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Superman: The Movie|Christopher Reeve

Superman: The Movie

Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder
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Overview

The Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond, in Richard Donner's blockbuster. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there that he learns--through a link to his long-dead birth parents--of his superhuman abilities and his responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) isn't easy as he flirts with hard-nosed Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and battles supervillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman). The film's all-star cast includes Jackie Cooper, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Terence Stamp, and Valerie Perrine, among others, all camping it up wonderfully.

Awards:
1978 - Academy Awards - Best Visual Effects - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
Richard Donner - Director
Christopher Reeve
Margot Kidder
Marlon Brando
Gene Hackman
Valerie Perrine
Ned Beatty
Jackie Cooper
Glenn Ford
Trevor Howard
Jack O'Halloran

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc FormatBlu-Ray 4K Disc Format
  • Format: 4K Blu-ray (With Blu-Ray, 4K Mastering, Standard Edition, Dolby, Digital Theater System)
  • Run Time: 143
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 883929646180
  • Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
  • Rating: PG
  • Release Date: November 2018

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
This star-packed extravaganza brings the comic book legend to the screen in grand style. It begins with Superman's scientist dad sending the infant superhero down to Earth just as the home planet, Krypton, explodes into a zillion pieces. Taking up permanent residence on Earth, the young Superman grows up into supernormal reporter Clark Kent, wooing winsome colleague Lois Lane and keeping his true identity hidden from the world. But when three villains come up with a dastardly real estate scheme that involves shoving California into the ocean, Clark Kent decides it's time to don his cape and fight the forces of evil.

Reviews:
"...A wonderful, chuckling, preposterously exciting fantasy....Reeve is excellent....Superman's ultimate triumph involves a lot more than super-feats of strength, exercising the heart muscles as well..." - 12/13/1978 Variety


"...Good, clean, simple-minded fun....[Reeve] manages to be both funny and comic-strip heroic..." - 12/15/1978 New York Times, p.C15


"...The movie still makes you believe a man can fly..." - 05/04/2001 USA Today, p.7E


"Its overall design continues to be the template for comic-book-movie success..." - 12/01/2003 Premiere, p.13


5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he definitive superhero movie....This release offers a brand new lease of life for one of the most loved Science Fiction films of all time." - 05/01/2007 Ultimate DVD, p.84

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