What was it like working with Christopher Reeve in Superman III

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  • 🌹 Annette O'Toole gives the much deserved flowers to Christopher Reaves for his portrayal of Superman on and off set, along with other roles he’s portrayed throughout his career.
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  • @BluesFanUK_
    @BluesFanUK_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1455

    Christopher Reeve is the only one who has legit managed to make Clark Kent and Superman look like two different people, phenomenal actor.

    • @comicbookninja5268
      @comicbookninja5268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      All the other Superman actors didn't even try.

    • @brennan4159
      @brennan4159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      The scene where he is waiting for lois and without saying a word removes his glasses , adjusts his posture and he becomes superman wearing clarks clothes. Then Lois comes out, he shrinks back into clark and they go on there date.... Convincingly shows both identities without saying a word, HE was far and away better than every succesor.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Looking at and listening to Reeve's Clark and Supes, if you didn't already know, you'd never suspect they were the same man.

    • @BluesFanUK_
      @BluesFanUK_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@brennan4159 Yep, incredible.

    • @thomasfortunemusic
      @thomasfortunemusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Reeve and Cain

  • @TedMattos
    @TedMattos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1428

    Christopher Reeve will always be Superman to me.

    • @willjohnboy
      @willjohnboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      He made us believe that man could fly, the GOAT.

    • @GuardPhoenix
      @GuardPhoenix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Gold Standard

    • @donnatemple1999
      @donnatemple1999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Me too

    • @78.BANDIT
      @78.BANDIT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      To just about everyone that has seen SUPERMAN The MOVIE. He ALWAYS WILL BE SUPERMAN. Everyone else is just fallowing in his footsteps.

    • @vivianamora7505
      @vivianamora7505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ditto 👍🏼❤️

  • @hindsightpov4218
    @hindsightpov4218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    Annette’s story about the first time seeing Christopher Reeve in costume as Superman and her enthusiasm as a Superman fan is so cute.😊

    • @GregKhar-NU-Metalhead2000
      @GregKhar-NU-Metalhead2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      See knows about Supes appeared in 1930s,his powers etc She's rare!

    • @TheStoyanovichKicks
      @TheStoyanovichKicks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "hello Annette" .....wow.. 😮

    • @moondustgirl2132
      @moondustgirl2132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I have always been Team Lana. I've always thought she's the type of girl someone like Superman or Clark would fall for and not someone like Lois. This was actually the only thing I loved about Superman 3, reteaming him with Lana. And i think Annette O'Toole was the perfect actress to portray her.

  • @thinusvanstaden6743
    @thinusvanstaden6743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Proof that Christopher Reeve was really Superman

  • @LFOVCF
    @LFOVCF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Still naturally beautiful at 70.
    Loved hearing about how kind chris was.
    Such a soothing voice.....great for audio books!

    • @kitano0
      @kitano0 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I've always loved Annette O'Toole's voice..

    • @chriswest7095
      @chriswest7095 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes ! Her kindness as a human shines through! Almost makes me teary

  • @willjohnboy
    @willjohnboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    I shed a tear when Christopher reeve made a guest appearance on smallville the real superman advising his successor absolutely brilliant the GOAT.

    • @MichaelTerndrup
      @MichaelTerndrup 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ????

    • @patrickoconnell8719
      @patrickoconnell8719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Christopher Reeve played a role in Smallville helping Clark find out who he is. Tom Welling even said that Christopher Reeve wanted Tom to actually be Superman

    • @willjohnboy
      @willjohnboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MichaelTerndrup read Patrick's comment above for the explanation.

    • @painkiller1968
      @painkiller1968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      GOAT? He wasn't an animal.

    • @thomask70
      @thomask70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@painkiller1968 one of those abbreviations… no clue what it stands for tho…

  • @wdeemarwdeemar8739
    @wdeemarwdeemar8739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    I spent the day with Margot Kidder at comic con years ago after her signing we went to lunch then dinner with several of my friends. We talked maybe 5 hours to 6 hours. She told us that she was doing a lot of coke back then and was not very nice. She said she didn’t remember days or weeks at a time or just bits and pieces. She was taking downers to even out. So honest and lots of regrets. She said all her self worth and confidence was tied to her looks and once they were gone she took a long time to know who she was and a longer time to love herself. She was staying with a friend in San Diego so just got on the bus to come to comic con. Yes we drove her home.

    • @steveconn
      @steveconn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I met her at San Antonio comic con in 2016. Too bad she killed herself.

    • @andyroo9381
      @andyroo9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love your story!

