Superman: The Movie
a.k.a. Superman
Director:
Richard Donner
Cast:
Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder
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- DVD Release Date: 05/01/2001
- Original Release: 1978
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- Sales Rank: 16,547
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| DVD | $39.99 |
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| Blu-ray | $23.19 |
Scenes
Features
Audio commentary by Richard Donner; three behind-the-scenes documentaries; deleted scenes; screen tests; audio outtakes; music-only audio track in Dolby 5.1; DVD-ROM materials; original trailers and TV spots.
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 -- Side A
0. Scene Selections
1. Intergalactic Credits. [5:19]
2. Verdict on Krypton. [4:18]
3. The Phantom Zone. [1:39]
4. Jor-El's warning. [3:18]
5. A father's farewell. [:00]
6. Blastoff to safety. [2:00]
7. Krypton's end. [:27]
8. Education en route. [2:03]
9. Help with a flat. [2:24]
10. Unbelievable Lois. [1:17]
11. Another father's farewell. [:11]
12. Time to leave. [:06]
13. Fortress of Solitude. [1:41]
14. Twelve years tutelage. [2:55]
15. The Daily Planet. [2:40]
16. Faster than a bullet. [:16]
17. Dead-end trail. [:12]
18. Luthor's lair. [4:54]
19. It's not a date. [1:58]
20. Helicopter emergency. [:35]
21. "Who's got you?!?" [3:01]
22. Crooks to cats. [3:34]
23. Air Force One. [5:18]
24. Fatherly advice. [4:08]
25. Story of the Century. [:24]
26. Vital statistics. [3:13]
27. Test flight. [4:31]
28. Can You Read My Mind? [2:46]
29. "That's Clark, nice." [2:06]
30. Deducing his weakness. [3:08]
31. Diversionary tactic #1. [2:43]
32. Diversionary tactic #2. [4:49]
33. Luthor's challenge [1:40]
34. The gauntlet. [2:20]
35. Luthor's land grab. [:00]
36. Kryptonite necklace. [:11]
37. Unlikely rescuer. [:16]
38. Disasters galore. [3:08]
39. Rescues galore. [4:55]
40. Damming the dam. [3:02]
41. Too late for Lois. [3:28]
42. As the world (re)turns. [2:11]
43. Prison break-in. [3:38]
44. End Credits. [3:25]
Editorial Reviews
Nowadays moviegoers don't raise an eyebrow when Hollywood announces the imminent arrival of a big-budget, blockbusting action film based on a comic strip. But back in 1978 -- before Batman, Spawn, and X-Men -- director Richard Donner took the cinema world by storm, ducking into a phone booth a mild-manned moviemaker, and emerging an industry darling, with what would become the mother of all superhero epics. Superman: The Movie set standards for comic book adventures to follow. It's star, newcomer Christopher Reeve, was jaw-droppingly handsome -- not to mention the spitting image of the original pen-and-ink incarnation. The plot was basic -- alien baby escapes doomed home planet, arrives on Earth, is adopted by midwestern farmers, develops superpowers, and becomes a crime-fighting "Man of Steel" -- and true to the original. Equally important, since such movies must compete with powerful, preconceptions, the special effects defined the cutting-edge of their day. This was arguably the first film of the modern era in which the flying didn't look hokey and faked -- nearly delivering on the marketing tag of "You will believe a man can fly." To ensure the film's success, Donner assembled a letter-perfect cast of costars, including Gene Hackman as the deliciously wicked Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder as sassy Daily Planet reporter and Mrs. Superman wannabe Lois Lane; and Marlon Brando, in his much ballyhooed, million-dollar return to the screen, as the caped hero's dad. Few superhero flicks before or since have come anywhere near this film's creative punch. Bruce Kluger, Barnes & Noble
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