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'Superman: The Movie' Extended Cut Screening at Alamo Drafthouse
by Neil Cole
The Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers, New York will present two 40th Anniversary screenings of "Superman: The Movie" on Tuesday, May 1st at 7PM and 9PM.
The screenings will feature the special 'Extended Cut' of the film which originally aired on ABC in February, 1982 as a two-night broadcast and includes over 40 minutes of footage not seen in the theatrical release.
One of the most well-regarded superhero films of all time, Superman was a box-office smash when it rocketed to Earth in 1978. The last son of the dead planet Krypton, Kal-El (Christopher Reeve) is found as a baby by Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter) when his spaceship crashes just outside of Smallville, USA. Given the name "Clark" by his adopted parents, the boy grows up strong in the American heartland, developing amazing powers under the light of the yellow sun. One day, Clark finds a glowing crystal, and with it finds out about his alien heritage, the knowledge imparted to him by his birth father, Jor-El (Marlon Brando). The boy becomes a man, and moves to Metropolis to work for the Daily Planet newspaper, finding love in Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and danger in the form of criminal genius Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman).
Tickets for either screening are $10.00 for all ages. For more information or to purchase reserved tickets, please visit DraftHouse.com.