    • @williampassmore5739
      @williampassmore5739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for sharing.

    • @jimmartinez1470
      @jimmartinez1470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you for sharing.
      I saw Miss Kidder at WonderCon 2015.
      She was very gracious to all her fans and was answered all the questions people had about working on Superman.
      I have some nice video clips of her in my photo album.

    • @hiwayman981
      @hiwayman981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's an awesome story to share, thanks for doing so!

  • @gregdark5203
    @gregdark5203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I tear up when I think about Christopher Reeve. He made me believe a man could fly. I was 10 years old when Superman premiered. That movie was a huge event in my life. It was bigger than life. I trembled during the credit roll in the beginning. But the first time you see him fly in the movie.............chills..........for me, one of the great moments in my life. It was great being a kid.

    • @chiefscheider
      @chiefscheider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Same here, seeing Superman on the big screen was an amazing experience. I was 13 and saw it three times between Xmas and New Year's and it was sold out every time. The third time I brought a little audio recorder and taped most of the movie. Wish I had kept it bc the audience reactions were unbelievable, especially during the helicopter rescue.

    • @RealJap
      @RealJap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chiefscheider Would love to hear it.

    • @Willowy13
      @Willowy13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kids nowadays have nothing good to look up for. Maybe the MCU heros, but Disney is crapping all over them. DC never did anything with their suuperheroes. Sad. Sad. Sad.

    • @198634
      @198634 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Couldn’t agree more !! I had those feelings back in the day as a 7 year old boy seeing Superman for the first time and I still get those same chills seeing it today at 51

    • @CyberScifi
      @CyberScifi ปีที่แล้ว

      😎🥳🥳

  • @joesackbaron
    @joesackbaron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    You never forget when someone makes you feel. Like most kids from the late 70s/80s, Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman.

  • @eb8967
    @eb8967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    She's a beautiful lady, Thanks for putting her on your show 👍👍👍👍

  • @gaila.6003
    @gaila.6003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    "Somewhere In Time" One of the most glorious movies I've ever seen. Christopher Reeve was almost angelic, and Jane Seymour was so incredibly stunningly beautiful. The music, the scenery, everything about the movie was perfection, and the ending..Good lord! Knowing how Chris lived the last years of his life, and his passing, makes the movie even more achingly beautiful.

    • @michaelkrolewski7406
      @michaelkrolewski7406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chris actually said in an interview, after his injury that he had an out of body experience, just like the one at the end of Somewhere in Time.

    • @sharonsomers
      @sharonsomers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      One of my favorites as well. I don't think I've ever watched it without crying. Love it.

    • @Willowy13
      @Willowy13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There are romance/love story movies and then there is Somewhere in Time. It is so incredibly good. There is no way one won't have a broken heart for the main characters by the end of it.

    • @VernCrisler
      @VernCrisler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, it was an impactful movie, but I found it a bit disturbing. The ending felt like a deus ex machina ending -- a trite way of reversing the sheer tragedy of the story. (BTW, the woman Elise was based upon was actually a lesbian, lol.) More interesting is that the movie uses Rachmaninoff's music very effectively, and one of the women in the movie was Teresa Wright of the classic movie Best Years of Our Lives.

    • @FreeBird_6791
      @FreeBird_6791 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I recently watched Somewhere In Time after hearing folks' rave reviews and I get it. I don't watch romance but that movie was well done and had me captivated the moment the old woman said 'Come back to me'. Very interesting. I wonder if the book if just as good.

  • @modifidious7171
    @modifidious7171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Watching Annette was like watching the TV Mom I always wanted.

    • @Mrd9960
      @Mrd9960 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah exactly, she reminds me so much of Anne Lockhart, another hottie from the 80s that I loved.

  • @dragonfly1694
    @dragonfly1694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Margot Kidder was punished by the producers the Salkinds for siding with Richard Donner, the original director of 'Superman', who was working to complete 'Superman II' before he was unceremoniously fired by the producers & replaced with Lester. That is the sole reason why the Lois Lane character was essentially side-lined for Lana Lang. Gene Hackman also sided with Donner & refused to appear in 'Superman III', which is why Robert Vaughn was the main antagonist instead, in the same way that Marlon Brando was replaced with Susannah York for the Krypton flashback scenes in 'Superman II', as Brando sided with Donner as well & refused to appear in the sequel. Lester re-shot about 75% of the scenes filmed for 'Superman II' & brought a camp comedy element into the mix that didn't really suit the series. Richard Pryor was an ill-fit for 'Superman III' & unfortunately his presence determined the film's tone. But it does feature the Superman Vs. Superman battle which might be Christopher Reeve's greatest moment in the role. And the horrific cyborg transformation of Annie Ross in the climax was hands down the scariest moment in any Superman movie! It's still better than 'Superman IV' & 'Superman Returns'. Was a nice homage when they brought Annette O'Toole into the 'Smallville' TV series as Martha Kent, and more recently Helen Slater in the 'Supergirl' series as Eliza Danvers.

