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The Creepy Robot Lady Scene in Superman 3 Still Haunts Fans

It seems the creepy robot lady in Superman 3 left a lasting impression on many.

Tito PernaletebyTito Pernalete
September 6, 2024
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The Creepy Robot Lady Scene in Superman 3 Still Haunts Fans Today

At first glance, Superman III seems like an innocuous romp perfect for families – just another cheery Christopher Reeve vehicle about the Man of Steel saving the day, with many fans having forgotten about a particularly scary Superman scene in the film. It seems we weren’t alone in being unsettled by the creepy robot lady scene in Superman 3. Many others recall this scene as one of the scariest moments from their childhood.

  • The Cheery Superman III
  • The Infamous Creepy Robot Lady Scene In Superman 3
  • Reactions And Nostalgia
  • Cyborg Vera

The Cheery Superman III

The Cheery Superman III

For most of its runtime, the 1983 film delivers exactly what you’d expect. Supes battles a bumbling villain played for laughs by Richard Pryor, quipping one-liners and exuding his trademark charm along the way.

Back in the ’80s, superhero films didn’t have to go all out with their special effects or “realistic” superpowers. After all, Batman 1989 was still a ways off, so the age of the dark and gritty superhero flicks wouldn’t come for at least another decade. That’s what makes one of Superman III‘s most infamous scenes all the more shocking.

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The Infamous Creepy Robot Lady Scene In Superman 3

The Infamous Creepy Robot Lady Scene In Superman 3

Anyone who ever saw Superman 3 as a kid knows exactly what I’m talking about: near the end of the film, one of Ross Webster’s female cronies gets captured by a rogue cybercomputer. What follows is a scene that looks like it came straight out of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Vera, Ross’s equally nefarious sister, played by Annie Ross, gets turned into a cyborg.

Words simply don’t do justice to how disturbingly this scene plays out. While the transformation itself is reasonably safe for younger audiences, the sudden tonal shift and the creepy eye prosthetics help make this scene stand out from the rest of the film. I mean, have you seen Superman 3‘s poster? It’s clear this isn’t exactly the Man of Steel’s darkest adventure, and yet that scene in particular has been the source of children’s nightmares for generations.

Reactions And Nostalgia

Cyborg Vera

“Looks like we all suffered the same scarring from this scene as kids lol!” writes one user on YouTube, perfectly encapsulating my thoughts on the weirdly scarring scene. Another user on the same video also points out that, during the transformation, a piece of metal shuts Vera’s mouth shut as if to silence her screams. Why this scene – which could have easily been in a David Cronenberg movie – made it to the final cut in a PG film is a testament to how wild the ’80s were for pop culture.

Disturbing scenes like this in otherwise innocent superhero films are not a rare occurrence. I remember being scarred by that one scene in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man where the Green Goblin tosses a grenade and vaporizes most of Oscar’s board members. It’s almost like a rite of passage: the sudden jumpscare in a superhero flick.

Cyborg Vera

superman 3 scary lady robot cyborg scene

The practical effects and the overall presentation of the scary Superman 3 scene are far more terrifying than Spider-Man‘s early-00s CGI skeletons. I’d be willing to bet that – if it wasn’t for this one particular scene – Superman 3 as a whole would have been largely forgotten by the internet. At the very least, it would have been mentioned as often fans discuss Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

Still, as traumatizing for kids as it was, the “Cyborg Vera” scene also reveals the dedication of the filmmakers of the era. By all means, this scene could have been as cheap as the rest of the B movie films of the era – I mean, even the “laser beams” Cyborg Vera fires look a bit lame – but they went the extra mile to create a memorable character that only shows up for a fraction of the film’s runtime. If that isn’t love for the source material, I don’t know what is.

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Were you also terrified of this scary robot lady scene in Superman 3? Watch it again below.

YouTube video

Superman III

Entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him.

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Studio: Dovemead Ltd., Warner Bros.
Running Time: 125 minutes
Release Date: June 17, 1983
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn
Director: Richard Lester
Writers: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, David Newman
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Superhero
Box Office: $80.2 million
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About the Author: Tito Pernalete

Tito Pernalete is a Venezuelan writer, movie buff, and lifelong geek with a love for sci-fi, tech, and all things weird and wonderful. When he’s not slaying bosses in Elden Ring or rewatching RoboCop for the 100th time, he’s dreaming of Japan or diving into '80s horror classics.

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