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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

"SUPERMAN THE MOVIE": Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection available on 10/03/17!



Superman The Movie: Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection available on 10/03/17!

Available on Blu-ray™ and Digital for the very first time, Superman The Movie: Extended Cut can now be enjoyed in widescreen high definition, along with the Special Edition in one collection!

Superman The Movie: Extended Cut, the TV version of the film originally aired in 1982 as a 2-night special in the U.S., includes nearly 40 mins. of extra footage not seen in the 1978 theatrical release.

The legacy continues in the Special Edition, a captivating version of Superman The Movie with 8 mins. of extra footage, specially directed by Richard Donner.


Extended Cut: 
Three-hour long TV version, now in widescreen high definition
Available on Home Entertainment for the very first time
Nearly 40 mins. of extra footage not seen in the theatrical release:
   • The pay-off of the subplot of a Kryptonian security officer being sent to capture Jor-El
   • Lex Luthor  sings “ You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” while he has Otis drop Eve       Teschmacher into the lions’ den
   • After Superman saves Lois at the end and flies off, he's seen rescuing Eve Teschmacher from the lions' den
   • A little girl who sees the teenage Clark Kent running faster than the train is revealed to be Lois Lane

Special Edition:
Features 8 more mins. of footage not in the 1978 original theatrical release



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