    • @chrisk1489
      @chrisk1489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thankyou for sharing that's really interesting. I am 44 now and when i was a kid in the 80's Superman was my hero.

    • @Darthzilla99
      @Darthzilla99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      To be fair to Richard Lester, the Salkinds were the ones that wanted the camp comedy. The Salkinds wanted Superman to be a campy movie series similar to the Adam West Batman show. Richard Donner envisioned a grand epic fantasy tale similar to Greek stories and having a grand Heroes Journey.
      Reeves always liked working with both Lester and Donner. I always got the impression that Lester was merely just doing a job by the Salkinds and often got unfair blame for the short comings.

    • @lautz73
      @lautz73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ... Annette says that when she was reading for the Martha Kent role that the casting agents didn't realize that she had played Lana Lang in Superman 3. Smallville wound up with 2 Lois Lane's, 2 Lana Lang's and 2 Clark Kent's.

    • @DW-nb2zc
      @DW-nb2zc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And any of Reeve's Superman movies are better than any other superhero film except maybe for the first Hulk TV movie

    • @responsiblejerk2328
      @responsiblejerk2328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's such a shame Donner did not continue. His take was exactly right at the right time. Superman is a metaphor for America, and after the dark cynical period of the late 60s/early 70s, it was films like Rocky, Star Wars, Grease, and Superman: The Movie that celebrated American traditions, wholesomeness, virtue and individual heroism. IMO, that trend peaked in the mid-80s with Top Gun, before slowly devolving into woke cynicism again.

  • @themediachannel353
    @themediachannel353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    I love tom welling, dean cain, Brandon routh, henry cavill and Tyler hoechlin, these people did a good job as superman but christopher reeve was, is and always will be the greatest and most iconic superman, he was legendary ❤

    • @thedragonlee76
      @thedragonlee76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damm...Your right...I like all of them.

    • @cdgates1
      @cdgates1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You can add George Reeves and Kirk Alyn to that list to

    • @themediachannel353
      @themediachannel353 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cdgates1 yes I agree they also did a good job

    • @Koexistence13
      @Koexistence13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cdgates1 i liked the fatherly Superman George Reeves portrayed

    • @animegothvampire1999
      @animegothvampire1999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thedragonlee76 me too tbh

  • @moretoknowshow1887
    @moretoknowshow1887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Annette O'Toole & her husband Michael McKean have always reminded me of that cool aunt & uncle that you would want to hang out with during summer break. Always liked their dynamic both on/off screen.

  • @FrederickLopez
    @FrederickLopez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    This was such an amazing interview. While there are many who have and will don the cape. Christopher Reeve was and IS Superman. He made us all believe a man could fly while standing for truth, justice, and the American way.

  • @jamesburger1127
    @jamesburger1127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman!

  • @Donegal62
    @Donegal62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Great respect for Annette O'Toole. 👍🥰

  • @pillar81
    @pillar81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    That was a touching and beautiful reminiscence from her.
    I mean to be treated so kindly by Reeve, Kidder and Pryor AND seeing Chris as a flesh and blood Superman? Wow.

    • @jamesanderson6373
      @jamesanderson6373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Reeve

    • @pillar81
      @pillar81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamesanderson6373 Yeah. I’ve fixed the spelling. Friggin iPhone autocorrect. I put in Reeve and it’s in quotes with Reece on the right. Once I type the comma, it autocorrected to Reece. Right when I typed up my reply to you the dang phone did it to me again.

  • @sweeney60
    @sweeney60 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Hearing that Annette was a Superman nerd growing up makes too much sense! How cool that she got to do a movie and a tv show of Superman. How lucky!

    • @davanmani556
      @davanmani556 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very few nerds can pull it off like Annette did. Directors and producers usually don’t like those types. They feel they are too attached, lack of depth and skill. Annette proved that it’s important to have that kind of attachment with education to give it that burst.

  • @Emulous79
    @Emulous79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    She's so positive and a nice lady!

