Superman - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Superman or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Superman

[mathew]

Principal photography began in March 1977, and ended in October the following year.

[aaron]

Film critic Rex Reed makes a cameo in this movie. Hilariously he makes a pass at Lois Lane. (Reed has always been famously gay).

[bessie]

In a documentary on the making of the film, Richard Donner recalled how he had written down the first pieces of information he received regarding the film onto the back of a business card. He held onto the card as a souvenir, and displays it in the documentary Taking Flight (2004). Close examination of this card reveals that, at one point, Nick Nolte was being considered for a role in the film.

[ray]

Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned for the lead role, but was never offered it. He was convinced that his accent soured the deal. In Terminator Genisys, several scenes from the first Superman film were referenced - the rotating ring used with the time displacement field, a school bus hanging off the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge, and a helicopter falling off the edge of a building (where the T-800 a.k.a. Guardian is in a shoot-out with the T-3000).

[chris]

At one point it was planned that the film would end with a giant hologram of Superman flying out into theaters.

[ella]

The large, red number 9 on the sidewalk, that Superman lands in front of while fighting crime, is located at 9 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City.

[chad]

In its initial run, the film topped the box-office charts for thirteen consecutive weeks.

[toni]

To obtain the musculature to convincingly play Superman, Christopher Reeve underwent a bodybuilding regime supervised by David Prowse, the man who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy.

[sophie]

In October 2017, decades after the Extended Television Cut last aired - a version with a running time at 3 hours - this version was prepared by Warners and released to Blu-Ray. This version has over 40 minutes of new footage, scene extensions, alternate music cues and much more screen time between Lex Luthor, Miss Teschmacher and Otis. This version was prepared by the producers who were able to negotiate payment for running time, rather than a flat fee, hence their decision to include much that Richard Donner had cut out from its theatrical cut.

[frederick]

The word "Superman" is not heard until 1 hour and 33 minutes into the film.

[stephanie]

Co-screenwriters Robert Benton and David Newman had written the book for the 1966 Broadway musical "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman", which ran 129 performances.

[jesus]

Superman's romance with Lois leads him to contradict Jor-El's orders to avoid altering human history, time traveling to save her from dying. Superman instead takes the advice of Jonathan Kent, his father on Earth.

[jim]

This film had the biggest budget from Warner Brothers, at the time of its release.

[lonnie]

Harrison Ford auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman.

[sophie]

There are rumors about both Christopher Reeve and Marlon Brando being bisexual. (Confirmed rumors in Marlon's case; he had affairs with Lawrence Olivier; Richard Pryor and others.)