Plot SynopsisThe opening credits sequence, accompanied by a rendering of Camille Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals," provides sepia-toned historical period photographs (from the Library of Congress, various museums and photographic archives, and the NY Public Library) of turn-of-the-century city and tenement life (portraits, closeups, slices of life including play, marriage, work, politics, friendships, ransportation, domesticity, and leisure time)."Nancy then received an urgent phone call from Sara Risher (Herself), telling her that New Line Cinema""s producer Robert Shaye (Himself) wanted her to visit his office immediately, to present her with a proposal.18, 1976, titled "The Great Hot Car Heist")a weather report about a significant blizzard in he Midwest moving eastwardan episode ofSesame Streetfrom 1977, featuring Buffy and Big Bird, who said: "Friends? I have no friends"He was now smartly-dressed and seated at his dining room table before a place setting with a bib tucked under his neck - directly across from a table top TV (playing the 3rd clip above).Debris from crumbling skyscrapers narrowly missed his vehicle.After stopping and running toward the Wayne Financial Building, he saw General Zod""s huge starship theBlack Zeropositioned above Metropolis"" center as it attempted to terraform the Earth and recreate it as a new planet, to resemble the old planet of Krypton.The black top-hatted, corrupt, tobacco-chewing own Mayor Judge Slade (Samuel S.Hinds) who plays checkers with himself, observes the action.After being recruited upstairs, Kent gives Frenchy a coded request: "I could use a little touch of that rabbit""s foot of yours.