  • @raspberries6992
    @raspberries6992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I remember being so truly impressed with Smallville's casting, especially with John and Martha Kent. What a wonderful nod to the films it was to bring Annette back to play Martha. And she was perfect for the role. She surpassed the nostalgia vote immediately by bringing warmth and depth to the character. Could not have asked for better than she gave us. How sweet to see that she has just as much grace off screen.

    • @DVankeuren
      @DVankeuren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      John Schneider was an awesome Pa Kent.

    • @Figment-
      @Figment- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Zod as Jor-El. Great stuff.

    • @williampassmore5739
      @williampassmore5739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Everyone was perfectly casted, especially Clark, Lex and Chloe. And Lionel. Love their facial expressions. It's time to watch from the beginning again.

    • @starkrebel
      @starkrebel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup, the original Lana Lang back in a modern (early 2000's) retelling as Martha Kent was so fitting & genuine. I grew up watching John Schneider in Dukes of Hazzard, & he came along nicely. Guess it was his destiny to play Good Ol Boys.

    • @tristandunn4628
      @tristandunn4628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agree. Annette and John Schneider was a masterstroke of casting for Martha and Jonathan.

  • @expat0077
    @expat0077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    How luck brings these beautiful people into our lives. Life is so cool.

  • @samanthanickson6478
    @samanthanickson6478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    annette o’toole!!!!! so good to see you girl!

  • @Krypton_Ken
    @Krypton_Ken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Makes sense that Rosey wasn't a Superman fan as kid, preparing to play Lex Luthor even back then. 😄

  • @Krypton_Ken
    @Krypton_Ken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Aw, I could listen to Annette talk about Christopher Reeve all day. How wonderful. I think I started to hear the John Williams music when she described seeing him in costume the first time.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Reeve in costume radiated strength and nobility, but also compassion. You saw him, you automatically felt everything's going to be okay, because Superman is here.

    • @Cyborganna
      @Cyborganna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@danieldickson8591 Cavill, while handsome and a good Actor, is pure nightmare fuel to me in the role. Never once feel that special paternal safety that Reeve just effortlessly imbued.
      Reeve would descend and gently part clouds bringing soothing Sunshine ~ While Cavill swooped in with aggressively bleak brewing thunderstorms scooped up under his cape.
      Just nothing but foreboding, impeding doom and chaos. Nothing Super to be seen.
      I weep(as a Fan) for the Kids who never got to bathe in Christopher's magnetic light during their formative years. All the young Cavill fans I've met have a tinge of aggression to their Fandoms. The Reeve camp have optimism and more empathy.
      Hope and faith are so vitally necessary in popculture, Children need real Heroes.

    • @willieholmes1483
      @willieholmes1483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There should be an act of Congress to make John Williams’ Superman music the official theme for the character. No matter the medium. They should figure out a way to have it play in the comic books!

    • @Krypton_Ken
      @Krypton_Ken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@willieholmes1483 I'm all for that. At 46 years old I still get goose bumps and a little choked up every time I hear it.

    • @MiddleEarthGirl75
      @MiddleEarthGirl75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cyborganna I know that is the complaint about Cavill, and I believe Cavill himself said he wished he could do a film more reflective of his predecessors. He's a big fan of the originals. It's the script/WB that made his Superman that way which is sad. He definitely could have pulled off a more softer and heartfelt Superman. You can see glimpses of it here and there in his movies but it's so overshadowed by them making him act as a weapon more than a man.

  • @unclelink
    @unclelink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He made me believe a man could fly!

  • @zaiah9252
    @zaiah9252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It is truly an honor to see someone from the Superman movies talking about Chris reeves now a days

  • @knightrcer
    @knightrcer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'm trying to imagine how Christopher Reeve probably reacted being out in public and kids just swarming around him saying "Superman". Most celebrities would have bodyguards trying to get them away from that but I have a feeling Christopher Reeve would kneel down and take pictures with them.

    • @brainlock72
      @brainlock72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actors who played Doctor Who have said it’s like taking on responsibility for a whole generation to BECOME the Doctor, and that’s the best analogy I have ever heard to taking on these iconic roles.

    • @danielmoorefield4891
      @danielmoorefield4891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sounds like Chris Evans as Captain America now.

  • @christophermaldonado5149
    @christophermaldonado5149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Loved her as Clarks mom and John Sneider as the father, crazy chemistry the first couple of seasons before leaving the series

  • @johnnyskinwalker4095
    @johnnyskinwalker4095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    OMG what a great story! I would have been in awe as well. It wasn't just a role Christopher Reeve was Superman!

