This is Lex Luthor. Only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superman, and that's you.

— Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman)

gene hackmanlegslex luthor

9 seconds sound clip from the Superman (1978) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:17:34 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I've been in this news game 40 years, man and boy.

- And I got where I am with guts, compassion, elbow grease and something you're sadly lacking in, son.

- Um, humility?

- No, not humility. You got bags of humility.

- Aggression, confidence, that's the ticket. Take charge. Let people know who you are.

(High pitched noise)

- This is Lex Luthor. Only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superman, and that's you.

- In approximately five minutes, a poison gas pellet containing propane-lithium compound will be released through air ducts in the city, effectively annihilating half the population of Metropolis.

- I was a reporter before most of my friends were copy boys.

- That's I want you to do, boy. Get Lois to introduce you to Superman. Find out who he is. What's he like? Where'd he get that blue suit? Did he have it made? Is it silk? Is it plastic?

- I know it all seems a bit much, but how else was I going to meet you? I knew you'd never accept an invitation to tea.

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

The story of my life. Cinderella bites the dust.
First, you cannot serve humanity 28 hours a day. -24. -Or 24 as it is in Earth time.
You were followed again. In spite of those catlike reflexes.
This is Lex Luthor. Only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superman, and that's you.
Um, would you like a glass of wine? -No, thanks. I never drink when I fly.

MOVIE-SOUNDS.ORG - Download and listen to lines and quotes from movies which can be used as ringtones. A movie phrases and sayings search engine.

 

All the movie sound clips on this site are just short samples from the original sources, in mp3, wav or other popular audio formats. The copyrighted, unlicensed movie samples are shorter in comparison to the original movie. Samples do not exceed 10 seconds or less than 1% of the length of the original movie, which is shorter. All the sounds retain their original copyright as owned by their respective movie production companies (read the full disclaimer and disclosures)

Contact | Privacy policy