| | | The Man of Steel's long-awaited DVD debut.|You'll believe a man can fly!
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Special Edition, Director's Commentary, Documentary
A box-office smash, an Academy Award® winner and a beloved fan favorite for more than a generation, Superman: The Movie now soars even higher in a state-of-the-art digital transfer from restored elements and with dynamically remixed digital audio. There's more: the epic adventure now includes eight minutes integrated into the film by director Richard Donner. Among the highlights: added footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of veterans from previous Superman incarnations, a meeting with Jor-El that underscores the Man of Steel's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom. Christopher Reeve, unknown when cast, is flawless as the title hero and fumbling alter-ego Clark Kent. And Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Gene Hackman (Luthor) and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) offer indelible performances that fuel the film's aura of legend. Looks like a swell night for flying. Why not come along?
"Dynamic, grandly entertaining saga... Great fun." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...a pure delight. Terrific entertainment." Roger Ebert's Video Companion
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 | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Feature-Length Audio Commentary By Donner And Creative Consultant Tom Mankiewicz | | Four Behind-The-Scenes Documentaries: The Magic Behind The Cape (Special Effects), Making Superman: Filming The Legend (Production And Release), Screen Tests (Casting) and Taking Flight: The Development Of Superman (Preproduction). | | Music-Only Audio Track (Dolby 5.1) Showcasing John Williams' Magnificent Score | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Web-Enabled ROM Features Include Storyboard To Screen, Featuring Production Storyboards Compared To Final Version | | New Digital Transfer And Remixed Dolby Surround 5.1 From Restored Elements! | | Web-Enabled ROM Features Include Storyboard to Screen, Featuring Production Storyboards compared to the final version | | Widescreen (16x9 2.35:1) | | Previously Unseen Footage Added By Director Richard Donner | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese | | Superman and Lois Lane Screen Tests | | 2 Original Theatrical Trailers | | Cast/Director Film Highlights | | Feature Length Audio Commentary by Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz | | Music-Only Audio Track (Dolby 5.1) Showcasing John William's Magnificent Score | | 2 Deleted Scenes | | 4 Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries: The Magic Behind the Cape (Special Effects), Making Superman: Filming the Legend (Production and Release), Screen Tests (Casting) and Taking Flight (Preproduction) | | Audio Outtakes: Alternate Scoring for 8 Sequences |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 2/8/2005 |
| Running Time: 151 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1978 | | Catalog ID: 1013 | | UPC: 00012569101326 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1979) |  | Lew Bowie, et al., Winner, Special Achievement Award | | | John Williams, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | |
Golden Globe (1979) | | | John Williams, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score |
| Memorable Quotes| "You've got me? Who's got you?"----Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) to Superman (Christopher Reeve) |
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| | 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..." 12/13/1978New 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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