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Nov 15, 2006 · With Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
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- Action, Adventure, Romance
- Richard Donner, Richard Lester
- 2006-11-15
- The Tone of The Donner Cut Is Less Comedic
- Zod and His Minions Escape in Different Ways
- Lois Lane Suspects Clark Kent Is Superman from The Beginning of Donner's Film
- Marlon Brando's Jor-El Returns in The Donner Cut
- Donner's Cut Better Explains Why Superman Gives Up His Powers
- There's More Lex Luthor in The Donner Cut
- Lester's Cut Has A Final Showdown in The Fortress of Solitude
- Superman's Magic Kiss Is Gone in Donner's Version
- Lester's Cut Is More Polished
Richard Donner viewed Superman as modern mythology, so both Superman: The Movie and Superman II: The Donner Cut reflect that by taking a serious approach to the subject matter. While there is some humor in Donner's version — particularly from Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor — Donner mostly cuts out the funny business Lester had added in. For example, Non...
In Donner's version, the movie begins with a recap of the previous film, which ended with Superman hurling a nuclear missile into space. A shockwave from that missile hit the Phantom Zone prison, freeing the evil Kryptonians. In Lester's version, Superman thwarts a terrorist attack in Paris by chucking a hydrogen bomb into space, freeing the Krypto...
At the end of Superman: The Movie, Lois Lanebriefly notices the resemblance between Clark Kent and Superman, but dismisses it as a crazy idea. This thread is immediately continued in the Donner version when, at the beginning of the movie, Lois scribbles some glasses on a picture of Superman. Lois Lane then jumps out a window of The Daily Planet bui...
In the Donner Cut, Marlon Brando returns as Jor-El and he plays a similar role to what he did in Superman: The Movie by offering guidance to Kal-El from beyond the grave. In Lester's version of Superman II, Jor-El was replaced by Superman's mother, Lara, played by Susannah York. The reason for the change was that when Superman: The Movie proved to ...
In both versions of the movie, Superman gives up his powers to be with Lois. In Donner's version, Superman admits to himself and Jor-El that he's being selfish and that he should be allowed to be happy, while Jor-El argues that he can't favor one human over the rest. Ultimately, Superman decides to give up his powersbecause he can no longer serve h...
Gene Hackman refused to do any reshoots without Donner, so Lester could only use what Donner already did with Lex Luthor. Because of this, Lester used just enough of Lex to tell the story and no more. In the Donner Cut, however, more of the funny business surrounding Luthor is included. The end result is that, in the Donner Cut, each of Luthor's sc...
Both movies have the big fight in Metropolis between Zod, his minions, and Supermanthat ends with Superman running away and luring them to the Fortress of Solitude. From there, Superman tricks them into depowering themselves by reversing the effects of the crystal chamber. Donner's version cuts right to this, but in Lester's version, there is an ad...
Lester's version famously ends with a magic kiss that erases Lois' memory of Superman being Clark Kent. While the magic kiss has gotten a lot of guff from fans, Donner's version is arguably worse. Just like at the end of Superman: The Movie, Superman flies around the world at the end of Superman II to rewind back before Lois figured out he was Clar...
Superman II: The Donner Cut is an interesting look at Superman II, but it doesn't come off as a finished product. Had Richard Donner completed the Supermansequel back in 1979, it very likely would have been a better film than what Lester ultimately made — but 2006's The Donner Cut is simply the best one could do 26 years later. Much of Lester's foo...
- Brian Vanhooker
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 re-edited director's cut of the 1980 superhero film Superman II. It is a sequel to Richard Donner 's 1978 film Superman, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name, and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, and Marlon Brando.
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- Richard Donner
- PG
- 11
Apr 26, 2024 · Richard Donner was fired from Superman II after completing most of the second movie due to disagreements with the producers. The Donner Cut of Superman II is considered to be a...
- Richard Donner, Richard Lester
- 1 min
- Gene Hackman
- 18
Kryptonian villain Gen. Zod (Terence Stamp) and his henchmen are accidentally freed from their outer-space imprisonment and threaten Earth with destruction, just as Superman (Christopher Reeve)...
- Adventure, Sci-Fi
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A director's cut of the film, restoring the original vision for the film under Donner's supervision, titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, was released on November 28, 2006 in various home media formats.
