Starring:
Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder
Synopsis
Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an
immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic
book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays
Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve)
as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is
raised by a Midwestern family. In no time, the movie has run through his
teenage years, and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, where he is a
news reporter. It's there that he falls in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder),
who is already in love with Superman. But the love story is quickly
sidetracked once the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) launches
a diabolical plan to conquer the world and kill Superman. Superman: The
Movie is filled with action, special effects and a surprising amount of humor.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
