Superman I-Movie (1978)

Director: Richard Donner  Starring: Margot Kidder  Christopher Reeve  
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Publisher: Warner
Format: DVD
UPC: 00883929091720
Buy.com Sku: 212121670
Item#: V2YCCC
Category Keywords: Action  Adventure  All-Star  Blockbuster  Comic Book  Essential Cinema  Family (General)  Fantasy  Recommended  Science-Fiction  Superheroes  Switching Roles  Theatrical Release 
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Features: DVD, Widescreen
 


Editor's Note

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.


Plot Summary

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.

 
Features
Region 1
Dual Layer
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish


 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 11/3/2009
Running Time: 143 minutes
Original Release Date: 1978
UPC: 00883929091720
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Larry Hagman
Jeff East
Gene Hackman
Margot Kidder
Jackie Cooper
Glenn Ford
Marc McClure
Trevor Howard
Terence Stamp
Ned Beatty
Phil Brown
Marlon Brando
Valerie Perrine
Christopher Reeve
Susannah York
Phyllis Thaxter
David Newman - Screenwriter
Robert Benton - Screenwriter
John Barry - Production Designer
Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer
Denys Coop - Special Effects
Zoran Perisic - Special Effects
Pierre Spengler - Producer
Les Bowie - Special Effects
Philip Rhodes - Makeup
Derek Meddings - Special Effects
Yvonne Blake - Costume Designer
Geoffrey Unsworth - Director of Photography
Basil Newall - Makeup
Stuart Baird - Editor
Colin Chilvers - Special Effects
Roy Field - Special Effects
John Williams - Composer
Mario Puzo - Screenwriter
Leslie Newman - Screenwriter
Richard Donner - Director

 
Awards

Academy Awards (1978)
Winner, Best Visual Effects
Zoran Perisic, Winner, Best Visual Effects

 
Memorable Quotes
"You've got me? Who's got you?"----Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) to Superman (Christopher Reeve)


 
Professional Reviews
Variety
"...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

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

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

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

Ultimate DVD
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 p.84

  
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