" The weather report called for an incoming weather front, but it was expected hat Hendry could get to the base and back "without bumping into it...well, hat I shouldn""t be seen with anybody that collects garbage." She waves goodbye, and then finds her father (Warren Oates) in their backyard painting signs - his profession..Deanie: Bud, I""m afraid.(They kiss and embrace more.) Don""t, Bud.Bud: Deanie...Deanie: We mustn""t, Bud.Angry at her, sexually frustrated and slightly humiliated, Bud leaves the car and stands by the waterfall, stating: "I""d better take you home," as she slips on her boyfriend""s striped letter sweater.Power blackouts begin to hit North America and darken cities.Gorman grabbed a fire-safety axe and hacked at the mechanism to shut off the green ray.To retaliate, the machine slammed Gorman into a cave wall with an energy beam, as Superman fled and flew away.