I miss this sincerity from movies. Especially movies about heroic characters. Back then Hollywood still believed in these sorts of values, or at least still pretended to. Nothing is being subverted, deconstructed, or annihilated.
@@fakecubed Look up what they just did with Superman and Lois where Clark tells the world he is Superman so that he can be a better husband and father and inspire the world better. It can still be done, though I HIGHLY doubt James Gunn will be the man to do it.
6:23 Fun Fact: Regarding the family in the train. The little girl is a young Lois Lane. The woman playing her mother is Noelle Neil who played Lois Lane in the 1950's series. The man playing her father is Kirk Alynn who played Superman/Clark Kent in the 40's.
@@dragonsword8129 The extended cut of the movie explicitly has Alyn and Neill as Lois' parents. The little girl on the train is indeed a young Lois. And yes, it does conflict with the fact that Margot Kidder was older than Christopher Reeve.
@@reidmason2551 It is possible that throughout the period of time when Kalel was in the Fortress of Solitude learning from his father, more time passed in the outside world (hence, we go from the 40's/50's to the late 70's)... sure, his mother is still alive, but we don't know how old she is and Superman never appears to age after he is an adult.
Oh my god . The American way , what the f that's that mean? You don't have the monopoly on freedom, liberty, justice, and democracy. England had freedom and liberty four hundred years ago, which we exported to America.
Addie Fun Fact Christopher Reeve was best friends with Robin Williams. They went to drama school together and while Christopher was in the hospital Robin dressed up as German doctor and wanted to make Chris laugh. It was the first time he laughed since his accident
They were roommates in college and remained friends for years. When “The Birdcage” came out Nathan Lane was not. Oprah (rudely) asked Nathan if he was gay. Robin blurted out “Yes I am!” And made everyone laugh until they forgot the question.
It's funny that they both rose to fame playing sweet, good-natured aliens. They also both had a way of interacting with people on their planet where they would be transported through space in their minds.
I saw this when it came out in theaters, I was 8 and when he caught the helicopter the entire theater jumped up and cheered. To this day I’ve never seen a movie that has made me this happy. RIP Christopher
This is the ONLY film I ever went to the theater with ONLY My dad. I was 7 at the time. He took me as a surprise. It's one of my favorite memories with my Dad. My Dad never went to the theater. He would only go to the drive in, and only very rarely. He started going to the drive in more often once we moved to Rialto, CA. Maybe every other month we would go. I stopped going with them when I hit about 13 and was too busy in bands and doing my own thing.
*_I turned 8 at the end of 1978 so I was 7 when Superman™ first hit theaters! My parents took me to see it and it was so thrilling!_* 😁 🏆 *_Just my parents and me together, walking down Crime Alley after the movie 🎥._* *_And then..._* ☠🦇
When they were filming Superman in Canada, Christopher Reeve would go to the cafeteria as Superman and the staff asked him for autographs. Then he would go as Clark Kent in glasses and no one would recognize him. True story!
That scene where Clark takes off his glasses and transitions in posture from Clark Kent to Superman as he considers telling Lois his identity really does almost make you believe that nobody would recognise one as the other. That, and those big 70s glasses provide more coverage than some superhero masks.
When he stands up straight to be Superman, he puts on a different expression that shifts his face. That is probably the best moment in everything Superman to show the difference between Superman and Clark. That moment was really needed.
There's a great video of Henry Cavhill standing in Times Square with the Superman billboard in the background wearing his Clark Kent glasses and it is like he is a ghost.
@@jw70467 That was more about people in NYC having somewhere to be and not paying attention to everyone they pass. He wasn't wearing glasses. He _was_ wearing a Superman t-shirt, though.
People roll their eyes at the glasses disguise, but this has been tested some in sociology kinds of studies. Several things like a shuffling walk, stooped/hunched shoulders, looking down and avoiding eye contact, etc. can make someone very hard to recognize.
In the John Byrne comics it was established that the glasses muted Kal-El's extraordinary blue eyes. And the glasses as a disguise was proven effective when Henry Cavill himself walked around Times Square wearing the SUPERMAN S and glasses in front of the 'Superman vs. Batman' ads. Not one person recognized him.
In 1978, the movie poster in my local theater was just an image of the S symbol and the tag line: "You'll believe a man can fly." It was perfect. And it was so true.
He was a real superman though, if you can, check out the recent documentary on his life. Super/man: the Christopher Reeve story. He never gave up after the accident. 20 years gone in October there.
@@SteveODonnell Many actors who have played Superman have been rather extraordinary in how they've tried to live their lives, and the values they have upheld outside of the role itself. I think to do the role correctly, you need to actually be a good person.
Fun note; before this movie came out, most people in the movie industry thought it was impossible to make Superman flying look believable onscreen. So the fact it still holds up pretty well today is seriously impressive. RIP Christopher Reeve. You are still the best live action Superman.
@@RedHotBillyPeppersWell considering Zack Snyder used a greenscreen and camera movement for Henry Cavill's flying scenes, good news is James Gunn said he'll be using more practical, so we'll likely have David Corenswet on wires and dollies like Christopher Reeve 🤞
Part of what sold it was Reeve's experience as a pilot. When he first flies out of the Fortress, rather than just flying straight out, he banks his turn, which added a real sense of physics of how a human would actually fly with their whole body
And it's what makes him different from most superheroes is that as Superman, his face is openly exposed to the world. Because of that, people never think that he has or needs a secret identity.
Believe it or not, it was in an 80s DC comic where he was angrily chastising himself for choosing a simple pair of glasses for his disguise. I forgot what edition it was in and what the entire story was about, but I do remember that it involved a forensic artist who presented a hand drawn picture of him and the picture showed him as older and with a receding hairline. He deduced that he subconsciously hypnotized people around him into thinking that he's an older and meeker self.
Also, Lois doesn't really look at Clark. Clark isn't in her field of view much of the time she interacts with him. But when Superman is around, she stares.
"Without John Williams, bikes don't fly and neither do brooms in Quidditch matches nor do men in red capes. There is no Force, dinosaurs do not walk the earth. We do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe." -- Steven Spielberg
Superman flew so fast he went back in time, is the concept form the comic books. And being near green Kryptonite is like a poisonous radiation field. It weakens him and in time would kill him. What you really need to watch, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, is the most special love story. Somewhere in Time. It will leave you speechless for a time.
Christopher Reeve was by far the best actor to play Superman on the big screen because he nailed both Superman and Clark Kent. In Kent he exudes charm and goofiness while the moment he takes off those glasses he's truly someone else entirely, he even starts standing straight and exhumes strenght and confidence. Take the scene at Lois's house where he wonders if he should tell her his real identity, he passes from one persone to the other flawlessly and you see the genuine struggle in him. Such a great actor.
Christopher Reeve was also the first Superman who didn't take off. He didn't leap into the air, he just... arose. For me that exuded quiet, confident _power_ . Good is quite, discrete. Evil is flashy and noisy.
The secret was that he played Clark as the “real” person and Superman as the put-on persona, rather than Clark as a disguise that the alien Kal-El puts on.
Even Warner Bros. had doubts about the movie because many studios thought ComicBook movies were for kids and wouldn't be profitable Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve changed that perception forever.
Just rewind that to Superman screaming in rage. Chills every time. Sweet, gentle Christopher Reeve maybe nailed the single most anguished scream of all time here.
I watched this when it was released in the theaters. I was a lot younger in 1978. I had no idea the scenes of Superman flying would be so exciting. But the agony Superman/Christopher Reeve had when he was too late to save Lois Lane was ten times more than I had expected!
I agree! Saw this movie as a kid (as well as every other kid 😂). And we all agreed- even as kids- that Clark losing his father was a tragedy only surpassed by Superman losing Lois. His anguished yell has stayed with me my whole life as the ultimate example of acting for a character full of pain and rage.
