In 1985, Donner directed the classic kids adventure "The Goonies," with a script by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg. A "Superman II" director’s cut that featured additional Donner-directed scenes was released in 2006. True to his word, he celebrated my last razor stroke by gleefully pulling off the fake whiskers he’d acquired for the occasion.”Ĭoncluded Hackman, “Dick made it fun, and that’s why the films turned out that way, too.”Ī dispute with producers led to Donner taking his name off directing the 1980 follow-up "Superman II" - with director credit going to Richard Lester, who was brought in after Donner had shot most of the movie. Dick, wearing his own handsome mustache, told me mine had to go. “I showed up for the first day of makeup tests for 'Superman' with a fine Lex Luthor mustache I’d grown for the role. Gene Hackman, who played arch-villain Lex Luthor in "Superman, revealed a hilarious anecdote to The Hollywood Reporter about Donner: "Man of Steel" and "Justice League" director Zack Snyder wrote on Twitter in tribute, "Thank you, Richard Donner. By the 21st century, the genre was dominating the box office in the U.S. The film set the template for superhero movies to follow.
"Superman" was a $300 million box office hit that scored three Oscar nominations, including best score by John Williams, winning a special achievement Academy Award for its visual effects.
The chisel-jawed actor shot to instant fame with the Superman/Clark Kent role and was associated with “Superman” for the rest of his life. Donner cast little-known Christopher Reeve in the starring role.
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