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Tuesday 2 February 2021

The Incorrigibles

Superman 2 - Lex Luthor talking with Jor-El




LEX: 
It's unbelievable, but it's True. 
Kryptonian alpha waves, three sets of them.

MS. TESSMACHER: 
I didn't know Superman had relatives!


LEX: 
He doesn't! 
It's The Villains, The Incorrigibles!

[She nods.]

LEX: 
These three little sweethearts are 
on their way here. 

Do you realize what They're going to do? 
They're going to give me The World!

MS. TESSMACHER: 
But Lex, you don't even like The World.

LEX: 
The World, Ms. Tessmacher, 
is Real Estate. 
Lots and lots of Real Estate.

MS. TESSMACHER: 
Land, land, land, it's always land!

LEX: 
Which They'll Develop for Me
As soon as We take over, 
I'll get rid of Superman, 
I'll put Them to Work. 

Super-construction crew! 
...DE-struction crew! 

They'll Level Forests, Move Mountains, 
Create New Coastlines!

MS. TESSMACHER: 
Oh, here we go again...

LEX: 
...Thanks to The Help of Superman. 
He set Them free. 
Lex, baby, you're a hell of a fella... 
even when you lose, you win!

[They get back on the snowmoboat. Lex points to his left.]

LEX: 
South, Ms. Tessmacher. 
South... to Victory!

MS. TESSMACHER: 
Lex...

[She points to their right.]

MS. TESSMACHER: 
South.

LEX: 
Ms. Tessmacher? 
A mouth full of mink?

[He laughs, and she laughs nervously along with him.]

LEX: 
Right.

[We then get the shot of them on the snowmoboat used in the theatrical release, the lines for which are quoted above. Except here, all Lex says is...]

LEX: 
South, Ms. Tessmacher. South!