So when the mugger shoots, he isn't shooting at Clark he's shooting at Lois. You can actually see him reach his hand over to catch the bullet before pretending to pass out.
Superman gets a lot of grief as being the "boy scout" superhero, but he's my absolute favorite. I love the stories that focus on who he is IN SPITE of his strength. How much he holds back and always has to be vigilant, because if he isn't, then people could get hurt. He's just so wholesome and just... good. I like "just good." 🙂 The next movie is one of my favorites, so I can't wait for you to watch it!
"They can be a great people, Kal-el, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all-- their capacity for good; I have sent them you, my only son."
Best, most inspirationally POWERFUL Line of the movie! (and probably Top 10 of ANY movie) Makes you want to go out & do something POSIIVE in the world.
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Humanism philosophy right out from the universities way back from the '50s or '60s.
@keenanvil The theory (that I'm guessing they went with here) is(was?) that if you can manage to travel faster than light, you can go backward in time.
While filming Superman women swooned when Chris Reeve walked the studio dressed as Superman. Nobody paid attention when he walked around as Clark Kent.
Yes. I love Caville and Cain, but Reeve is an icon. And the feelings and themes of this movie give hope and show a goodness. Yes it is a bit cringe and the actions are silly, but it's all about heroism. Keeping your integrity when everything else around you is trying to make you fall from your path. And the music stirs your soul.
The most impressive thing is that while the cast is quite stacked, especially considering Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor and Marlon Brando as Jor-El (a documentary on the 2001 DVD release of the movie says that he got 3.7 million dollars for 2 weeks of work), Christopher Reeve was a quite unknown actor at the time. And according to Sir Roger Moore's autobiography, he witnessed Christopher Reeve walking through the canteen at Pinewood Studios in full Superman costume, oblivious to the swooning female admirers he left in his wake. When he did the same thing dressed as Clark Kent, no one paid any attention.
Yeah it was stacked alright and you forgot to mention Jackie Cooper (Perry White). He had been working since childhood, he was in the cast of the Little Rascals. I just did a quick check Coopers first credit was 1929, Brando was 1949 and Hackman was 1961. Sorry I'm a Rascals a fan, just giving credit where it's due.
All you need is to be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Then you'll be a shoo-in!
@rogermwilcox haha and 6'4" built like a pro wrestler and look like Christopher Reeve. I'm faster than a model locomotive so I'm like 2.5% of the way there.
The way you feel about Superman after seeing this is how everyone felt. This was the movie that made Christopher Reeve a star. Dinner didn't want him, but no one could have done it better. He was so popular that DC even adjusted the look of Superman in the comics to look more like Reeve's presentation. Reeve even made it believable that someone may not recognize Kent as Superman. The posture, the confidence, the vocabulary. It was so much more than glasses.
True. So tired of the explosion palooza's/car chases in action movies. If a movie is done well, it can be better to use CGI sparingly. Otherwise it becomes pretty forgettable.
The first real superhero movie. I can’t explain what I felt when I saw this at 7 in 1978. It was so magical. It’s not just a superhero movie either, it has heart. Christopher Reeve played him with such a warmth and vulnerability that we may never see again.
Christopher Reeve was a brilliant actor and by all accounts, a wonderful person. His performances in the Superman movies will always be iconic. To me, he IS and always will be the true Superman.
I was a little kid when this movie came out so I wasn't exactly thinking of Superman in a sexual way....but I definitely get it now! It's especially charming the way that he flirts with Lois while still behaving like an old-school gentleman
Your crush on Christopher Reeve is one of the most wholesome things I've seen in a long time. I wish there were still movies like this, or entertainment in general. Good men doing good things to help those in need without callous cynicism or weird agendas. Clean romance as well, the kind that makes you want to find a Clark or a Lois. And their chemistry was fantastic, right up there with Morticia and Gomez in the first Addam's Family. A brilliant movie where it doesn't matter if things don't make rational sense all the time. Glad you enjoyed it. Just...be prepared for Man of Steel. It's a pretty good sci-fi movie, and Henry Cavil is excellent in the role, but it sadly kind of breaks Superman's character. I would LOVE to see him reprise the role in a proper Superman movie, I think he would not only absolutely crush the role, but I think we could ALL use a touch of hope and optimism. It would blow out the box office for sure.
In the novelization, Jor-El made contact with Albert Einstein and it was agreed that he would use the calculations and coordinates to meet the ship and raise Kal-El. Einstein had a change of heart and he believed that Kal-El deserved a kind and loving family. He watched the landing from a distance and waited for him to reveal himself to to the world. Superman recieves a letter from Einstein who wrote it before he died. The contents of the letter are fully revealed at the end of the book. FYI, the book is called Superman: Last Son of Krypton.
GREAT novel; I read it a billion times during my junior high school years. I still have my original copy; I need to dig it out of storage and read it again sometime 📖
@@ragasayad5103 Man of Steel is alright, but it’s more of an Elseworlds take, putting a spin on so many aspects that it either makes you love it, feel indifferent, or hate it. I’ve always felt that the original Superman films had more personality and heart than the Nolan-inspired Man of Steel. It felt like they tried to apply the tone and style of The Dark Knight to Superman, and for many people, it either worked or it didn’t.
@@ragasayad5103 Man of Steel was a huge disappointment. The only thing I like about it is Faora. She was awesome. Cavill is decent as Superman. Terrible as Clark Kent.
Ok, Addie....now you got me on this one....there's an animal stuck in a tree....Addie ASSUMES it's a DOG...but then is willing to consider that it...COULD BE a cat.....LOL....I'll be glad to laugh more today, but if I don't...i'm good. But, you seriously need to see Superman II asap!
One of the best superhero movies ever made! And wonderfully, all the effects were practical! This movie put Christopher Reeve on the map, and really did such a great job playing Superman! On top of it, he really was a good person, too! Glad you enjoyed this!
Every single female reactor has the exact same sentiments when they’re seeing Christopher Reeve as Superman, you’re far from being alone, young lady! Lol
This is probably my favorite reaction to this. It was basically perfect. It was like your mind was built to give this reaction to this movie as much as this cast in this project was meant to be put together the way it was. Absolute perfect.
Although cut out from this UA-cam reaction, in the sequence where Lois is heard thinking a poem, "Can You Read My Mind" she is actually reciting lyrics to the Love Theme music that plays under her voice. Shortly after the film came out, Maureen McGovern released a single singing the lyrics to the melody.
In some versions his plan was to put the whole population into the Phantom Zone and put the Phantom Zone into the small ship since that's all he had time to build. When it got where it was going it could have let everyone out. However the Phantom Zone is a nasty parallel dimension where the stick their criminals, so it would be like everyone on Earth getting into Alcatraz and sending Alcatraz to another planet - and most people saying "eeew I don't want to go to that prison it's yucky."
@@richiedelmonico4588 there is nearly a century of Superman in comics, cartoons, and movies prior to that turd. When I say in some versions don't you think I mean to say there's more than one version?
Fun Fact: This (and its sequel) were filmed around the same time as the first two Star Wars films, so you can see actors, crew, etc. Two notable connections: The man who got Christopher Reeve into Superman shape was David Prowse, the bodybuilder beneath Darth Vader’s costume. The lead chest Luthor keeps the Kryptonite in is the same one Ben Kenobi keeps the lightsaber in when he gives it to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
@ And Phil Brown played Luke’s Uncle Owen in Star Wars and the senator with glasses at the missle launch. Also, the officer in The Empire Strikes Back who tells Han that “the speeders haven’t been adapted to the cold” is played by the same actor here who played Harry, who Luthor runs over with the train.
Christopher Reeve embodied Superman so well & he’s still the only actor to make Clark & Superman feel like different people. You’d love some of the Superman animated films & Superman & Lois show
15:32 "How does she not recognize him?" This is the joke that has lived for over 80 years! Hiding in plain sight, Superman poses as the bumbling, mild mannered Clark Kent, whom no one suspects would be the ultimate hero.
