Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' (2006) (V)

Director:

Robert Meyer Burnett

Writer:

Robert Meyer Burnett (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Cast

Gilbert Adler	...	Himself
Nancy Bender	...	Herself
Stephan Bender	...	Himself
Kate Bosworth	...	Herself
Dan Bradley	...	Himself
Marlon Brando	...	Himself / Jor-El (archive footage)
Richard Branson	...	Himself (as Sir Richard Branson)
Sam Branson	...	Himself
Sterfon Demings	...	Himself
Wendy De Waal	...	Herself
Dan the Dog	...	Himself
Michael Dougherty	...	Himself (as Mike Dougherty)
Guy Dyas	...	Himself (as Guy Hendrix Dyas)
Kevin Fisher	...	Himself
Nikki Gooley	...	Herself
Jeff Griffiths	...	Himself
Gabriel Hardman	...	Himself
Dan Harris	...	Himself
Catherine 'Cat' Hart	...	Herself
Rob Heggie	...	Himself
Reuben Hill	...	Himself
Sam Huntington	...	Himself
Hamish Jenkinson	...	Himself
Sven Johnsen	...	Himself
Jeff Julian	...	Himself
James Karen	...	Himself
Tami Lane	...	Herself
Frank Langella	...	Himself
Jen Leabu	...	Herself
Tristan Lake Leabu	...	Himself
Chris Lee	...	Himself
John Lucantonio	...	Himself
James Marsden	...	Himself
Mike Massa	...	Himself
Tania McComas	...	Herself
Louise Mingenbach	...	Herself
Chris Murray	...	Himself
Roger Mussenden	...	Himself
Ed Natividad	...	Himself
Noel Neill	...	Herself
Terry Notary	...	Himself
Michael O'Kane	...	Himself
James Oxford	...	Himself (as Jim Oxford)
Kal Penn	...	Himself
Jon Peters	...	Himself
Parker Posey	...	Herself
Garrett Robinson	...	Himself
R.A. Rondell	...	Himself
Brandon Routh	...	Himself
Katie Routh	...	Herself
Ron Routh	...	Himself
Sara Routh	...	Herself
Michael Ryan	...	Himself
Eva Marie Saint	...	Herself
Steven Sallybanks	...	Himself (as Steve Sallybanks)
David Schultz	...	Himself
Newton Thomas Sigel	...	Himself (as Newton Thomas 'Tom' Sigel)
Grace Sinden	...	Herself
Bryan Singer	...	Himself
Dave Singer	...	Himself
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself
Mark Stetson	...	Himself
Shane Thomas	...	Himself
Angela Towle	...	Herself
Jeffrey Wetzel	...	Himself (as Jeffrey 'J.P' Wetzel)

Runtime:

174 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

This feature-length documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Superman Returns (2006).

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Fun and irreverent insight into movie-making

"Requiem for Krypton" is one of the best DVD making-of documentaries ever made. Film-maker Rob Burnett was there for the entire process of making Superman Returns--there is even footage from before Bryan Singer was signed for the movie. You get to see the major moments of the production, including a great bit where Brandon Routh is getting ready for his screen test, and he is the only one who doesn't know that he already has the role. Other hilarious bits include Eva Marie Saint's (Martha Kent) lecherous reaction to Routh in his body suit ("*gasp* My boy! That's nothing to sneeze at"), and Kevin Spacey riding around set in his Kryptonite-inspired Super Buster. And because Burnett was a regular presence on set, the cast and crew are completely comfortable in front of his camera, joking around with him just like he were another member of the crew. The result is a "you are there" feel that I have never experienced in any other making-of doc. If I were to meet members of the cast or crew from Superman Returns, I would have to resist the urge to behave as if they should know me, because after watching "Requiem for Krypton," they feel like old friends.

"Requiem for Krypton" can be seen on the 2-disc special edition of Superman Returns or on the 14-disc Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition.