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Geek History Lesson

484: Superman the Movie (45th Anniversary)

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Tv & Film, Arts, Film History, Visual Arts

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Join us under a yellow sun as we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the cinematic masterpiece that defined the superhero genre – Superman: The Movie! From Christopher Reeve's iconic portrayal to the groundbreaking special effects, we soar through Metropolis to unearth fascinating behind-the-scenes details. Dive into this nostalgic journey with us and explore how this film continues to shape the superhero landscape. Up, up, and away into the history of a true cinematic superhero legend.

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evolved with Intel Evo Platform. Superman the movie is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year.

0:47.0

Now the actor that played Superman, Christopher Reeve, was a theater actor.

0:50.9

He was basically unknown when he got cast in the part. There were

0:54.7

over 200 actors that auditioned for the role of Superman and they still picked

1:01.1

Christopher Reeve.

1:03.0

Now, once he was cast, he actually developed a connection

1:08.2

to a little movie you might have heard of called Star Wars.

1:11.1

And we're gonna talk about that later later but actually I want to ask you

1:14.6

casting Krista Reeve transformed this movie so I want to ask you when you're making your

1:20.7

Superman movie because we know this is going to happen in the next 10 years

1:23.4

is casting the right person for Superman the most important decision that one

1:30.1

could make while making a Superman movie?

1:33.1

If it's not the most important decision

1:35.0

that somebody can make, I think it's probably

1:37.3

in the top three decisions that somebody could make.

1:41.0

And I do think that Christopher Reeve is a huge part of the reason why people love and

1:46.0

revere this particular movie.

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