Just wearing glasses pull's off the illusion for some reason, It's kind of like a ninja turtle wearing a trench coat lol Like really??! The disguise can't be that impossible to figure out.
@@JohnnyBravo88860 …. I would argue that the glasses are not nearly as effective as the meek, mild-manned, and clumsy persona. Such a “wimp” is the last person you would think is the ultimate hero, who fears nothing.
Exactly, and Christopher Reeve played Clark Kent so well that I could easily understand why people in Metropolis wouldn't see Superman when they looked at Clark Kent. @@Stogie2112
"Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe" That's my favorite quote from this film and why I believe a villain can be intellectual, charming, and dangerous at the same time.
This movie made me fall in love with movie making. After I watched this movie as a kid…as we left the theater and went outside, I felt like I could jump off the ground and fly. Have loved motion picture making ever since. 😊
Christopher Reeve ended up being a REAL Superman. He had a horrible accident that altered his life trajectory, but that didn't stop him from inspiring the world. Nor, passing the torch to the SMALLVILLE series. Worth a watch by the way, it's way better than it should have been from its humble CW beginnings.
This, along with Superman II, will always be my favorite Superman film. Man of Steel was fine, but it lacked the heart that made Superman one of my favorite characters. It felt like a reaction to Batman Begins, with elements of The Dark Knight applied to a Superman movie, which didn’t work for me since a Superman movie should never have the same tone as a Batman movie. But this film captures the heart of Superman, optimism and hopefulness, that’s been missing in so many recent Superman adaptations, at least in the movies. James Gunn's upcoming Superman movie seems to be embracing these ideas, so it's bound to be the best Superman film in years based on what he's drawing from and everything revealed so far. Hope you check out Superman 2 both films together work so well.
Didn't lack heart at all, marvel fans decided to sabotage it on release and the world just went "yeah, too much damage". Man of Steel is chock full of heart and deserves massive compensation for being misunderstood. Even the "MARTHA" line in the follow up was memed in to being a joke even though it's a great moment, but Marvel weirdo fans decided to review bomb the entire franchise and couldn't wait to rip it to shreds. Jesse Eisenberg was a brilliant Lex Luthor too but people overlooked it because "he wasn't bald". The very last line of Man of Steel sends shivers up the spine, incredible heart right to the very end. Wrongly misjudged film, watch it without people around you telling you how to feel about it lol.
This is exactly what I was going to say. Man of Steel was trying to ride the coattails of the dark and gritty Christian Bale era Batman, which makes sense for Batman, less so for Superman. I personally enjoyed Man of Steel, but it's just not the same. If you want to know the difference between Henry Cavill and Christopher Reeve as Superman, count the number of times each of them smiled in their respective movies. Christopher Reeve's Superman does good because he honestly enjoys it. Henry Cavill's Superman does good out of a sense of duty. Don't give me a brooding Superman full of inner tormoil. Save that for Batman. I'll take a campy Superman any day. That's the main reason why Dean Cain is my second favorite Superman. Lois and Clark was full of the same campiness as the Christopher Reeve era.
@@toddhadley9002 Man of Steel is more a character piece about how Superman feels. Do you not care about how Superman feels, or is "his job" just to make you smile? The last shot of the movie is him having a big beaming smile, which fit among many other smiles he has throughout the movie. He smiles often.
@@TheRealAhoy I'm not saying Henry Cavill didn't smile at all, or that he isn't a good Superman. There's no shame in being not as good a Superman as Christopher Reeve. Like I said, I enjoyed Man of Steel. And I don't care what anyone else says, I even liked the theatrical version of Justice League. (Haven't seen the Snyder cut yet) I'll admit I was less impressed with Batman vs. Superman, but its problems had nothing to do with Superman. I don't want to give any spoilers, so that's a discussion for another time. To me, Christopher Reeve will always be Superman. Henry Cavill will always be "another decent interpretation of Superman." Nothing wrong with that.
Fun fact, in 1940, as the Superman Radio Show gained popularity, the actor playing Superman, Bud Collyer, wanted some time off, and THAT is where Kryptonite comes from. It was invented as a plot device to give the actor some time-off.
In an interview after the premier of Superman 2 (I think the tonight show) he told the story that during filming he went out for lunch in the Kent costume and even though there were Superman posters all around NO ONE recognized him. So the trick really would work.
Next is Superman 2. Also, check out Christopher Reeve as the romantic lead in "Somewhere in Time". Christopher Reeve and his leading lady, Jane Seymore fell in love while making this film.
They made 4 Superman movies with Christopher Reeve. At the very least watch the second one before moving on to the more modern versions. Fun fact: Christopher Reeve was Robin Williams’ roommate at Julliard and they remained BFFs afterwards.
@ yes I enjoyed that one too. Just seeing how hard Addie was crushing on Christopher Reeve, she’d really appreciate the Clark/Lois story in Superman II.
Superman III was a little goofy, but still generally enjoyable. Superman IV however did totally go off the rails, and was horribly directed. Still, even IV had a legacy, with Jon Cryer being in that, and then brought back later as a legacy casting, to play Lex Luthor in Arrowverse's Supergirl.
Fun trivia, there were a *lot* of different capes used for various purposes. There was a drawing in the aftermath of this movie to win an authentic, used on set cape. Reeve was given the chance to see the cape before it was shipped to the winner, and identified it as a "walking cape", and I want to think he also said it was "a number six". Not the number six, implying there were types of cape, like walking and flying, then different sorts of each type, and several examples of each one. Imagine reporting to work and being told your job was "Cape Wrangler".
I've seen every video you've put on YT and I must say that this is my favorite reaction of yours. To see you swooning and crushing on Superman the way you were made the video that much more special 😂. Heck, my own cheeks are hurting from smiling while watching how smitten you were lol. Thanks for the great reaction, Addie. You're a ray of sunshine in a darkened room. 😊
Keep in mind that Lois almost never actually looks Clark in the face. Also, during filming, Reeve would get huge amounts of attention when he went to the commissary in Superman costume. But he'd be completely ignored in civilian wear.
Best Superman ever. So glad you watched this classic, Addie! Christopher Reeve truly was Superman on screen & off. Hopefully you will watch the new outstanding & emotional documentary that released about him ❤️💙💛
That guttural scream of anger and pain at Lois' death is scary. There is a legit reason Batman fears Superman because an unhinged Superman would be a a system threat (our solar system) at a minimum.
@@trhansen3244 I don't think the Adam West Batman has ever met Superman. He has met Wonder Woman, though, through the magic of comic book continuations of their old TV shows
@@christopherwall2121 There's artwork of Adam West's Batman interacting with Superman (by Mike Allred and Alex Ross, respectively), but no stories where they're together. The Ross artwork has George Reeves as the Superman West-Batman knows.
6:22 little known fact. the woman on the train is Noel Neill who played Lois Lane in the TV series The Adventures of Superman in the 50s. and the little girl, revealed in a deleted scene, is a young Lois Lane.
@@AddieCountsMs. Addie, I know you won't take requests like this but, if you could atleast check this out please do. There's also a documentary out about Christopher Reeve's life story. Please watch and react to it. It came out few days ago. It would mean the world to everyone. Name: Super/man Christopher Reeve story 2024. Thank you for reading.
@@AddieCounts Addie, you need to watch next in this order: Superman II the Donner Cut (it's the canon cut) Superman III Superman Returns aka canon SIV Then you can skip all the way to watching the 'Crisis On Infinite Earths 5 episode tv special' you don't have to watch the shows at all to get it and it is canon to after the reeve/routh films! Then you're caught up! There IS a Superman 4 but it is made by a different directing and production team and it is not canon and you can watch that after these!
