The third Superman movie is the most comedy-oriented installment of all. Directed by Richard Lester who made such classic '60s gems like The Knack, and the Beatles films A Hard Day's Night, and Help! Co-starring alongside Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel are comedic legend Richard Pryor, and Robert Vaughn of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." fame as the main villain this time.