Continuing the live action franchise for the Man of Steel with the second film of the Christopher Reeve era with the second film, "Superman II" and this time, we go into the production history of it, as well as my thoughts on both cuts and why I find this to be a great sequel with both versions. This is also a continuation of my James Gunn's Superman review project.

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*Timecodes:*

0:00 - disclaimer

1:42 - video starts/cast and crew + plot synopsis

3:41 - production history and my experience

8:08 - Richard Lester version

20:10 - Spotify/Apple PSA

20:53 - Richard Donner version

28:33 - Conclusion and outro

Sypnosis

Superman (Christopher Reeve) foils the plot of terrorists by hurtling their nuclear device into outer space, but the bomb's shock waves free the Kryptonian villain General Zod (Terence Stamp) and his henchmen Ursa (Sarah Douglas) and Non (Jack O'Halloran) from their imprisonment. Traveling to Earth, they threaten the planet with destruction at the same time that Superman decides to renounce his superpowers in order to live a normal life as Clark Kent with his new love, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder).

CAST & CREW

Superman II (1980):

Directed by

Richard Lester

Screenplay by

Mario Puzo

David Newman

Leslie Newman

Story by

Mario Puzo

Based on Superman

by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster

Produced by

Pierre Spengler

Alexander Salkind

Ilya Salkind

Starring

Gene Hackman

Christopher Reeve

Ned Beatty

Jackie Cooper

Sarah Douglas

Margot Kidder

Jack O'Halloran

Valerie Perrine

Susannah York

Clifton James

E. G. Marshall

Marc McClure

Terence Stamp

Cinematography

Robert Paynter

Edited by

John Victor-Smith

Music by

Ken Thorne

John Williams

Production companies

Dovemead Ltd.

International Film Production

Distributed by

Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)

Warner Bros. (United States)

Rated: PG

Release date:

December 4, 1980 (Australia)

April 9, 1981 (United Kingdom)

June 19, 1981 (United States)

Running time: 2 hours 7 minutes

Budget: $54 million

Box office: $216.3 million

Superman II (Donner Cut):

Directed by

Richard Donner

Screenplay by

Mario Puzo

David Newman

Leslie Newman

Tom Mankiewicz

Story by

Mario Puzo

Based on Superman

by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster

Produced by

Pierre Spengler

Starring

Gene Hackman

Christopher Reeve

Marlon Brando

Ned Beatty

Jackie Cooper

Sarah Douglas

Margot Kidder

Jack O'Halloran

Valerie Perrine

Clifton James

E.G. Marshall

Marc McClure

Terence Stamp

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Edited by

Stuart Baird

Michael Thau

Music by

John Williams

Distributed by

Warner Bros. Pictures

Rated: PG

Release date:

November 28, 2006

Running time: 1 hour 56minutes

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