"So does being near it (Kryptonite) take away his power?" ...Only in the movie. In the comics, he becomes very weak and debilitated along with being in pain and exposure to it for long periods of time could kill him. It doesn't effect humans like Lex Luthor, but in later comics, he becomes susceptible to the power as well since it's basically putting out radiation. Which gives a lore explanation as for why Luthor is bald.
Just think of having a really bad fever. No matter how strong you physically are, a sickness of that level makes any movement (even getting up) feel like an incredible weight.
Addie having a giddy crush on Christopher Reeve as both Superman & Clark is just as wholesome as the way he played both roles 🥹
now we all need to React too crushing on Addison ( in 2025)
Totally deserved crush. Few more attractive men, while playing the single best character ever.
I miss this sincerity from movies. Especially movies about heroic characters. Back then Hollywood still believed in these sorts of values, or at least still pretended to. Nothing is being subverted, deconstructed, or annihilated.
@@fakecubed Look up what they just did with Superman and Lois where Clark tells the world he is Superman so that he can be a better husband and father and inspire the world better.
It can still be done, though I HIGHLY doubt James Gunn will be the man to do it.
That's when you know it's a good Superman portrayal.
6:23 Fun Fact: Regarding the family in the train. The little girl is a young Lois Lane. The woman playing her mother is Noelle Neil who played Lois Lane in the 1950's series. The man playing her father is Kirk Alynn who played Superman/Clark Kent in the 40's.
I always thought that was odd as she looks a lot older than Clark. Thankyou for pointing the easter egg out.
Noelle Neil was also in the Kirk Alyn serials.
Wasn't that disproven? Or they changed their minds behind-the-scenes?
@@dragonsword8129 The extended cut of the movie explicitly has Alyn and Neill as Lois' parents. The little girl on the train is indeed a young Lois. And yes, it does conflict with the fact that Margot Kidder was older than Christopher Reeve.
@@reidmason2551 It is possible that throughout the period of time when Kalel was in the Fortress of Solitude learning from his father, more time passed in the outside world (hence, we go from the 40's/50's to the late 70's)... sure, his mother is still alive, but we don't know how old she is and Superman never appears to age after he is an adult.
"I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way." RIP Christopher Reeve... You were the best!
RIP "The American way": we hardly knew ya'.
Superman invading countries for oil and banning abortions before getting deported himself for being an illegal.
@@essexginge9167 Yeah, felonies, racism, and pedophilia are the American Way.
Oh my god . The American way , what the f that's that mean? You don't have the monopoly on freedom, liberty, justice, and democracy. England had freedom and liberty four hundred years ago, which we exported to America.
The American way 😂. Oh my god !
Addie Fun Fact Christopher Reeve was best friends with Robin Williams. They went to drama school together and while Christopher was in the hospital Robin dressed up as German doctor and wanted to make Chris laugh. It was the first time he laughed since his accident
And then Robin Williams dressed up as a doctor to make people laugh AGAIN, in _Patch Adams_.
They were roommates in college and remained friends for years.
When “The Birdcage” came out Nathan Lane was not. Oprah (rudely) asked Nathan if he was gay. Robin blurted out “Yes I am!” And made everyone laugh until they forgot the question.
I just saw that in the documentary film. Chris Reeve had a pipe coming out of his neck and Robin walked in and said "nice tie".
It's funny that they both rose to fame playing sweet, good-natured aliens. They also both had a way of interacting with people on their planet where they would be transported through space in their minds.
Even more than that, they were roommates at an elite actor training school in New York City, Julliard University...
I saw this when it came out in theaters, I was 8 and when he caught the helicopter the entire theater jumped up and cheered. To this day I’ve never seen a movie that has made me this happy. RIP Christopher
This is the ONLY film I ever went to the theater with ONLY My dad. I was 7 at the time. He took me as a surprise. It's one of my favorite memories with my Dad.
My Dad never went to the theater. He would only go to the drive in, and only very rarely. He started going to the drive in more often once we moved to Rialto, CA. Maybe every other month we would go. I stopped going with them when I hit about 13 and was too busy in bands and doing my own thing.
Gen X here as well. And heck yeah, same memory
When Christopher Reeve stopped at the phone booth and stared at it up and down the audience fell out of their seats laughing.
Yep, same for me. I was 9 years old, and I practically floated out of the theater afterwards.
*_I turned 8 at the end of 1978 so I was 7 when Superman™ first hit theaters! My parents took me to see it and it was so thrilling!_* 😁 🏆
*_Just my parents and me together, walking down Crime Alley after the movie 🎥._*
*_And then..._* ☠🦇
16:04 "Why is he making me so giddy?"
The power of Chris compels you.
When they were filming Superman in Canada, Christopher Reeve would go to the cafeteria as Superman and the staff asked him for autographs. Then he would go as Clark Kent in glasses and no one would recognize him. True story!
@@glennjpanting2081 To be fair, George Reeves was Superman too.
@@primevaltimes And Steve Reeves should've been.
@@primevaltimes That's what makes it so confusing sometimes!
Kryptonite is a meteorite…. Which I guess Is kind of a Rock hurtling through space ‼️🤷♂️
Glenn Ford is the quintessential Jonathan Kent!!! Superman: The Movie (1978) - Trailer ua-cam.com/video/2vv7b_jaNys/v-deo.html
That scene where Clark takes off his glasses and transitions in posture from Clark Kent to Superman as he considers telling Lois his identity really does almost make you believe that nobody would recognise one as the other.
That, and those big 70s glasses provide more coverage than some superhero masks.
When he stands up straight to be Superman, he puts on a different expression that shifts his face. That is probably the best moment in everything Superman to show the difference between Superman and Clark. That moment was really needed.
There's a great video of Henry Cavhill standing in Times Square with the Superman billboard in the background wearing his Clark Kent glasses and it is like he is a ghost.
@@jw70467 That was more about people in NYC having somewhere to be and not paying attention to everyone they pass. He wasn't wearing glasses. He _was_ wearing a Superman t-shirt, though.
People roll their eyes at the glasses disguise, but this has been tested some in sociology kinds of studies. Several things like a shuffling walk, stooped/hunched shoulders, looking down and avoiding eye contact, etc. can make someone very hard to recognize.
In the John Byrne comics it was established that the glasses muted Kal-El's extraordinary blue eyes.
And the glasses as a disguise was proven effective when Henry Cavill himself walked around Times Square wearing the SUPERMAN S and glasses in front of the 'Superman vs. Batman' ads.
Not one person recognized him.
In 1978, the movie poster in my local theater was just an image of the S symbol and the tag line: "You'll believe a man can fly." It was perfect. And it was so true.
"You've got me...Who's got you?!" One of my favorite lines of all time.
agreed. Just the delivery is *chef's kiss*
RIP Christopher Reeve. You were the best Superman 🦸♂️.
And the best Clark Kent
Just Reeve. No "s".
@@BrotherDerrick3XCommon mistake due to George Reaves.
Go watch the Super/Man Christopher Reeve Documentary. I've heard nothing but amazing things about it
@@BrotherDerrick3X I'm getting severe Mandela Effect. Luke, I am not your father!
Such a tragedy he ended up paralyzed from that horse riding accident. He will always be Superman to me
He was a real superman though, if you can, check out the recent documentary on his life. Super/man: the Christopher Reeve story. He never gave up after the accident. 20 years gone in October there.
@@SteveODonnell She should definitely check out the documentary, maybe on her own time. But please tell us if/when you did!
@@SteveODonnell Many actors who have played Superman have been rather extraordinary in how they've tried to live their lives, and the values they have upheld outside of the role itself. I think to do the role correctly, you need to actually be a good person.
I believe he actually said he was thankful for the accident. It made him realize how vain he was about looks, and it made him a better person
was going to say same comment. Even Lois Margot Kidder, was a druggie after
Addie being completely smitten by Superman is pretty fucking adorable.
And inevitable.
Addie proves, in spite of the stereotypes... that Good Boys are hotter than Bad Boys...
