SUPERMAN (1978): History of Superhero Films

from Pop Culture Historians · host Ryan Ritter

This week, the Pop Culture Historians cover the true beginning of the superhero genre, Richard Donner’s 1978 SUPERMAN! Marlon Brando and Christopher Reeve blow them away, but does the movie as a whole leave something on the table? Also, how was it possible the movie was good at all considering the considerable chaos behind the scenes? Ponder these super questions and more with the Pop Culture Historians this week!

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