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Superman (Christopher Reeve)

Directed by
Richard Donner

Writing credits
Jerry Siegel (comic) &
Joe Shuster (comic) ...

Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

Tagline: You'll Believe a Man Can Fly!

Plot Outline: The infant Kal-El, of the planet Krypton, makes his journey to Earth in a ship constructed by his father, Jor-El, just as the planet explodes. Crashing down in the midwest United States, the boy is adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent. After Jonathan's death several years later, Kal-El - now known as Clark Kent - learns of his true identity from the ghost of Jor-El. He has great powers - he can fly, outrun a train, and lift up a 1-ton truck. But it isn't until he gains a job at Metropolis' Daily Planet newspaper that things begin to come together. One night, after leaving work, he sees a helicopter crash on the building's roof. From this night on, he will be known by a new name...SUPERMAN! His mission: "To fight for truth, justice and the American Way". Lex Luthor, however, has other ideas - to sabotage a pair of nuclear missiles and use them to create an earthquake that will wipe out the California coastline. Superman must race against time and stop a sinister plan by Luthor to eliminate him before millions of innocent people are killed.

User Comments: The ultimate superhero film-and don't you forget it!

User Rating: 7.1/10 (18,587 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Marlon Brando	....	Jor-El
	Gene Hackman	....	Lex Luthor
	Christopher Reeve	....	Superman/Clark Kent
	Ned Beatty	....	Otis
	Jackie Cooper	....	Perry White
	Glenn Ford	....	Pa Kent
	Trevor Howard	....	1st Elder
	Margot Kidder	....	Lois Lane
	Jack O'Halloran	....	Non
	Valerie Perrine	....	Eve Teschmacher
	Maria Schell	....	Vond-Ah
	Terence Stamp	....	General Zod
	Phyllis Thaxter	....	Ma Kent
	Susannah York	....	Lara
	Jeff East	....	Young Clark Kent

Also Known As:
Superman: The Movie
MPAA: Rated PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language.
Runtime: 143 min / USA:127 min (1980 video release) / USA:151 min (2000 restoration)
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) / Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:PG / Canada:PG / Chile:TE / Finland:K-12 / France:U / Norway:11 / Norway:12 (1978) / Peru:PT / Singapore:PG / Sweden:11 / UK:PG / USA:PG / West Germany:6

Trivia: Cameo: [Noel Neill]Lois Lane's mother. Neill played Lois Lane in Superman (1948) and Superman (1973).

Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Jor-El wears an alien device with an uncanny resemblance to a Rolex watch on his wrist.

Quotes:
[Superman appears in Luthor's office]
Lex Luthor: Otis, take the gentleman's cape.
[Superman glares]
Otis: I don't think he wants me to, Mr. Luthor.

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations

Comments:
Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is raised by a Midwestern family. In no time, the movie has run through his teenage years, and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, where he is a news reporter. It's there that he falls in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who is already in love with Superman. But the love story is quickly sidetracked once the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) launches a diabolical plan to conquer the world and kill Superman. Superman: The Movie is filled with action, special effects and a surprising amount of humor.

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