Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (TV 2006)

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman in his various media incarnations.

Director:

Kevin Burns

Writers:

James Grant Goldin, Steven Smith

Stars:

Kevin Spacey, Gerard Jones, Forrest J Ackerman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Spacey	...	Narrator (voice)
Gerard Jones	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself - Imagimovie Expert
Elliot S. Maggin	...	Himself - Comic Book Writer (as Elliot S! Maggin)
Mark Hamill	...	Himself
Mark Waid	...	Himself - Comic Book Writer and Historian
Gene Simmons	...	Himself - Musician and Comic Book Fan
Stan Lee	...	Himself - Comic Book Legend
Stephen Fishler	...	Himself - Comic Book Dealer
Chuck McCann	...	Himself
Philip Hecht	...	Himself - Superman Collector
Gail Simone	...	Herself - Comic Book Writer
Paul Levitz	...	Himself - President and Publisher, DC Comics
Noel Neill	...	Herself
Gary H. Grossman	...	Himself - Author and Historian

Storyline

In 1938, two aspiring comic strip talents, Jerry Siegal and Joe Shuster, published a character that would create a new genre of fantasy, Superman, the first superhero. This film explores the creation of the character and his subsequent evolution over the decades through various media. With various interviews of noted creative luminaries, the film shows how the character has adapted to the times and bounced back from times when he felt irrelevant to always regain his prominence as one of the great heroes of popular culture.

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Plot Keywords:

superman | superhero | comic book | television | dc comics | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Hat Harry Productions, Prometheus Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dean Cain: I think at the end of the day everyone, they really wanna go on dates with Batman, but they want to live with Superman.

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Crazy Credits

Bloopers from various Supeman productions, including a rare blooper from Marlon Brando, play during the closing credits.

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Connections

References The Adventures of Superboy (1961)

User Reviews

Pure propaganda!

Good for the fans. Definitely good for the fans.

But too much of an Americna style of documentary to be taken serious. Looking at the release date, one can not hesitate to consider this documentary as pure 'propaganda' for the 2006 Superman release.

Footage is superb though. Comments and narratives are awfully bad, just puppets on a string.

This one is only made for hardcore fans of the genre. It could have been done better if longer footage would have been shown from every movie, particularly the older ones, as it would remind us of previous generations.

Also the comparisons with American politics (and, subsequently, gains/failures) is of no issue here, but is deliberately used to support the commercialisation of a product. Peope did like Superman because of the comics and the movies, not because of politics!!!

Only for hardcore fans.