Superman: The Movie Movie Review 1978

The DC Comics legend comes alive in this wonderfully entertaining saga of Superman's life from a baby on the doomed planet Krypton (with Brando as Supe's dad) to Earth's own Man of Steel (a chiseled Reeve). Hackman and Beatty pair marvelously as super criminal Lex Luthor and his bumbling sidekick Otis, while Kidder is an intelligent Lois Lane. Award-winning special effects and a script that doesn't take itself too seriously make this great fun. Followed by three sequels.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 152 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Adoption & Orphans, Alien Beings--Benign, Front Page, Adapted from Comics, Top Grossing Films of 1978, Rescue Missions Involving Time Travel, Super Heroes

Screenplay

Mario Puzo, Robert Benton, David Newman

Cast

Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Glenn Ford, Susannah York, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Trevor Howard, Sarah Douglas, Terence Stamp, Jack O'Halloran, Phyllis Thaxter

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director

Richard Donner

Music

John Williams

Awards

Oscars 1978: Visual FX.