She loves the good guys. Which is a good thing in the end for her
@@gnericgnome4214 yeah if the good guy is 6'4, 225 and handsome with a confident personality 😂
@@BeholdTheSupermangot the 225 covered, can I borrow 6”?
Fun note; before this movie came out, most people in the movie industry thought it was impossible to make Superman flying look believable onscreen. So the fact it still holds up pretty well today is seriously impressive.
RIP Christopher Reeve. You are still the best live action Superman.
I think the tagline for the movie was “You’ll really believe a man can fly”. Man, he made it look so easy! RIP Christopher Reeve.
In my opinion it still looks more believable than any Superman flying since.
@@RedHotBillyPeppersWell considering Zack Snyder used a greenscreen and camera movement for Henry Cavill's flying scenes, good news is James Gunn said he'll be using more practical, so we'll likely have David Corenswet on wires and dollies like Christopher Reeve 🤞
Part of what sold it was Reeve's experience as a pilot. When he first flies out of the Fortress, rather than just flying straight out, he banks his turn, which added a real sense of physics of how a human would actually fly with their whole body
It isn't just the glasses. Clark does everything differently when he is Superman.
And it's what makes him different from most superheroes is that as Superman, his face is openly exposed to the world. Because of that, people never think that he has or needs a secret identity.
Like Slouching.
Yeah. Clark is timid, insecure, a bit of a clutz etc.
Superman has the confidence of a deity 😎
Believe it or not, it was in an 80s DC comic where he was angrily chastising himself for choosing a simple pair of glasses for his disguise. I forgot what edition it was in and what the entire story was about, but I do remember that it involved a forensic artist who presented a hand drawn picture of him and the picture showed him as older and with a receding hairline. He deduced that he subconsciously hypnotized people around him into thinking that he's an older and meeker self.
Also, Lois doesn't really look at Clark. Clark isn't in her field of view much of the time she interacts with him. But when Superman is around, she stares.
That John Williams score! This is THE Superhero Theme
This was one of his 54 Oscar nominations, by the way. Only Walt Disney has more nominations than him (Walt got 59).
John Williams composed the score to my childhood.
This is considered to be the best version of Superman we ever got. Positive. Hopeful. With a great actor who could portray that tone.
Agreed. I wish they could've given Henry Cavill the chance to incorporate more of THIS Superman into the character.
@@Pyro7k They keep saying "Oh, we were moving that way. Eventually. Years later. After Justice League." Too late.
Glenn Ford is the quintessential Jonathan Kent!!! Superman: The Movie (1978) - Trailer ua-cam.com/video/2vv7b_jaNys/v-deo.html
It's not....superman returns is a better film
@@LetthaWrite1inn im not talking about specific movie but this version of that character in the trilogy.
not enough words to describe just how iconic Christopher Reeve was in this role…there won’t ever be anyone quite like him 👏
Never. Any other superman will always be measured against Christopher Reeve.
Jaws, Superman, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Schindler's List, and more... thanks to John Williams!
"Without John Williams, bikes don't fly and neither do brooms in Quidditch matches nor do men in red capes. There is no Force, dinosaurs do not walk the earth. We do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe." -- Steven Spielberg
Superman flew so fast he went back in time, is the concept form the comic books. And being near green Kryptonite is like a poisonous radiation field. It weakens him and in time would kill him.
What you really need to watch, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, is the most special love story. Somewhere in Time. It will leave you speechless for a time.
Somewhere in Time also has an incredible score, despite having none of the bombast of this movie.
@@Enthymene A haunting score that instantly puts you into a serene sense of joy just being in love
Christopher Reeve was by far the best actor to play Superman on the big screen because he nailed both Superman and Clark Kent.
In Kent he exudes charm and goofiness while the moment he takes off those glasses he's truly someone else entirely, he even starts standing straight and exhumes strenght and confidence.
Take the scene at Lois's house where he wonders if he should tell her his real identity, he passes from one persone to the other flawlessly and you see the genuine struggle in him.
Such a great actor.
Christopher Reeve was also the first Superman who didn't take off. He didn't leap into the air, he just... arose. For me that exuded quiet, confident _power_ . Good is quite, discrete. Evil is flashy and noisy.
Superman is like Stefon Ur-kel, and Clark Kent like Steven Urk-el
The secret was that he played Clark as the “real” person and Superman as the put-on persona, rather than Clark as a disguise that the alien Kal-El puts on.
@@RoccondilRinon I mean, it makes sense. He was raised as Clark for his whole life
Director Richard Donner was a gosh dang legend. The Omen, Superman, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies, Scrooged... what a career!
@@nickgjenkins 1/2 of Superman II.
Twilight Zone
@@jkhooverDonner shot about 80% of "Superman 2" before being so brutally sacked.
I love his a Superman reference in The Goonies.
Even Warner Bros. had doubts about the movie because many studios thought ComicBook movies were for kids and wouldn't be profitable Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve changed that perception forever.
Just rewind that to Superman screaming in rage. Chills every time. Sweet, gentle Christopher Reeve maybe nailed the single most anguished scream of all time here.
I watched this when it was released in the theaters.
I was a lot younger in 1978.
I had no idea the scenes of Superman flying would be so exciting.
But the agony Superman/Christopher Reeve had when he was too late to save Lois Lane was ten times more than I had expected!
I agree! Saw this movie as a kid (as well as every other kid 😂). And we all agreed- even as kids- that Clark losing his father was a tragedy only surpassed by Superman losing Lois. His anguished yell has stayed with me my whole life as the ultimate example of acting for a character full of pain and rage.
This was one of the greatest films a 5 year old little boy could watch in 1978. Well, this and Star Wars.
Christopher Reeve, The real superman and man of steel both on and off the screen, such courage, such an example to us all
…great review and commentary
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No female reactor can resist the charm of Christopher Reeve, the BEST Superman ever!
Now, if only they would react to "Somewhere in Time".
Hell... I am a grown straight man and I get giddy over him in this movie.
@@eatsmylifeYT Cassie PIB did.
@@eatsmylifeYT Somewhere in Time is awesome!
Be fair to Brandon Routh, who isn't chopped liver just got saddled with a bad movie (and more than redeemed himself in Legends of Tomorrow)
So when the mugger shoots, he isn't shooting at Clark he's shooting at Lois. You can actually see him reach his hand over to catch the bullet before pretending to pass out.
there is also a subtle smack as the bullet hits his hand
I could never reconcile that when he said he never lied, and then told Lois he fainted
@@SJHFoto Superman said _he_ never lied. He never said _Clark_ never lied.
@@Umptyscope That's the kind of excuses that parents would spank kids for
@@SJHFoto Clark's existence is kind of a lie.
Superman gets a lot of grief as being the "boy scout" superhero, but he's my absolute favorite. I love the stories that focus on who he is IN SPITE of his strength. How much he holds back and always has to be vigilant, because if he isn't, then people could get hurt. He's just so wholesome and just... good. I like "just good." 🙂 The next movie is one of my favorites, so I can't wait for you to watch it!
He reminds me so much of Joe Biden.
@@trhansen3244nobody was talking about Otis, though. 🤨
@@JakkFrost1 'Mr.Lou-Thor.' Ned Betty and his genius choice to have Otis pronounce Luther's name like this.
Flash- Your not such a Boy Scout after all.
Superman- Never earned my first Merit Badge.
Justice League "A Better World Part 2"
@@trhansen3244 I don't get what you're saying.
One of the most amazing things about John Williams is that _(as of this post),_ he is still working as a big time composer even at the age of 92.
I wish you could have seen it in the theater like I did at age 10. It was the greatest thing ever.
I was 9, I still remember getting outside and trying to fly. This film had a massive impact on me.
"They can be a great people, Kal-el, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all-- their capacity for good; I have sent them you, my only son."
Best, most inspirationally POWERFUL Line of the movie! (and probably Top 10 of ANY movie)
Makes you want to go out & do something POSIIVE in the world.
