Superman II-Richard Donner Cut
As Originally Concieved & Intended. The Version You Have Never Seen.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT (BLU-RAY DISC)
"...a big, generous, beautifully crafted piece of entertainment..." Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
"It boasts a more consistent tone, better special effects..." Entertainment Weekly
"Full of great effects and entertainingly played..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the same superpowers as Superman. Meanwhile, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) has discovered that Superman and Clark are the same person, so Superman debates whether to give up his abilities to become a normal man and share his life with Lois.
Richard Lester (A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) originally helmed this sequel, but for this version Richard Donner (LETHAL WEAPON) has made significant re-edits and taken on the mantle of director. Lester's version excluded Marlon Brando's reprisal of his role as Jor-El from the first film, but Donner has scooped these scenes up from the cutting room floor and added them to his edit of the film.
Features Audio Commentary By Director Richard Donner & Creative Consultant Tom Mankiewicz
Audio: English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menus
Introduction By Director Richard Donner
New Featurette: Superman II - Restoring The Vision
Scene Selection
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 11/28/2006
Running Time: 116 minutes
Original Release Date: 1980
Catalog ID: 113104
UPC: 00085391131045
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 2.40:1
Cast & Crew Christopher Reeve
Gene Hackman
Jackie Cooper
Margot Kidder
Marlon Brando
Ned Beatty
Terence Stamp
Valerie Perrine
Geoffrey Unsworth - Cinematographer
Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer
John Victor-Smith, et. al. - Editor
Pierre Spengler - Producer
Richard Donner - Director
Robert Paynter - Cinematographer
Tom Mankiewicz, et al. - Writer
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT (BLU-RAY DISC)
"...a big, generous, beautifully crafted piece of entertainment..." Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
"It boasts a more consistent tone, better special effects..." Entertainment Weekly
"Full of great effects and entertainingly played..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the same superpowers as Superman. Meanwhile, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) has discovered that Superman and Clark are the same person, so Superman debates whether to give up his abilities to become a normal man and share his life with Lois.
Richard Lester (A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) originally helmed this sequel, but for this version Richard Donner (LETHAL WEAPON) has made significant re-edits and taken on the mantle of director. Lester's version excluded Marlon Brando's reprisal of his role as Jor-El from the first film, but Donner has scooped these scenes up from the cutting room floor and added them to his edit of the film.
Features Audio Commentary By Director Richard Donner & Creative Consultant Tom Mankiewicz
Audio: English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menus
Introduction By Director Richard Donner
New Featurette: Superman II - Restoring The Vision
Scene Selection
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 11/28/2006
Running Time: 116 minutes
Original Release Date: 1980
Catalog ID: 113104
UPC: 00085391131045
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 2.40:1
Cast & Crew Christopher Reeve
Gene Hackman
Jackie Cooper
Margot Kidder
Marlon Brando
Ned Beatty
Terence Stamp
Valerie Perrine
Geoffrey Unsworth - Cinematographer
Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer
John Victor-Smith, et. al. - Editor
Pierre Spengler - Producer
Richard Donner - Director
Robert Paynter - Cinematographer
Tom Mankiewicz, et al. - Writer
Warner
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Review
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ReelViews 9 of 10
Rectifying one of Superman's flaws, Superman II offers not just one, but three, effective villains. Each of the criminals from Krypton is as strong as the Man of Steel, and their amorality makes them far more dangerous...Superman acquaints us with the characters and sets up the scenario; Superman II takes the plot threads introduced in the original and resolves them. In my review of Superman, I noted that it is possible to watch and enjoy that film without having seen the sequel. A similar comment can be made regarding Superman II - having viewed its predecessor is not a necessary prerequisite to appreciating the second installment. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
"Superman II" begins in midstream, and never looks back (aside from a brief recap of the first movie). In many ways, it's a repeat of the last ninety minutes of the first film. It has the same key characters, including archvillain Lex Luthor. It continues the love story of Lois Lane and "Superman", not to mention the strange relationship of Lois and Clark Kent. It features the return of three villains from Krypton, who when last seen were trapped in a one-dimensional plane of light and cast adrift in space. And it continues those remarkable special effects...This movie's most intriguing insight is that "Superman"'s disguise as Clark Kent isn't a matter of looks as much as of mental attitude: Clark is disguised not by his glasses but by his ordinariness. - Roger Ebert
ReelViews 9 of 10
Rectifying one of Superman's flaws, Superman II offers not just one, but three, effective villains. Each of the criminals from Krypton is as strong as the Man of Steel, and their amorality makes them far more dangerous...Superman acquaints us with the characters and sets up the scenario; Superman II takes the plot threads introduced in the original and resolves them. In my review of Superman, I noted that it is possible to watch and enjoy that film without having seen the sequel. A similar comment can be made regarding Superman II - having viewed its predecessor is not a necessary prerequisite to appreciating the second installment. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
"Superman II" begins in midstream, and never looks back (aside from a brief recap of the first movie). In many ways, it's a repeat of the last ninety minutes of the first film. It has the same key characters, including archvillain Lex Luthor. It continues the love story of Lois Lane and "Superman", not to mention the strange relationship of Lois and Clark Kent. It features the return of three villains from Krypton, who when last seen were trapped in a one-dimensional plane of light and cast adrift in space. And it continues those remarkable special effects...This movie's most intriguing insight is that "Superman"'s disguise as Clark Kent isn't a matter of looks as much as of mental attitude: Clark is disguised not by his glasses but by his ordinariness. - Roger Ebert
