"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" The Ides of Metropolis (1994)

Director:

Philip Sgriccia

Writer:

Deborah Joy LeVine (writer)

TV Series:

"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993)

Original Air Date:

6 February 1994 (Season 1, Episode 15)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Eugene Laderman, convicted of murdering Henry Harrison, escapes. Then he kidnaps Lois at gunpoint and convinces her he did not commit murder...

Plot Keywords:

Superman | 1990s | Shrinking | Kryptonite | Superhero

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

Dean Cain	...	Clark Kent / Superman
Teri Hatcher	...	Lois Lane
Lane Smith	...	Perry White
Michael Landes	...	Jimmy Olsen
Tracy Scoggins	...	Catherine 'Cat' Grant
Eddie Jones	...	Jonathan Kent
K Callan	...	Martha Kent
John Shea	...	Lex Luthor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Bolock	...	Ben the Bailiff
Richard Gant	...	Judge
Paul Gleason	...	Henry Harrison
Tony Jay	...	Nigel St. John
Debbie Korkunis	...	Aerobics Trainer
Melanie Mayron	...	Detective Betty Reed
Jennifer Savidge	...	Lena Harrison
Todd Susman	...	Eugene Laderman
Richard Whiten

Trivia:

The title of the episode and computer program are references to Shakespeare's Julis Cesar. When he figures out the password for the Ides of Metropolis, Eugene makes that comment "The play's the thing." This is actually a quote from another Shakespeare play, Hamlet.

Quotes:

Perry White: Is there something the two of you want to tell me?
Lois Lane: No, not really, Chief.
Perry White: Huh. Well...good. You sure now? Nothing you want to get off your chest, uh, chests?
Lois Lane: We'd like to tell you, Chief, but we can't. It's better this way.
Clark Kent: Better off not knowing.
Perry White: Well it's a little late for that. I know.
Lois Lane: You know?!
Clark Kent: What exactly do you know?
Perry White: You know...about...him...where he is.
Clark Kent: Oh, you do know.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Star Wars (1977)