  • @davegadge1
    @davegadge1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She’s still beautiful!......there is only one Superman MR Reeves

  • @brennan4159
    @brennan4159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Chris reeve is an all time great. He is hands down IMO the best actor to take on superman. He played clark in a beleivable way no other actor has. its easy to be play superman, whole other thing to play bumbling Clark Kent. But Reeves did it to perfection, truly encapsulated the Humanity and complexity of the character, he was Superman. Rest in peace

    • @CyberScifi
      @CyberScifi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your damn right!! Nothing like him. And unbelievably good!!

  • @nebularain3338
    @nebularain3338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Superman III is massively underrated. It has issues with tone, but ALL the Smallville scenes are pure gold, and Chris and Annette had way more chemistry than with Margot. Evil Superman was just amazing too!

    • @richardgarcia618
      @richardgarcia618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Superman 3 killed the franchise. Firing Donner was the biggest mistake the Salkinds ever made. Chris and Margot were incredible together.

    • @kevin10001
      @kevin10001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@richardgarcia618 they didn’t fire Richard he quit over creative differences with Superman 2 cause originally they were shooting Superman the movie and Superman 2 at the exact same time but they were running out of money so they choose to finish Superman the movie and finish Superman 2 later it’s why the unnecessary general zod scene shows up in Superman the movie and is reshown in Superman 2 where it actually makes sense to be there tenches between Richard and the Salkinds is what cause him to quit

    • @spittyrides
      @spittyrides 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "Evil Superman" and the junkyard scene is a sheer stroke of genius that was sorely misunderstood by audiences at the time. It was too clever for its own good. The scene was a fight "within" Superman; within his psyche. It's all very Jungian.
      While the synthetic kryptonite didn't kill Superman it did make him "sick"; it lowered his inhibitions and revealed the suppressed side of Kal-El's personality. Notice that it was Kent, all meek, clean-cut and raised on the farm, that came out to confront the "evil Superman". Two projections of Superman's psyche.
      This movie was filmed in the midst of a "just say no to drugs" backdrop as well. You could also argue that the junkyard fight was an addicted Superman that was trying to get clean. The clean Clark won.
      A movie well ahead of its time. It's one of my favourite Superman movies.

    • @JoseyWales44s
      @JoseyWales44s 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everything that did not involve Richard Pryor or Robert Vaughn.

    • @brendancaldwell7755
      @brendancaldwell7755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The parts you mention are it's best elements, but overall Superman 3 is a Richard Pryor movie and Superman is a supporting character. It is so apart from the tone and seriousness of Donners movies that it is sad. IV is total trash. You cannot make a good cheap Superman movie.

  • @LordRain1031
    @LordRain1031 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We lost a GREAT Superman, a phenomenal actor and sich a compassionate human being! R.I.P. Mr. Reevse! Truly a legend!

  • @LokisMorningsofMischief
    @LokisMorningsofMischief 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Annette is so wonderful and so are you for doing these Michael! Keep rocking it brother!

  • @zandelscomicsandcards7543
    @zandelscomicsandcards7543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It gives me chills just listening to her telling the story.

  • @johndrake3472
    @johndrake3472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    As bad as Superman 3 was it still has a special place in my heart, Robert Vaughn does bad guys so well.

    • @pepejimenez9295
      @pepejimenez9295 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Superman 3 i really love to see Clark return to smallville and also fight his evil part

    • @Aaliyahchannel2024
      @Aaliyahchannel2024 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Superman 3 has definitely grown on me. Reminds me of Spiderman 3.... Hated it for years but eventually started to like...then love it. Superman 4 however...is dogshit lol

    • @johndrake3472
      @johndrake3472 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Aaliyahchannel2024 S4 is trash for sure

  • @mikeshirleyforever
    @mikeshirleyforever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    4:30 Absolutely agreed, highly recommended to everyone to see that film. A beautiful love story with the most lovely score by John Barry. ❤️

  • @lm7_gio
    @lm7_gio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "48 hours" was such a fantastic movie. Both my favourite Eddie Murphy movie AND my favourite Nick Nolte movie. So underated film

  • @joycegibbs5267
    @joycegibbs5267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Chris was, (and still is), one of the greatest actors. Somewhere In Time, that ending when he returns to the present and the aftermath, is just incredible acting and has me bawling every time. Didn't deserve what happened to him.

