Superman (1978) Full Length Reaction!
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Just to add some more info to what Jonathan wrote, the 3-hour TV cut isn't really an "assembly" in the traditional sense (the actual first assembly was probably much longer). It was a version specifically prepared for television, but it likely pulled scenes from the assembly or other pre-release cuts. In the 70s and 80s, it actually wasn't all that unusual for theatrical movies to have previously deleted scenes added for network TV airings. Superman was just a particularly extreme example, with a LOT of footage added, basically in order to sell as much ad time as possible. Superman II & III also had extended TV versions, though with not quite as much extra stuff. The 151-minute version from 2001 was approved by the director, but from the interviews I've read over the years, I'm not sure if he really intended it to replace the theatrical cut. It's not too bad, and the extra 8 minutes don't really ruin anything, but I prefer the 143-minute theatrical cut myself, which is what it seems like you watched. :). (Also, I'm pretty sure that's what showed in theaters for the 40th anniversary.) And also, sorry to correct you Jonathan, but it wasn't so much the studio that had disagreements with the director as it was the producers. And the situation with the second film was a little more complicated. There's a really good documentary out there called "You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga Of Superman" that does a pretty good job of presenting different people's sides of the story. I agree that the version of Superman II that Donner would have made probably would have been amazing. But if Cam & Zay are going to continue with the series, I actually would recommend the theatrical cut for their first viewing. The "Richard Donner Cut" that's out there is really interesting, but it still can't really help being what it is: an unfinished movie. And I think it just requires too much explanation for it to make sense as it is. :)
Bryan Tuck
2024-05-30 00:00:48 +0000 UTCyou guys over talked the Airplane rescue but that was Air Force One with the president onboard.
Lana Gorgeous
2024-05-07 02:12:32 +0000 UTCYoung Kids didn't necessarily have social security numbers in the 70's. i didn't get my first social security number until I was 17.
Lana Gorgeous
2024-05-07 01:44:47 +0000 UTCThank you Jon for all these amazing facts about the movie and its history, super fun to read!
Cam&Zay
2024-04-26 05:13:35 +0000 UTCGlad you guys enjoyed it. Originally this was shot as back to back films similar to Lord of the Rings, or Kill Bill. During filming the studio got more mad at the budget for what they thought would be a movie only kids would go see, since a big budget superhero movie had never been done. They ordered production shut down and told them to put an ending on the movie so they could release it instead of the To Be continued cliffhanger originally planned. That’s why the turning back time ending seems odd. It wasn’t supposed to be there. The shut down led to very bad feelings and the director was fired. When the studio decided to make Superman 2 they refused to use most of the footage shot so they wouldn’t have to credit the director, pay Marlon Brando or John Williams. They reshot large parts of the movie with a redone script but Gene Hackman refused to come back so they had to use the original Superman 2 footage for all his scenes. The theatrical version of Superman 2 is still a classic that most people loved. I think the original version would have been better and all of that lost footage was released as the Richard Donner Cut with some scenes unfinished. I have the 3 hour version. It has longer sequences for the Krypton and Smallville sections plus added dialog and scenes. As a fan who’s seen the theatrical version so much I like it. The version in theaters for the 40th anniversary adds a few of those scenes and a section of traps Lex set to test Superman’s abilities between him drilling into the ground and entering Lex’s lair. The comedy in the movie comes from the director bringing in a writer from the James Bond franchise to make Lex more like a Bond villain and add humor like the kid getting slapped. The movie screenplay is written by the writer of The Godfather who isn’t known for humor. A few of your interesting questions. The SSN wouldn’t be hard because back when they found the baby many kids were still born at home and applied for SSN when they started working. It is normal for papers to have things like helicopters because this was before cable news so they were a much bigger part of the media.
Jonathan
2024-04-26 05:10:12 +0000 UTC
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