The Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond, in Richard Donner's blockbuster. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there that he learns--through a link to his long-dead birth parents--of his superhuman abilities and his responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) isn't easy as he flirts with hard-nosed Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and battles supervillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman). The film's all-star cast includes Jackie Cooper, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Terence Stamp, and Valerie Perrine, among others, all camping it up wonderfully.

This star-packed extravaganza brings the comic book legend to the screen in grand style. It begins with Superman's scientist dad sending the infant superhero down to Earth just as the home planet, Krypton, explodes into a zillion pieces. Taking up permanent residence on Earth, the young Superman grows up into supernormal reporter Clark Kent, wooing winsome colleague Lois Lane and keeping his true identity hidden from the world. But when three villains come up with a dastardly real estate scheme that involves shoving California into the ocean, Clark Kent decides it's time to don his cape and fight the forces of evil.

Excerpt: "You've got me? Who's got you?"--Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) to Superman (Christopher Reeve)

DVD Features:

Region 1
4-Disc Set
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Closed Captioned - English - Optional

DISC ONE:
Original 1978 Theatrical Movie with Soundtrack Remastered in Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1
Additional Release Material:
Featurettes - 1. TV Spot
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers
Commentaries - 1. Pierre Spengler - Producer; Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer

DISC TWO:
2000 Expanded Edition Movie
Additional Release Material:
Music-Only Audio Track
Commentaries - 1. Richard Donner - Director; Tom Mankiewicz - Creative Consultant

DISC THREE:
Additional Release Material:
Restored Scenes
Audio-Only Bonus - Additional Music Cues
Featurettes - 1. Screen Tests
2. Documentary - "Taking Flight: The Development of SUPERMAN"
3. Documentary - "Making SUPERMAN: Filming the Legend"
4. Documentary - "The Magic Behind the Cape"

DISC FOUR:
Additional Release Material:
Featurettes - 1. "Vintage TV Special - 'The Making of SUPERMAN: The Movie'"
2. 1951 Movie SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE-MEN Starring George Reeves
"Nine 1940s Fleischer Studios SUPERMAN Cartoons Mastered from Vault Elements"
1. "Superman"
2. "The Mechanical Monsters"
3. "Billion Dollar Limited"
4. "The Arctic Giant"
5. "The Bulleteers"
6. "The Magnetic Telescope"
7. "Electric Earthquake"
8. "Volcano"
9. "Terror on the Midway"

Christopher Reeve: American actor, SUPERMAN
Margot Kidder: Canadian actress, SUPERMAN (1978)
Marlon Brando: Oscar winning american actor/director, THE GODFATHER (1972)
Glenn Ford: Canadian Actor/In USA
Terence Stamp: British actor
Gene Hackman: Oscar-winning actor, THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Ned Beatty: American character actor
Jackie Cooper: American actor
Valerie Perrine: Actress, LENNY, SUPERMAN (1978)
Trevor Howard: British Actor
Susannah York: British Actress
Phyllis Thaxter: American Actress
Marc McClure: Actor/"I Wanna Hold..."
Jeff East: Actor/"Another Chance"
Larry Hagman: American Actor; I DREAM OF JEANNIE/DALLAS
Phil Brown: American Actor

Richard Donner: American Director/Producer

Pierre Spengler: Producer

Mario Puzo: Oscar-winning novelist, screenwriter, THE GODFATHER
David Newman: Screenwriter, worked with Robert Benton, BONNIE AND CLYDE
Leslie Newman: American Screenwriter, SUPERMAN II (1980)
Robert Benton: American director/screenwriter

John Williams: American film composer, STAR WARS (1977)

Stuart Baird: Editor/Producer/Director

"Its overall design continues to be the template for comic-book-movie success..."
5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he definitive superhero movie....This release offers a brand new lease of life for one of the most loved Science Fiction films of all time."
"...The movie still makes you believe a man can fly..."
"...A wonderful, chuckling, preposterously exciting fantasy....Reeve is excellent....Superman's ultimate triumph involves a lot more than super-feats of strength, exercising the heart muscles as well..."
"...Good, clean, simple-minded fun....[Reeve] manages to be both funny and comic-strip heroic..."