  • @darrenhemann6645
    @darrenhemann6645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am just repeating what many have said but Christopher Reeve has always been the best Superman and Clark Kent. He was because I think he was a class act when the cameras weren’t rolling. I have heard story after story about what a wonderful and kind man he was. We don’t have a lot of actors like that nowadays but they are there. The tabloids don’t cover the kindness of people as well as their darker sides. That’s why hearing these stories from people that actually worked with them are good to hear. It confirms what we hope them to be.

  • @johanprx7985
    @johanprx7985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She still makes my heart bounce faster.

  • @Handle_number_7
    @Handle_number_7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love, "Somewhere in Time" myself. Good movie. Annette, is still stunning as ever.

  • @jayanxiety
    @jayanxiety 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You know what makes Reeve's performance so great? It's because he understands what makes the character work. He understood why people don't recognize Clark Kent as Superman. He played the role as two separate characters. While other characters have a "secret identity", with Superman, Clark Kent IS his secret identity. He plays the part of Kent as a lanky, naive and clumsy geek who looks as threatening as a butter knife, but as soon as he removes the glasses, he straightens up, lowers the voice and becomes a God-like figure. THAT is why Reeve will ALWAYS be the DEFINITIVE Superman!

    • @JoseyWales44s
      @JoseyWales44s 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're on the same page as Bill in "Kill Bill Vol 2.". Seems like his opinion was informed by Reeve's performance as Clark was not a buffoon in the comics or early serials and TV show.

  • @Starpilot17
    @Starpilot17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow! Thanks for this. I'm glad to hear this story.

  • @nymike06
    @nymike06 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Big fan of Annette O'Toole. Wonderful actress.

  • @russellladmore4939
    @russellladmore4939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see Annette again : ) She seems like such as nice person .

  • @leewright1
    @leewright1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Annette O'Toole, still as lovely as ever.

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Underrated film; the evil Supes vs. Clark battle was great. Reeves had so much range.

  • @shaunkelly5095
    @shaunkelly5095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had to go back and watch Superman 3😭😭😭

  • @joshsainz8859
    @joshsainz8859 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    GOD BLESS the beautiful person that Christopher was 😊 a real
    Super hero :)

  • @cabellero1120
    @cabellero1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Many good actors have played Superman
    but CR will always be the GOAT

  • @duaneraymond4252
    @duaneraymond4252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a great story. It must have been something to see and know Christopher Reeve as Clark and then see a transformation into Superman. She must have really got chills.

  • @planetusa1
    @planetusa1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Annette o'toole...iconic actress talking about iconic personalities. Wonderful treat in these trying times.

  • @mokeish
    @mokeish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best clips I've seen yet

  • @odinthorson1830
    @odinthorson1830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great story.😊

  • @AlexPoutineVids
    @AlexPoutineVids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    An incredible story. Thank you, Annette and Michael for this. A huge part of my childhood and I always wondered what it was like seeing Superman in person.

  • @JinhuoXiChina
    @JinhuoXiChina ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CHRISTOPHER REEVE IS THE LEGEND OF LEGENDS !!!!
    Handsome , funny , talented , charming he was just EVERYTHING !
    He is such an angel

  • @paulonius42
    @paulonius42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for this wonderful interview with this wonderful woman! I'll always have a crush on Annette O'Toole, and I am so happy seeing and hearing her get so excited about her Superman love! :) :) :)

  • @lordsidious83
    @lordsidious83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ill always have a place for superman 3. Sure as an adult you can easily see it was no where near the standard of the first two, however it was the first one i seen. That and despite criticisms its actually a decent watch

  • @Doomzdayxx
    @Doomzdayxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She has aged pretty well! Loved her character in superman III

  • @bracita15
    @bracita15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a magical moment, complete with a darkened movie studio and looking up to him as if looking up a mountain! That made me tear up 🥺 I would’ve stammered if I ever met him in person. If I ever saw him in full costume though, I’d probably pass out.

  • @gamble777888
    @gamble777888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reeve is underrated. Amazing actor.

  • @CompleteHoneyBee
    @CompleteHoneyBee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Christopher Reeve is the G.O.A.T. Superman. No one has come close yet.

    • @potatowaffle5653
      @potatowaffle5653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Henry cavill did and is.... I believe Chris even knew of Henry before his passing as Henry had been trying get the role of superman for sometime before he finally got it 👍

    • @potatowaffle5653
      @potatowaffle5653 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/MnFkAUW3GjA/w-d-xo.html

  • @Tec811
    @Tec811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing interview and her humility sharing her workplace experience with all the stars on Superman III is met with awe

  • @ELIASyIBARRA
    @ELIASyIBARRA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My jaw was open while listening to her story about Chris Reeve geared up in character as Superman. Amazing.