Humanism philosophy right out from the universities way back from the '50s or '60s.
And this also explains why Donald Trump won last Tuesday.
@@trhansen3244 Yeah... we really need Superman.
@@trhansen3244 Why? We didn't need a Lex Luthor.
Jonathan Kent's heart attack was an incredible way to show that Clarks powers doesn't mean he can stop something inevitable like death.
Jonathan died a much better death in this movie. Jonathan could have avoided dying in the tornado in "Man of Steel".
Unless he spins the world backwards, somehow affecting time, and takes him to a cardiologist.
@keenanvil The theory (that I'm guessing they went with here) is(was?) that if you can manage to travel faster than light, you can go backward in time.
@@eatsmylifeYT You really don't understand Man of Steel then if you had say something this stupid
@@keenanvil In the time period the heart doctor would probably tell him to cut down to 1 pack of cigarettes a day and eat plenty of red meat.
"This looks like an evil button!" Never change.
That nervous giggling like a 16 year old meeting her crush is absolutely adorable.❤❤
While filming Superman women swooned when Chris Reeve walked the studio dressed as Superman. Nobody paid attention when he walked around as Clark Kent.
What about Clark Kent in spandex? lol
@@w1975b lol
This movie perfectly captures the essence of Superman, the people who made this movie truly understood the character unlike others today.
Yes. I love Caville and Cain, but Reeve is an icon. And the feelings and themes of this movie give hope and show a goodness. Yes it is a bit cringe and the actions are silly, but it's all about heroism. Keeping your integrity when everything else around you is trying to make you fall from your path. And the music stirs your soul.
Well the script was written by Jerry Siegel one of Superman’s creators, sooooo……
@@DarthPoyner Brandon Routh essentially did a Christopher Reeve impression in Superman Returns. He even looks like Reeve.
@@BDUBZ49Superman Returns was a sequel to the Reeve films
Lmao fuckin comic book dorks
The most impressive thing is that while the cast is quite stacked, especially considering Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor and Marlon Brando as Jor-El (a documentary on the 2001 DVD release of the movie says that he got 3.7 million dollars for 2 weeks of work), Christopher Reeve was a quite unknown actor at the time.
And according to Sir Roger Moore's autobiography, he witnessed Christopher Reeve walking through the canteen at Pinewood Studios in full Superman costume, oblivious to the swooning female admirers he left in his wake. When he did the same thing dressed as Clark Kent, no one paid any attention.
Women love a man in uniform, lol..
There's a great SNL skit about the auditions for Superman.
Yeah it was stacked alright and you forgot to mention Jackie Cooper (Perry White). He had been working since childhood, he was in the cast of the Little Rascals. I just did a quick check Coopers first credit was 1929, Brando was 1949 and Hackman was 1961. Sorry I'm a Rascals a fan, just giving credit where it's due.
I wish a woman looked at me the way Addie looks at Superman.
Look at yourself that way. Someone might eventually notice and agree.
All you need is to be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Then you'll be a shoo-in!
@rogermwilcox haha and 6'4" built like a pro wrestler and look like Christopher Reeve. I'm faster than a model locomotive so I'm like 2.5% of the way there.
Would you notice if they did? Do you know they haven't?
@Z1gguratVert1go yeah I'm joking around. It's not that serious.
The way you feel about Superman after seeing this is how everyone felt. This was the movie that made Christopher Reeve a star. Dinner didn't want him, but no one could have done it better. He was so popular that DC even adjusted the look of Superman in the comics to look more like Reeve's presentation. Reeve even made it believable that someone may not recognize Kent as Superman. The posture, the confidence, the vocabulary. It was so much more than glasses.
Christopher Reeve comes on the screen and it’s magic. What a likeable guy. When he smiles, all troubles go away.
One of the greatest superhero films ever made. There is no epic battle. Simply a man being a hero and doing what's right.
True. So tired of the explosion palooza's/car chases in action movies. If a movie is done well, it can be better to use CGI sparingly. Otherwise it becomes pretty forgettable.
The first real superhero movie. I can’t explain what I felt when I saw this at 7 in 1978. It was so magical. It’s not just a superhero movie either, it has heart. Christopher Reeve played him with such a warmth and vulnerability that we may never see again.
Addie crushing on Superman is adorable, definitely compatible in terms of how wholesome they both are.
I have a hunch Addie isn’t ass wholesome as she is when she’s reacting
@@judeless77 well neither is lois
@@judeless77 Nobody’s perfect
@@judeless77 what gives you that hunch?
I agree. Addie is such a sweetheart.
Christopher Reeve was a brilliant actor and by all accounts, a wonderful person. His performances in the Superman movies will always be iconic. To me, he IS and always will be the true Superman.
23:15
The major is taking one for the team. Now that’s a brave man I can salute! 🫡
You have a crush!? I was 15 when I saw this at the cinema - imagine the crush I had! Me and every other girl in school. ❤
I was a little kid when this movie came out so I wasn't exactly thinking of Superman in a sexual way....but I definitely get it now! It's especially charming the way that he flirts with Lois while still behaving like an old-school gentleman
@@gigi-ij1hk. Meanwhile..I was 12 and having the hots for Ursa 😀❤
Helen Slater as Supergirl did the same for school boys trust me, she was perfect as Supergirl it's the shame she wasn't put in a better film.
@gigi-ij1hk . Yeah.. when he tells Lois that he doesn't have a girlfriend but if he did she'd be the first to know 😃
@@WinstonSmith19847 . For sure.. and Linda Carter's Wonder Woman
Addie is the perfect woman to watch the only Superman❤
i can be her superman because she is my kryptonite
Your crush on Christopher Reeve is one of the most wholesome things I've seen in a long time. I wish there were still movies like this, or entertainment in general. Good men doing good things to help those in need without callous cynicism or weird agendas. Clean romance as well, the kind that makes you want to find a Clark or a Lois. And their chemistry was fantastic, right up there with Morticia and Gomez in the first Addam's Family. A brilliant movie where it doesn't matter if things don't make rational sense all the time.
Glad you enjoyed it. Just...be prepared for Man of Steel. It's a pretty good sci-fi movie, and Henry Cavil is excellent in the role, but it sadly kind of breaks Superman's character. I would LOVE to see him reprise the role in a proper Superman movie, I think he would not only absolutely crush the role, but I think we could ALL use a touch of hope and optimism. It would blow out the box office for sure.
I liked Cavill as Napoleon Solo in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E".
He seems to play slimy characters with more ease.
@@martyemmons3100 I haven't seen that, but he seems to be a pretty well rounded and competent actor.
In the novelization, Jor-El made contact with Albert Einstein and it was agreed that he would use the calculations and coordinates to meet the ship and raise Kal-El.
Einstein had a change of heart and he believed that Kal-El deserved a kind and loving family. He watched the landing from a distance and waited for him to reveal himself to to the world.
Superman recieves a letter from Einstein who wrote it before he died. The contents of the letter are fully revealed at the end of the book.
FYI, the book is called Superman: Last Son of Krypton.
GREAT novel; I read it a billion times during my junior high school years. I still have my original copy; I need to dig it out of storage and read it again sometime 📖
Christopher Reeve is Superman... Superman is Christopher Reeve
The Kents are the best. They are the reason Superman is who he is.
Greatest Superman movie ever made
That's man of steel.
@@ragasayad5103 Man of Steel is alright, but it’s more of an Elseworlds take, putting a spin on so many aspects that it either makes you love it, feel indifferent, or hate it. I’ve always felt that the original Superman films had more personality and heart than the Nolan-inspired Man of Steel. It felt like they tried to apply the tone and style of The Dark Knight to Superman, and for many people, it either worked or it didn’t.
@@ragasayad5103XD You must b gay
You must mean _Superman II_ .
