Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman
| Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | |
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| Directed by | Kevin Burns |
| Produced by |
Scott Hartford Mark McLaughlin |
| Written by |
James Grant Golding Steven Smith |
| Starring |
Brandon Routh Dean Cain Gerard Christopher |
| Distributed by |
DC Comics Warner Home Video |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Language | English |
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman is a 2006 documentary film from executive producers Bryan Singer and Kevin Burns which details the history of the Superman franchise, from comic book, to television, to the big screen. The story of Superman is told through archival footage, as well as interviews with many of the actors, directors, and producers involved with the Superman media over the years. The closing credits feature outtakes from the Christopher Reeve Superman films, including an outtake of Marlon Brando improvising during the recitation of a poem in a scene deleted from the original version of Superman II.
The documentary was released on DVD on June 20, 2006, shortly before the theatrical release of Superman Returns. A two DVD Best Buy exclusive Limited Edition version was released the same day (extra material on the second disc included Bryan Singer's video journals and five official Superman movie poster mini-prints). A shortened version of the documentary was played on A&E on June 12, 2006. Finally, the DVD (along with Singer's video journals) was included as part of the 14-disc box set release Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, in November 2006.
Cast
Kevin Spacey, who also played Lex Luthor in Superman Returns, narrates the documentary. Bill Mumy and Mark Hamill are also credited as consultants on the documentary. The rest of those appearing are listed below.[1]
Those directly associated with Superman:
- Dean Cain (Clark Kent/Superman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Curtis Knox, Smallville)
- Gerard Christopher (Clark Kent/Superboy, Superboy)
- Jackie Cooper (Perry White, Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace)
- Richard Donner (Director, Superman: The Movie, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut)
- Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (executive producers and creators of Smallville)
- Margot Kidder (Lois Lane, Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace; Bridgette Crosby, Smallville)
- Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen, Adventures of Superman (TV series); Old Jimmy Olsen, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Bo the Bartender, Superman Returns)
- Bill Mumy (Tommy Puck, Superboy)
- Noel Neill (Lois Lane, Adventures of Superman, Superman film serial; Lois Lane's Mother, Superman: The Movie; Gertrude Wanderworth, Superman Returns)
- Annette O'Toole (Lana Lang, Superman III; Martha Kent, Smallville)
- Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Superman, Superman Returns)
- Ilya Salkind (Executive Producer, Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III)
- Bryan Singer (Director, Superman Returns)
- Lesley Ann Warren (Lois Lane, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman[2])
Those not directly associated with Superman:
- Mark Hamill (did the voice of The Joker in animated incarnations. He is best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars)
- Stan Lee (Former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, and co-creator of characters such as Spider-Man, Hulk and the X-Men)
- Gene Simmons (musician and comic book fan)
- Adam West (Bruce Wayne/Batman, Batman: The Movie, Batman)
References
External links
- Trailer - An extended preview of the film
- Superman Homepage - Review
- CapedWonder - Review (Further down the page)
- A version on In2tv
- Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman at the Internet Movie Database
- Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman at AllMovie