe you've heard of it
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Yes It's the joining of two land masses The fault line is unstable
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which is why you get earthquakes in California
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Wonderful Couldn't have said it better myself
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Everything west of this line is the richest real estate in the world
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San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco
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Everything on this side is just hundreds of miles of worthless desert land
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which happens to be owned by
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Lex Luthor Incorporated
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Now call me foolish call me irresponsible
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It occurs to me that a 500 megaton bomb
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planted at just the proper point would
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Would destroy most of California
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Millions of innocent people would die The West Coast as we know it would
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Fall into the sea Bye bye California
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Hello new West Coast My West Coast
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Costa del Lex Luthorville Marina del Lex Otisburg
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Otisburg Miss Teschmacher
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she's got her own place Mr Otisburg
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It's a little bitty place Otisburg
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Okay I'll just wipe it off that's all It's a little town
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You're a dreamer Lex Luthor A sick twisted dreamer
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Your plan couldn't possibly work
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I'll admit there were a few problems Adjusting the trajectory of the missile
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finding the optimum stress point for the fault line itself
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Which by the way is target zero right
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here
Available in 5 languages
Duration
137 seconds
Views
1,651
Timestamp in Movie
01:48:21
Uploaded
Mar 12, 2026
Production
Dovemead Films,Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions,International Film Production

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Movie Summary

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Actors

Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Ned Beatty
Otis