Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980/2006)
Week one of our theme, ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY, ends with an obvious follow up to last Wednesday’s episode with “Superman II” but not just any Superman II. After Richard Donner got fired during production of Superman II, they brought in Richard Lester to reshoot some stuff and finish it off leading to the classic theatrical release of the movie. Twenty six years later, Richard Donner was backed up by a horde of demanding nerds on the internet and given the green light to recut Superman II into a movie that was as close to Richard Donner’s original vision as they could get. We’re doing this…
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