It was reported that, as a result of Kidder's previous objection to Donner's directorial replacement for "Superman II", her role in 1983's "Superman III" was notably small, consisting of 12 lines and less than five minutes of footage, though the producers have denied this in DVD commentaries. The same year "Superman III" was released, Kidder also starred as a court stenographer-cum-private eye named Mickey Raymond in the comedy "Trenchcoat" (1983). Critic Roger Ebert disliked the film, deeming it "one of the most tired, predictable, uninteresting movies in a long time." Also in 1983, Kidder produced and starred as Eliza Doolittle in a version of "Pygmalion" with Peter O'Toole for Showtime.