RIP Richard Donner, director of "Superman", dies

[Thomas Veil]

'Superman,’ 'Lethal Weapon’ director Richard Donner dies

The filmmaker who turned Christopher Reeve into “Superman” and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover into cop buddies in “Lethal Weapon” has died, his family said Monday through a spokesperson.

apnews.com

As much as I like the Snyder DCEU, I also admire the big-heartedness of the original "Superman". (And I was scared shitless by "The Omen".)

From the article, he sounds like he was a great guy. Rest in peace.

 

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'Superman,’ 'Lethal Weapon’ director Richard Donner dies

The filmmaker who turned Christopher Reeve into “Superman” and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover into cop buddies in “Lethal Weapon” has died, his family said Monday through a spokesperson.

apnews.com

As much as I like the Snyder DCEU, I also admire the big-heartedness of the original "Superman". (And I was scared shitless by "The Omen".)

From the article, he sounds like he was a great guy. Rest in peace.

I was the perfect age to appreciate his Superman movie and I still remember all the TV trailers and posters proclaiming "You will believe a man can fly".

I was too young too watch "The Omen" though when it first came out but I do remember watching it years later at my grandparents house when it was on ITV at 10:30pm on a Monday evening. Scared the living shit out of me!

Another great film maker has wrapped.

 

[DT]

Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, Goonies, Ladyhawke, some of my all time favorites.

If you get a chance, the Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is pretty fun, basically he was pulled from the project, and it had a ton of rewrites/reshoots after he left, so this is his original vision is mostly restored, some missing production was completed (extra FX scenes, etc.)

 

[Thomas Veil]

Why does that sound familiar?