Superman 1978 christopher reeve as superman, clark kent. Superman the movie 1978 tribute fanedit christopher. Forty years ago, richard donner and christopher reeve made superman, a film that directors have been chasing for years, depicting who america was then. Bafta award for most promising newcomer to leading film roles. Movie hot toys christopher reeve superman 16 scale collectible. In the years since he was paralyzed in a riding accident in 1995, he became the nations most influential spokesman for research on spinal cord injuries, and. Christopher dolier reeve september 25, 1952 october 10, 2004 was an american actor, writer and director. After a spinal cord injury, he started a foundation to help other paraplegics.
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Why christopher reeves superman is so hard to forget. I remember collecting the full set of superman trading cards and always wonder why certain pictures did not featured in the cinema version. He was best known for playing dc comic book superhero superman, beginning with the acclaimed superman 1978, for which he won a bafta award. Christopher reeve, who became famous playing a character who could fly around the world, and as a man whose wheelchair did not limit his flights of idealism, died sunday. Mcclure played jimmy olsen in all four superman movies and supergirl.
The making of superman the movie 1978 part 2 duration. Superman was released in a fourdisc special edition similar to superman ii, which was released in a twodisc special edition. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing superman the movie 1978. Christopher reeve revealed in an interview back in the early 1980s that he did not have fond memories of working. With christopher reeve, richard pryor, margot kidder, jackie cooper. Christopher reeve and margot kidder were, of course, hard to miss in smallville, but there was one superman movie actor who may have gone unnoticed by some.
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Shot on a low budget, it served as a trial run for the syndicated tv series adventures of superman, for. Superman movies man of steel superman returns christopher reeve brandon routh henry cavill. Director richard donner brings the legendary character superman to the big screen, with golden globenominee christopher reeve as the man of steel. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero. The making of superman the movie 1978 part 1 youtube. What christopher reeve would look like in henry cavills superman costume new artwork from apexform imagines what hemsworth could look like as the man of steel. The film was produced by barney sarecky and directed by lee sholem with the original screenplay by richard fielding a pseudonym for robert maxwell and whitney ellsworth. In smallville season 7, mcclure portrayed daxur, a kryptonian scientist who came to earth in secret. Clark christopher reeve saves lois margot kidder by catching a bullet with his hand. Christopher reeves original cape from the 1978 film superman is now the most expensive superhero cape sold at auction. The film was released in australia and mainland europe on december 4, 1980.
For a whole generation of superman fans, christopher reeve represents the iconic version of the character after having played the part in four films in the 1980s. The important thing is that it was a charming homage to one of the most memorable moments from superman. How the superman comics just paid tribute to the christopher reeve movie. Shop for superman movie christopher reeve online at target. This is a great superman collection to have, christopher reeve is the best superman, great directors cut of the first movie and love the richard donner version of superman 2 even more than theatrical version, hours of extras to watch and deleted scenes, wish they had of kept the deleted scenes of superman 4 is the movie as the movie would have. It is a sequel to the 1978 film superman and stars gene hackman, christopher reeve, terence stamp, ned beatty, sarah douglas, margot kidder, and jack ohalloran. Actor christopher reeve played superman in the movie and its sequels. Kalel wasnt a big fan of his dad behindthescenes on 1978s superman. Reeve is best remembered for playing superman in 4 movies from 1978 to 1987. An international coproduction between the united kingdom, switzerland, panama and the united states, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, jeff east, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis. Christopher reeve 19522004 was an american actor and director. Feb 26, 2015 superman the movie 1978 tribute, accompanied with music driven editing. Christopher reeve as the man of steel in a bigbudget epic with oscarwinning effects. Superman 1978 christopher reeve how much do you like the.
Superman star christopher reeve accused marlon brando of. Christopher reeve biography, movie highlights and photos. With christopher reeve, margot kidder, gene hackman, marlon brando. The movie is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner and based on the dc comics character of the same name. Movieweb christopher reeve is kingdom come superman in arrowverse deepfake video. Though he has played a variety of leading roles, tall, dark, and wholesomely handsome christopher reeve will always be the definitive superman to an entire generation of man of steel fans.
Christopher reeves superman cape sells at auction, sets. Good news for fans of the golden age of superhero cinema. Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits superman in two. Both superman iii and iv were released in single disc deluxe editions, and all four releases were available together in the christopher reeve superman collection, an 8disc set that. Dec 14, 2018 forty years ago, richard donner and christopher reeve made superman, a film that directors have been chasing for years, depicting who america was then or at least who we wished to be. An international coproduction between the united kingdom, switzerland, panama and the united states, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, jeff east, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter. Christopher dolier reeve was born september 25, 1952, in new york city, to journalist barbara.
Superman ii is a 1980 superhero film directed by richard lester and written by mario puzo and david and leslie newman, based on the dc comics character superman. Made his broadway debut opposite katharine hepburn in the 1976 play a matter of gravity won a bafta award for most promising newcomer for his work as the title character in richard donners superman 1978 founded the christopher reeve foundation in 1996 to raise money and awareness for spinalinjury. Welcome to the roast of superman christopher reeve premium format by sideshow. Sep 27, 2018 superman faster than a speeding bullet. Superman ii 1980 gene hackman, christopher reeve happy new year 2020 full hd. Superman christopher reeve foils the plot of terrorists by hurtling their nuclear device into outer space, but the bombs shock waves free the kryptonian villain general zod terence stamp and. Superman 1978 faster than a speeding bullet scene 310. The godfather of superhero cinema with one of the all time greatest performances ever from the unsurpassable christopher reeve. Christopher reeve doesnt get into the superman costume until 45 minutes into the film in which he saves lois in one scene, busts bad guys and becomes and icon to the public. Superman is the finest comic book movie, and i only wish christopher reeves family the best. Just before the destruction of the planet krypton, scientist jorel marlon brando sends his infant son kalel on a spaceship to earth. Jan 02, 2020 superman ii 1980 gene hackman, christopher reeve happy new year 2020 full hd. This is a complete filmography for actor christopher reeve. The movie stars christopher reeve, gene hackman, marlon brando, margot kidder the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and received a score of 80 out of 100 on.