In the back office, Harold, in classic befuddlement, fusses around while putting on his white coat and hat.An uncredited Nicholson wrote his own dialogue, and collaborated on the famous ending with Polanski a few days before the scene was shot.Space Saucer Landing in Washington, DC - Friday Afternoon at 3:47 PM, and The Appearance of Two Aliens Two Hours Later:An eerie humming noise in the sky heralded the first glimpses of a gleaming, silvery-domed, metallic extra-terrestrial vessel""s rapid approach over the US Capitol building, the Washington Monument, and the White House, causing observers to look skyward.Zod declared: "Our victory is complete.The son of Jor-El has fled." But Luthor knew the fight wasn""t over - he persuaded Zod to not kill him by promising to lead them to Superman""s address (at the Fortress of Solitude), while Ursa added that they should increase his handicap by taking Superman""s "favorite" human (Lois Lane) with them, to trap him.This fifth film was universally criticized as one of the worst of the series, with bland and stereotypical characterizations.