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

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Kevin Burns

Writers:

James Grant Goldin (writer)
Steven Smith (writer)

Release Date:

12 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Superman | Television | Superhero | Comic Book | Radio

Cast

Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Gilbert Adler	...	Himself
Anne Archer	...	Herself - Lois Lane Audition (archive footage)
Stephan Bender	...	Himself / Young Clark Kent
Kate Bosworth	...	Herself
Dean Cain	...	Himself
Mike Carlin	...	Himself
Stockard Channing	...	Herself - Lois Lane Audition (archive footage)
Gerard Christopher	...	Himself
Jackie Cooper	...	Himself
Dan Didio	...	Himself
Richard Donner	...	Himself
Michael Dougherty	...	Himself
Stephen Fishler	...	Himself
Alfred Gough	...	Himself
Gary H. Grossman	...	Himself
Mark Hamill	...	Himself
Dan Harris	...	Himself
Philip Hecht	...	Himself
Sam Huntington	...	Himself
Barbara Johnson	...	Herself
Gerard Jones	...	Himself
Margot Kidder	...	Herself
Jack Larson	...	Himself
Chris Lee	...	Himself
Stan Lee	...	Himself
Paul Levitz	...	Himself
Elliot S. Maggin	...	Himself (as Elliot S! Maggin)
Tom Mankiewicz	...	Himself
Chuck McCann	...	Himself
Miles Millar	...	Himself
Bill Mumy	...	Himself
Noel Neill	...	Herself
Denny O'Neil	...	Himself (as Dennis O'Neil)
Annette O'Toole	...	Herself
Jon Peters	...	Himself
Deborah Raffin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Christopher Reeve	...	Himself / Superman (archive footage)
George Reeves	...	Superman (archive footage)
Brandon Routh	...	Himself
Alexander Salkind	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ilya Salkind	...	Himself
Jerry Seinfeld	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gene Simmons	...	Himself
Gail Simone	...	Herself
Bryan Singer	...	Himself
Kevin Spacey	...	Narrator
Art Thibert	...	Himself
Thomas Tull	...	Himself
Norman Twain	...	Himself
Mark Waid	...	Himself
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Herself (also archive footage)
Adam West	...	Himself

Runtime:

UK:115 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:All

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

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.

Movie Connections:

References Superman II (1980)

What a treat! What a history!

Originally broadcast on the A&E network, this excellent documentary covers the entire history of Superman. From the early 20th century comics to the modern-day television shows and movies, this Kevin Spacey-narrated piece covers much of the Superman mythos. Woven into this story was how all of this was affected by and reflected the culture around it, from World Wars to 9/11.

As a Superman fan, this is a must-see. The A&E (and later in2TV.com) program is 90 minutes. A full 2-hour DVD will be released on June 20, 2006. This viewer is looking forward to not only "Superman Returns", but also the release of A&E's documentary.