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SUPERMAN 1978 - 1987 5-FILM COLLECTION

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures 

Physical Media Release Date: 05/09/23

Form of Release: 4K Ultra HD 

Celebrate 100 years of Warner Bros. with one of film’s most iconic characters - Superman. Superman 1978 - 1987 5-Film Collection features Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace will be available for the first time as a remastered collection in 4K resolution with high dynamic range (HDR). 

 

Purchase the collection on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack on May 9th. 

 

Superman: The Movie - Academy Award Winners Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman head an all-star cast in the fantastic, action-packed film that made Christopher Reeve an international star playing the greatest superhero of all time. From the doomed planet of Krypton, two parents launch a spaceship carrying their infant son to Earth. Here he grows up to become Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolis Daily Planet. But with powers and abilities far beyond those of ordinary men, he battles for truth and justice as Superman. 

 

Superman: The Movie was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Film Editing, Best Music (Original Score) and Best Sound. The film also received a Special Achievement Academy Awards for Visual Effects. In 2017, Superman was inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. 

  

Superman: The Movie Ultra HD Bluray Combo Pack contains the following previously released special features on Bluray Disc: 

  • Commentary by IIya Salkind and Pierre Spangler 

  • The Making of Superman - vintage featurette

  • Superman and the Mole-Men - vintage featurette 

  • Super-Rabbit - 1943 WB Cartoon 

  • Snafuperman - 1944 WB Cartoon 

  • Stupor Duck - 1956 WB Cartoon 

  • TV Spot 

  • Teaser Trailer

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

Superman II (Theatrical Version) - Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment,, three superpowered Planet Krypton criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O’Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman also returns as Lex Luther in this sequel that features a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction, and visuals that astound and delight. 

 

Superman II Ultra HD Bluray Combo Pack contains the following previously released special features on Bluray Disc: 

  • Commentary by IIya Salkind and Pierre Spengler 

  • The Making of Superman II - 1980 TV Special 

  • Superman’s Souffle - Deleted Scene 

  • Fleischer Studios’ Superman vintage cartoons 

    • First Flight

    • The Mechanical Monster

    • Billion Dollar Limited

    • The Arctic Giant

    • The Bulleteers 

    • The Magnetic Telescope 

    • Electric Earthquake 

    • Volcano 

    • Terror on the Midway 

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

Superman II: The Richards Donner Cut - Director  Richard Donner began shooting Superman II while concurrently filming Superman: The Movie, though the theatrical version of the film was ultimately directed by Richard Lester. In 2006, Donner’s original unique vision was released for the first time, Jor-El (Marlon Brando in footage cut from the theatrical version) appears in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the relationship between father and son. Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) plots more schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman (Chrsitopher Reeve). With so many changes, large and small, including a different beginning and resolution, this version is an eye-opening alternate experience. 

 

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Ultra HD Bluray Combo Pack contains the following previously released special features on Bluray Disc: 

  • Commentary by Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz 

  • Introduction by Richard Donner - Featurette

  • Superman II: Restoring the Vision - Featurette 

  • Deleted Scenes

    • Lex and Ms. Teschmacher head north 

    • Lex and Ms. Teschmacher head south 

    • The villains enter the fortress

    • He’s all yours, boys 

    • Clarke and Jimmy 

    • Lex’s gateway

  • Famous Studios vintage cartoons

    • Japoteurs 

    • Showdown

    • Eleventh Hour 

    • Destruction, Inc.

    • The Mummy Strikes

    • Jungle Drums

    • The Underground World

    • Secret Agent 

 

Superman III - Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a naive computer-programming natural. For him, a keyboard is a weapon - and, as a result, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his signature role, deepening his character’s human side as Clark Kent sees Lana Lang (Annete O’Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. And when the Man of Steel becomes his own worst enemy after exposure to Kryptonite, Reeve pulls off both roles with dazzling skill. Relive Superman III with all its heart, heroism and high-flying humor. 

 

Superman III Ultra HD Bluray Combo Pack contains the following previously released special features on Bluray Disc: 

  • Commentary by IIya Salkind and Pierre Spengler 

  • The Making of Superman III - 1983 TV Special 

  • Deleted Scenes 

    • Save my baby 

    • To the rescue

    • Making up

    • Going to see the boss

    • Hatching the plan

    • The Con

    • Rooftop ski

    • Boss wants this to go 

    • Superman honored

    • Gus’ speech

    • Hanging up on Brad

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - Christopher Reeve not only dons the title hero’s cape for the fourth time but also helped develop the movie’s provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow). The two foes clash in an explosion of Mount Etna and rebuild the demolished Great Wall of China. 

 

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Ultra HD Bluray Combo Pack contains the following previously released special features on Bluray Disc: 

  • Commentary by Mark Rosenthal 

  • Superman 50th anniversary special - 1988 TV Special 

  • Deleted Scenes

    • Clark’s morning

    • Jeremy’s letter

    • Superman’s visit

    • Nuclear Man’s prototype

    • Metropolis after hours 

    • Lex ponders

    • Flying sequence (extended scene) 

    • Battle in Smallville 

    • Battle in the U.S.S.R.

    • Nuclear arms race

    • Superman’s sickness

    • Red alert

    • By my side

    • Lark and Lacy say goodbye 

    • No borders 

  • Theatrical Trailer

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