@@ragasayad5103 Man of Steel was a huge disappointment. The only thing I like about it is Faora. She was awesome. Cavill is decent as Superman. Terrible as Clark Kent.
Ok, Addie....now you got me on this one....there's an animal stuck in a tree....Addie ASSUMES it's a DOG...but then is willing to consider that it...COULD BE a cat.....LOL....I'll be glad to laugh more today, but if I don't...i'm good. But, you seriously need to see Superman II asap!
Yeah I wasn’t thinking 😅 I was too distracted by Superman’s charm!
It’s hard for Addie to think and speak straight when she’s in love! Furry with four legs, dog or cat is close enough.😊
@@AddieCountsand all this time I thought it was his upper torso area that you were distracted by. Color me embarrassed.
@@AddieCounts
i am way too distracted by your charm Addison counts
@@AddieCounts we know. ;p
One of the best superhero movies ever made! And wonderfully, all the effects were practical! This movie put Christopher Reeve on the map, and really did such a great job playing Superman! On top of it, he really was a good person, too! Glad you enjoyed this!
Superman's powers are whatever the writer needs them to be. He does the impossible.
Every single female reactor has the exact same sentiments when they’re seeing Christopher Reeve as Superman, you’re far from being alone, young lady! Lol
If you loved Christopher Reeve in Superman, I suspect you'll also love Somewhere in Time.
YES!!! My mom made me watch it as a kid, and I was fighting back tears by the end. And the soundtrack!! ❤❤❤
💪🏾😎
I guess Jane and Chris really cared for each other and nearly became a real life item.
@@trhansen3244 They WERE an item, but Chris' previous girlfriend let him know she was pregnant and he went back to her.
Fascinating!
The new documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” will make you admire this man even more. 💕
This is probably my favorite reaction to this. It was basically perfect. It was like your mind was built to give this reaction to this movie as much as this cast in this project was meant to be put together the way it was. Absolute perfect.
Although cut out from this UA-cam reaction, in the sequence where Lois is heard thinking a poem, "Can You Read My Mind" she is actually reciting lyrics to the Love Theme music that plays under her voice. Shortly after the film came out, Maureen McGovern released a single singing the lyrics to the melody.
"Why can't you just go with him?"
They only had a small scale prototype of the ship he was planning. Just large enough for the baby.
Plus, he promised the Council that neither he nor his wife would attempt to leave Krypton; and an El never lies.
In some versions his plan was to put the whole population into the Phantom Zone and put the Phantom Zone into the small ship since that's all he had time to build. When it got where it was going it could have let everyone out. However the Phantom Zone is a nasty parallel dimension where the stick their criminals, so it would be like everyone on Earth getting into Alcatraz and sending Alcatraz to another planet - and most people saying "eeew I don't want to go to that prison it's yucky."
Negative. They did not go with him because they were self-proclaimed " a product of their environment." It was clarified in man of Steel...
Yes, the phantom zone is Suspended Animation and The time is measured by trips around their sun. Somatic Reconditioning.
@@richiedelmonico4588 there is nearly a century of Superman in comics, cartoons, and movies prior to that turd. When I say in some versions don't you think I mean to say there's more than one version?
Fun Fact: This (and its sequel) were filmed around the same time as the first two Star Wars films, so you can see actors, crew, etc.
Two notable connections:
The man who got Christopher Reeve into Superman shape was David Prowse, the bodybuilder beneath Darth Vader’s costume.
The lead chest Luthor keeps the Kryptonite in is the same one Ben Kenobi keeps the lightsaber in when he gives it to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
John Ratzenberger (Cliff Claven) had bit parts in both Superman II and The Empire Strikes Back.
@ And Phil Brown played Luke’s Uncle Owen in Star Wars and the senator with glasses at the missle launch.
Also, the officer in The Empire Strikes Back who tells Han that “the speeders haven’t been adapted to the cold” is played by the same actor here who played Harry, who Luthor runs over with the train.
19:16 "...and how big are you? HOW *TALL* ARE YOU." LOLLL
This is the best introduction to Superman. Dick Donner did a hell of a job. Classic Americana.
Somebody give addie like a huge bucket of cold water to put those flames out 😂
This is one of the few movies that can make me just smile like a kid. Christopher Reeve will always be the best Superman ever.
Christopher Reeve embodied Superman so well & he’s still the only actor to make Clark & Superman feel like different people. You’d love some of the Superman animated films & Superman & Lois show
A giddy Addie...now that's precious!!!
I saw it on December 10, 1978 at the Kennedy Center. I'll never forget it. It was absolutely AMAZING! And the music... THE MUSIC!!!!
Seeing someone crush on my favorite version of the character is very wholesome. Many people adore Christopher Reeve still to this day.
15:32 "How does she not recognize him?"
This is the joke that has lived for over 80 years! Hiding in plain sight, Superman poses as the bumbling, mild mannered Clark Kent, whom no one suspects would be the ultimate hero.
Just wearing glasses pull's off the illusion for some reason, It's kind of like a ninja turtle wearing a trench coat lol Like really??! The disguise can't be that impossible to figure out.
Clark Kent is also noticeably shorter than Superman in this film.Reeve did some interesting body work to achieve that result.
@@paulgunderson4721 …. He slouched a lot.
@@JohnnyBravo88860 …. I would argue that the glasses are not nearly as effective as the meek, mild-manned, and clumsy persona. Such a “wimp” is the last person you would think is the ultimate hero, who fears nothing.
Exactly, and Christopher Reeve played Clark Kent so well that I could easily understand why people in Metropolis wouldn't see Superman when they looked at Clark Kent. @@Stogie2112
Christopher Reeve IS Superman. Many actors have also played Christopher Reeve in other recreations of the story.
"Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe"
That's my favorite quote from this film and why I believe a villain can be intellectual, charming, and dangerous at the same time.
The only thing more precious and adorable than Clark and Superman, is Watching Addie crush on Clark and Superman.
This movie made me fall in love with movie making. After I watched this movie as a kid…as we left the theater and went outside, I felt like I could jump off the ground and fly. Have loved motion picture making ever since. 😊
Christopher Reeve ended up being a REAL Superman. He had a horrible accident that altered his life trajectory, but that didn't stop him from inspiring the world. Nor, passing the torch to the SMALLVILLE series.
Worth a watch by the way, it's way better than it should have been from its humble CW beginnings.
Agreed. While worth watching. Tom Welling was great as Clark.🤓
I love John Williams Superman theme the goat
Yes thank you nice reaction on my Superman ❤
i got a movie she should react too its called
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@ she did one original trilogy Star Wars and my Spider-Man Tobey Maguire
The soundtrack is so good, it really adds to the movie experience...PS. I'm 61 now but I still remember watching this movie in theatres in 1978....
Soundtracks and sound effects are 60% of a movie: consider the first Star Trek movie.
Very good reaction. My favorite scene is at the end when he refuses the death of laws with his scream...Brrr that always gives me chills
This, along with Superman II, will always be my favorite Superman film. Man of Steel was fine, but it lacked the heart that made Superman one of my favorite characters. It felt like a reaction to Batman Begins, with elements of The Dark Knight applied to a Superman movie, which didn’t work for me since a Superman movie should never have the same tone as a Batman movie. But this film captures the heart of Superman, optimism and hopefulness, that’s been missing in so many recent Superman adaptations, at least in the movies. James Gunn's upcoming Superman movie seems to be embracing these ideas, so it's bound to be the best Superman film in years based on what he's drawing from and everything revealed so far.
Hope you check out Superman 2 both films together work so well.
Didn't lack heart at all, marvel fans decided to sabotage it on release and the world just went "yeah, too much damage". Man of Steel is chock full of heart and deserves massive compensation for being misunderstood. Even the "MARTHA" line in the follow up was memed in to being a joke even though it's a great moment, but Marvel weirdo fans decided to review bomb the entire franchise and couldn't wait to rip it to shreds. Jesse Eisenberg was a brilliant Lex Luthor too but people overlooked it because "he wasn't bald".
