Richard Donner’s classic Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve will be flying back into theaters for the film’s 40th Anniversary.
Fandango announces the Superman 40th Anniversary event will be shown in theaters on Sunday, November 25, with ticket info to be announced at a later date.
The movie was first released back on December 15, 1978 and made movie viewers believe a man could fly.
The flick had an epic score from John Williams and also starred the late Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Jackie Cooper as Perry White, Ned Beatty as Otis, with Marlon Brando as Jor-El, Glenn Ford as Pa Kent, Phyllis Thaxter as Ma Kent, and teases for the sequel featuring Terence Stamp as General Zod, Jack O’Halloran as Non and Sarah Douglas as Ursa.
Superman grossed over $300 million, which in today’s dollars would be the equivalent of over $1.1 billion.
Over at Rotten Tomatoes, Superman has a 94% Fresh score, with 86% of the audience stating they liked it.
The movie spawned three sequels with films released in 1981, 1983, and 1987.
Check out the 35th anniversary trailer:
