Superman II (1980) - in this sequel adventure (credited to Richard Lester, but shot
mostly back-to-back with the Superman movie), several
military helicopters appear on a TV news programme - viewed only in the background on a TV
set in the White House, before the scene cuts to small town invaded by three super-villains
from Krypton. There's one actual machine featured (apparently, a Eurocopter AS 550 Ecureuil),
in US Army markings, that fires rockets as it strafes the main street.
The bad guys are unfazed and unperturbed, though Ursa (Sarah Douglas) blinks too much - if
she's supposed to be invulnerable! - as she walks through clouds of dust and smoke. At the
suggestion of General Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa blows a kiss to the gunship, and her super-breath
forces it out of control, so it crashes behind a barn. With the chopper now out of sight, the
building promptly explodes. This helicopter footage was also included in Richard Donner's 2006
director's cut.
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