  • @joycegibbs5267
    @joycegibbs5267 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always remember how stunningly beautiful Annette was/ is. I always wanted to be her & I love her voice. Such a lovely actress ❤

  • @Greg87601
    @Greg87601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I become an Superman fan because of Christopher Reeve.

  • @boogeh3630
    @boogeh3630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My Uncle worked as a set painter on the Superman movies and told me that Christopher Reeve used to sit with the crew to eat lunch sometimes, he said that Christopher found out it was my Uncles birthday and turned up at lunch with a VERY expensive watch as a Birthday gift.

  • @thiagoteixeira6537
    @thiagoteixeira6537 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Christopher Reeve will always be Superman!

  • @mikertronprimus1
    @mikertronprimus1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Michael Rosenbaum YOU ROCK!!! Thank YOU for coming to waikiki and singing KARAOKE with me and your crew years ago! We jammed "SAILING" together lol! Great interview with Annette she is Amazing as Martha Kent and Christopher Reeves IS Superman, and YOU are THE BEST LEX LUTHOR...EVER! Love You Man!!!

  • @norbnar7197
    @norbnar7197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow. All these years later finding out she was actually a superman fan since being a little kid and her excitement of seeing Chris Reeve in costume as a fan herself. So cool.

  • @NYKensington
    @NYKensington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She seems like a swell dame. 👍

  • @Bernie0481USMC
    @Bernie0481USMC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reeves def always Superman. And I love her. She is so beautiful

  • @32lilbruce
    @32lilbruce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    she still looks amazing btw!!!

  • @anhsedus30
    @anhsedus30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful interview and beautiful memories being shared ❣️

  • @dutchvonrichardson
    @dutchvonrichardson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Tom Welling was a great Clark Kent as he never officially donned the monicker of Superman until he defeated Darkseid. Rosenbaum though? My generations definitive Lex Luthor. Will say, love the modern DCEU, but comparing Rosenbaum to Eisenberg is like comparing beautifully polished apples to crack cocaine.

    • @mikeadams7904
      @mikeadams7904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely

    • @C-SQUARED24
      @C-SQUARED24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know this is gonna sound weird, Eisenberg was weird to me. It didn't make sense, it's like there was a piece missing. Then in justice league, they put him in the gene Hackman-esque suit and it all made sense. Aside from Rosenbaum, lex always had a bit of flamboyance in his style (Hackman, spacey, eisenberg) and after seeing him come full circle, I'd love to see him again being full lex.

    • @mr.b4444
      @mr.b4444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm in my mid 60's and have seen all the movies and TV series. Rosenbaum is the best Lex by a country mile. None of the other actors came even close but some of that is they also portray Lex as kind of goofy. As for Eisenberg, he sucks. I love the Man of Steel movie and feel it is the best portrayal of superman with the exception of Eisenberg.

    • @paulojoao4863
      @paulojoao4863 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mr.b4444 John Shea>Rosenbaum.

    • @paulojoao4863
      @paulojoao4863 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Shea>Rosenbaum.

  • @pamelahermano9298
    @pamelahermano9298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nothing says down to earth like saying I bring my own cheese and crackers lol. Great interview.

    • @chiefscheider
      @chiefscheider 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know, she's so adorable. I had a big crush on her after seeing Cat People and she's still really attractive and charming.

  • @aneesackbarali5149
    @aneesackbarali5149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As was said numerous times, Superman use to act as Christopher Reeve. A legend , never dies! 💪

  • @kevin10001
    @kevin10001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Christopher really went all in on the the character and u can see it in his performance from what I have heard about Superman 3 it had to be totally rewritten cause Christopher had issues with the original script cause of what they wanted Superman to do with supergirl he seemed to understand Superman really well even though decision that were made throughout the whole franchise

  • @axepagode33626
    @axepagode33626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Richard Pryor and Margot Kidder starred together in "Some kind of Hero".

  • @ritchievalins5186
    @ritchievalins5186 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i got goosebumps when i imagined chris as superman behind her as she turns slowly and looking up. as if there was a light behind him and the red cape illuminates his silhoutte. as he steps forward, the light hits his rich blue eyes and the confidence and strength that he exudes overwhelms her as she is in awe of her childhood hero stands before her...unreal! Christopher Reeve...forever the superman of all time to me.

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil3712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not only is Annette a stunning beauty but her speaking voice is like a dreamy siren song.

    • @monkeyb1820
      @monkeyb1820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      amazing that she still has the voice of young Annette. Voices usually take on an 'older' sound. I'm thinking she was never a cigarette smoker, but I'm not sure.

