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Superman (1978) 7.3
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Metascore: 88/100
Reviews: 427 user | 132 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero. Director:Richard Donner |
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| Marlon Brando | ... | ||
| Gene Hackman | ... | ||
| Christopher Reeve | ... | ||
| Ned Beatty | ... | ||
| Jackie Cooper | ... | ||
| Glenn Ford | ... | ||
| Trevor Howard | ... |
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| Margot Kidder | ... | ||
| Jack O'Halloran | ... | ||
| Valerie Perrine | ... | ||
| Maria Schell | ... | ||
| Terence Stamp | ... | ||
| Phyllis Thaxter | ... | ||
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Unable to convince the ruling council of Krypton that their world will destroy itself soon, scientist Jor-El takes drastic measures to preserve the Kryptonian race: He sends his infant son Kal-El to Earth. There, gaining great powers under Earth's yellow sun, he will become a champion of truth and justice. Raised by the Kents, an elderly farm couple, Clark Kent learns that his abilities must be used for good. The adult Clark travels to Metropolis, where he becomes a mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet...and a caped wonder whose amazing feats stun the city: Superman! Meanwhile, Lex Luthor, the world's greatest criminal mind, is plotting the greatest real estate swindle of all time. Can't even the Man of Steel stop this nefarious scheme? Written by Gregory A. Sheets <m-sheets2@onu.edu>
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The movie that makes a legend come to life. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 December 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Superman: The Movie See more »Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$134,218,018 (USA)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Jor-El: This is no fantasy - no careless product of wild imagination. No, my friends. These indictments that I have brought to you today, specific charges herein against the individuals. Their acts of treason, their ultimate aim of sedition. These... are matters of undeniable fact. I ask you now to pronounce judgement on those accused.
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Dave McFly has left home to work for a "big city newspaper". This refers to Marc McClure's portrayal of Jimmy Olsen. See more »
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Pre-production began in Rome with most attention being spent on unsuccessful experiments to make Superman fly. Ilya Salkind later bemoaned the fact that they lost over $2 million on aborted flying tests. The Italian pre-production had to be abandoned when it was discovered that Marlon Brando couldn't visit Italy because there was a warrant out for his arrest accusing him of an obscenity charge thanks to his involvement in Bernardo Bertolucci's Ultimo tango a Parigi. See more »Goofs
The pilot of Air Force One describes their position as "Ten miles - that's Ten-er miles" from the airport. The scriptwriters have incorrectly extended the aviation custom of pronouncing the number "nine" as "niner" to avoid possible confusion with the German word "nein", which means "no". The -r ending isn't added to any numbers not ending in 9. In addition, for distances of more than one digit, the digits are pronounced individually: "One-Zero Miles", not "Ten Miles". Also, the position report would be quite unnecessary. Air Traffic Control would be tracking the President's plane on radar every moment of the trip and the pilot should know that. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jor-El: This is no fantasy - no careless product of wild imagination. No, my friends. These indictments that I have brought to you today, specific charges herein against the individuals. Their acts of treason, their ultimate aim of sedition. These... are matters of undeniable fact. I ask you now to pronounce judgement on those accused.
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Connections
Referenced in Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3, Citizen Brown (2011)Dave McFly has left home to work for a "big city newspaper". This refers to Marc McClure's portrayal of Jimmy Olsen. See more »
It's interesting that another re-make is coming out this year. Man, time flies because I vividly remember when this movie came out and the excitement it caused. This was the first Superman anyone had ever seen with modern-day special effects, so it was pretty cool, to say the least.
It's still very entertaining, and the more I watch this the more I'm amused with the villain (Gene Hackman as "Lex Luthor") and the lines he delivers. He's a funny guy. Christopher Reeve, meanwhile, was always a popular "Man Of Steel" and the special effects are still fun to watch, from the long opening scenes showing the end of the planet Kryton all the way to the ending credits. There's a solid soundtrack to this, too.
Personally, I didn't care for Margot Kidder as Lois Lane but then again, Lane's character in the 1950s TV series was a bit annoying, too. I guess it comes with her character. However, being a kid growing up with that series with all its innocence (it's now on DVD, by the way, and worth a purchase), it was just too weird hearing Lois ask Superman what color her panties were!
Anyway, this is simply great entertainment. As a superhero, Superman has always been THE MAN. Three sequels followed this film, the second one being the best in my opinion.