Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story poster

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story( 2024)

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Husband. Father. Fighter. Hero. Once you choose hope, anything is possible.

Overview

Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.

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      Christopher Reeve

      Self (archive footage)

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      Will Reeve

      Self - Christopher's Son

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      Alexandra Reeve Givens

      Self - Christopher's Daughter

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      Gae Exton

      Self

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      Glenn Close

      Self

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      Jeff Daniels

      Self

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      Whoopi Goldberg

      Self

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      Steven Kirshblum

      Self

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      Susan Sarandon

      Self

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      Pierre Spengler

      Self

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      John Kerry

      Self

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      Brooke Ellison

      Self

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      Michael Manganiello

      Self

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      Laurie Hawkins

      Self

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      Kevin Johnson

      Self

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      Matthew Reeve

      Self - Christopher's Son

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      Richard Donner

      Self (archive footage)

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      Robin Williams

      Self (archive footage)

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      Jimmy Carter

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Oct 24 2024
    Unlike many retrospectives of late lamented actors, this film has a much greater degree of honesty from it's contributors as it takes a look back at the life of the man most famous for darting about in a blue cape saving the world from Gene Hackman and Terence Stamp. It also benefits from being about a man and his family whose lives have been captured to quite an extent by home movies that illustrate the joyous, and heinous, moments as he rose to fame then struggled to come to terms with his life-altering accident. What we are given here is a frank portrayal of an actor - maybe not the most ver...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    89388.00

    Keywords

    • biography
    • docudrama
    • disability
    • quadriplegic
    • activism
    • actor
    • figure study