The very last line of Man of Steel sends shivers up the spine, incredible heart right to the very end. Wrongly misjudged film, watch it without people around you telling you how to feel about it lol.
This is exactly what I was going to say. Man of Steel was trying to ride the coattails of the dark and gritty Christian Bale era Batman, which makes sense for Batman, less so for Superman. I personally enjoyed Man of Steel, but it's just not the same.
If you want to know the difference between Henry Cavill and Christopher Reeve as Superman, count the number of times each of them smiled in their respective movies. Christopher Reeve's Superman does good because he honestly enjoys it. Henry Cavill's Superman does good out of a sense of duty. Don't give me a brooding Superman full of inner tormoil. Save that for Batman.
I'll take a campy Superman any day. That's the main reason why Dean Cain is my second favorite Superman. Lois and Clark was full of the same campiness as the Christopher Reeve era.
@@toddhadley9002 Man of Steel is more a character piece about how Superman feels. Do you not care about how Superman feels, or is "his job" just to make you smile?
The last shot of the movie is him having a big beaming smile, which fit among many other smiles he has throughout the movie. He smiles often.
@@TheRealAhoy I'm not saying Henry Cavill didn't smile at all, or that he isn't a good Superman. There's no shame in being not as good a Superman as Christopher Reeve. Like I said, I enjoyed Man of Steel. And I don't care what anyone else says, I even liked the theatrical version of Justice League. (Haven't seen the Snyder cut yet) I'll admit I was less impressed with Batman vs. Superman, but its problems had nothing to do with Superman. I don't want to give any spoilers, so that's a discussion for another time.
To me, Christopher Reeve will always be Superman. Henry Cavill will always be "another decent interpretation of Superman." Nothing wrong with that.
Fun fact, in 1940, as the Superman Radio Show gained popularity, the actor playing Superman, Bud Collyer, wanted some time off, and THAT is where Kryptonite comes from. It was invented as a plot device to give the actor some time-off.
The movie that set the standard for superhero films to follow, in terms of writing, casting, directing, action, scoring, etc.
In an interview after the premier of Superman 2 (I think the tonight show) he told the story that during filming he went out for lunch in the Kent costume and even though there were Superman posters all around NO ONE recognized him. So the trick really would work.
Next Superman movie will be forgotten in few years. "Superman" from 1978 will live forever. Thanks, Christopher...♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Next is Superman 2. Also, check out Christopher Reeve as the romantic lead in "Somewhere in Time". Christopher Reeve and his leading lady, Jane Seymore fell in love while making this film.
Jane Seymour even named her son Kris after Christopher Reeve (who was also the boy's Godfather as well).
Filmed on Mackinac Island! I visited some of the filming locations this summer.
They made 4 Superman movies with Christopher Reeve. At the very least watch the second one before moving on to the more modern versions.
Fun fact: Christopher Reeve was Robin Williams’ roommate at Julliard and they remained BFFs afterwards.
Also the first non family member to visit him after his accident
Don’t forget it’s true 3rd sequel Superman Returns.
Plus the spinoff film Supergirl.
@ yes I enjoyed that one too. Just seeing how hard Addie was crushing on Christopher Reeve, she’d really appreciate the Clark/Lois story in Superman II.
Superman III was a little goofy, but still generally enjoyable. Superman IV however did totally go off the rails, and was horribly directed. Still, even IV had a legacy, with Jon Cryer being in that, and then brought back later as a legacy casting, to play Lex Luthor in Arrowverse's Supergirl.
Fun trivia, there were a *lot* of different capes used for various purposes. There was a drawing in the aftermath of this movie to win an authentic, used on set cape. Reeve was given the chance to see the cape before it was shipped to the winner, and identified it as a "walking cape", and I want to think he also said it was "a number six". Not the number six, implying there were types of cape, like walking and flying, then different sorts of each type, and several examples of each one.
Imagine reporting to work and being told your job was "Cape Wrangler".
That scene with the car crash was filmed here in Alberta in K Country. I love driving in that area and when I do, I think about this movie.
I've seen every video you've put on YT and I must say that this is my favorite reaction of yours. To see you swooning and crushing on Superman the way you were made the video that much more special 😂. Heck, my own cheeks are hurting from smiling while watching how smitten you were lol. Thanks for the great reaction, Addie. You're a ray of sunshine in a darkened room. 😊
Keep in mind that Lois almost never actually looks Clark in the face. Also, during filming, Reeve would get huge amounts of attention when he went to the commissary in Superman costume. But he'd be completely ignored in civilian wear.
Best Superman ever. So glad you watched this classic, Addie! Christopher Reeve truly was Superman on screen & off. Hopefully you will watch the new outstanding & emotional documentary that released about him ❤️💙💛
The glasses the hair, but even his posture and his voice when he switches between the two personas.
Chris you were a blessing to the world
What is Superman's greatest flaw?
a. He can be hurt by Kryptonite
b. He can't see through lead.
c. He always tells the truth. 😉😉
LETTER A ....COVENTIONAL XRAYS CANT SEE THRU LEAD EITHER
That guttural scream of anger and pain at Lois' death is scary. There is a legit reason Batman fears Superman because an unhinged Superman would be a a system threat (our solar system) at a minimum.
The only Batman who didn't fear Superman was the Adam West Batman. He was truly fearless.
@@trhansen3244 I don't think the Adam West Batman has ever met Superman. He has met Wonder Woman, though, through the magic of comic book continuations of their old TV shows
Unhinged Superman = Homelander
@@christopherwall2121 There's artwork of Adam West's Batman interacting with Superman (by Mike Allred and Alex Ross, respectively), but no stories where they're together. The Ross artwork has George Reeves as the Superman West-Batman knows.
It gives me goosebumps every time I see it!
6:22 little known fact. the woman on the train is Noel Neill who played Lois Lane in the TV series The Adventures of Superman in the 50s. and the little girl, revealed in a deleted scene, is a young Lois Lane.
The birth of Superhero movies.
I love how you're crushing on Christopher Reeve 😊
I mean… how can I not 😂
@@AddieCountsMs. Addie, I know you won't take requests like this but, if you could atleast check this out please do.
There's also a documentary out about Christopher Reeve's life story. Please watch and react to it. It came out few days ago. It would mean the world to everyone.
Name: Super/man Christopher Reeve story 2024.
Thank you for reading.
I thought the bird of Superhero movies was the 1966 Batman film. It was quite a hit.
@@trhansen3244I mean, calling that a superhero movie is like calling Austin Powers a spy movie; only _technically_ true.
@@AddieCounts Addie, you need to watch next in this order:
Superman II the Donner Cut (it's the canon cut)
Superman III
Superman Returns aka canon SIV
Then you can skip all the way to watching the 'Crisis On Infinite Earths 5 episode tv special' you don't have to watch the shows at all to get it and it is canon to after the reeve/routh films! Then you're caught up!
There IS a Superman 4 but it is made by a different directing and production team and it is not canon and you can watch that after these!
"So does being near it (Kryptonite) take away his power?" ...Only in the movie. In the comics, he becomes very weak and debilitated along with being in pain and exposure to it for long periods of time could kill him. It doesn't effect humans like Lex Luthor, but in later comics, he becomes susceptible to the power as well since it's basically putting out radiation. Which gives a lore explanation as for why Luthor is bald.
Just think of having a really bad fever. No matter how strong you physically are, a sickness of that level makes any movement (even getting up) feel like an incredible weight.
@@Xardion55 Y'know, I wanted to say that originally but I was worried some someone would pull the "UM ACHTUALLY" card.
WATCH CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERFRIENDS EITHER THE 2ND TO LAST OR THE LAST EPISODE EXPLAINS
Addie and her giddy crush or Superman was so fun and adorable! Cant wait for you to continue with Superman II. Love your reaction vids!