  • @DjMiBsweden
    @DjMiBsweden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    no way she is 70 wow

  • @tylerriddle7748
    @tylerriddle7748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Henry Cavill is good but Christopher reeve is best and I think if Tom welling had a movie he would've been great too

    • @thedoneeye
      @thedoneeye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yup! One of the things that made Christopher Reeve great was how he created two entirely different characters for Clark Kent and Superman! You could see *why* people wouldn't have figured that they were one and the same.

    • @bigbaz-1218
      @bigbaz-1218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thedoneeye tom welling was great dude

    • @tygressblade
      @tygressblade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tom Welling is still alive.

    • @tylerriddle7748
      @tylerriddle7748 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tygressblade yea but he's no longer Superman really and never had a movie

    • @tygressblade
      @tygressblade 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tylerriddle7748 You can’t write In English can you. Or worse, you have no knowledge of English grammar. I just said that Welling was still alive when someone wrote that he was dead. Read before you comment.
      Or are you one these backboneless men who has to troll every woman.

  • @tonyjohnson3752
    @tonyjohnson3752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is so cute!!!! I love the stories she told here.

  • @kingsman8475
    @kingsman8475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Margot was still upset over Richard Donner fired from the production from Superman ll and they felt Margot " appeared to old."And they gave him a new love interest.

    • @Lightner445555555555
      @Lightner445555555555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kingsman, I've always preferred Lana over Lois anyways! I've always found Lois annoying.

  • @sup9542
    @sup9542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Superman III has the best version of Clark Kent, and if you could edit the corniness out of that movie, there's actually a really good movie hidden in there that's based around Clark and Lana. Also, Reeve was at his biggest and most "mountainous" in that movie.

  • @michaelroque2662
    @michaelroque2662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Christopher Reeve has always been and will always be the first man I think of when I think of Superman.

  • @fredtaylor9792
    @fredtaylor9792 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every Christopher Reeve story is just great. What an awesome person.

  • @rolandofgilead43
    @rolandofgilead43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    as much as i love him as Superman my favorite film of his of anything he ever did is Death Trap (1982) anyone who hasn't seen it must see it he plays against the great Michael Caine and Dyan Cannon plays Caine's Wife as well it's well worth a watch

    • @JoseyWales44s
      @JoseyWales44s 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Death Trap" was great; always keeps you guesisng.

  • @aliali-ce3yf
    @aliali-ce3yf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    all due respect to Tom Welling, Henry Cavill, etc - but Chris Reeve IS Superman

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reeves will always be my childhood favorite, but in the modern era, Henry Cavil is second to none. I wish they utilized him even more.

    • @paulpolpiboon9535
      @paulpolpiboon9535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you mean all due respect...? THOSE guys are the ones that have to respect CHRISTOPHER REEVE

  • @acerjuglans383
    @acerjuglans383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was in Calgary at the time Superman 3 was being made.
    I even took a Polaroid photo of Richard Pryor's stuntman jumping off a skyscraper, down to an airbag. So cool.

  • @ptertaintv
    @ptertaintv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Christopher Reeve is a legend.
    May he rest in peace.

  • @dan_hitchman007
    @dan_hitchman007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The only reason Kidder was being pegged as "difficult" on Superman 3 was due to her justifiable spat with the Salkinds over Donner's disgraceful firing from the previous Superman production. The Salkinds ruined the Chris Reeve franchise.

    • @andrewg2618
      @andrewg2618 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yet there wouldn't have even been a franchise without them

    • @dan_hitchman007
      @dan_hitchman007 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andrewg2618 And yet like a lot of rich families trying to push their way into movie production, they had no idea what they were doing and had enough arrogance to think that they did. Then after screwing up 1-3 they moved Superman 4 to cheap skate Golan-Globus Production and they REALLY messed things up for Christopher Reeve.
      There were other financiers who could have produced Superman other than the Salkinds. Rumor has it that Micheal Douglas' production team had also been interested. He produced quite a few high profile, top quality films because he knew what he was doing.

  • @derekseven1647
    @derekseven1647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Caville is good BUT Reeve was a GREAT SUPERMAN.

  • @demetriuscooksey7147
    @demetriuscooksey7147 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She is such an amazing actor and storyteller. And what a natural beauty.

  • @billlonee9470
    @billlonee9470 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching her fangirl out!

  • @rhartle8227
    @rhartle8227 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Christopher Reeve is the best Superman just like Michael Keaton will always be Batman