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A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.
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- TriviaJon Schnepp had crowd-source funding to finance the film.
- GoofsThe horror film Scream is incorrectly referred to as having released in 1994. It wasn't released until 1996.
- Quotes
Sylvain Despretz: Highly creative people have a hard time getting their movies made. Full stop. That's all it is. Because they bring stuff that blows everyone away, and as much as the claim is they want something original, they're terrified of it. That's what happens. So, you don't see those movies because they scare everybody up the chain of command.
- Crazy creditsThere is a final scene after the end credits of Jon Schnepp interviewing Tim Burton.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Blockbuster Buster: Legends of Fandom - Superman Lives (2017)
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Superman Lives: what could've been . . . and thankfully wasn't
A fantastic story told by an uneven documentary. The best parts (for me) were the Kevin Smith scenes. He seemed really happy to regale the audience (again) with his bizarre turn as scriptwriter for Superman Lives, and he's a nicely expressive personality. The downside to this is that he's not presenting anything new, and you can still get the same entertaining story in one of his "An Even With Kevin Smith" stand-ups.
Outside of that, the reason to see this movie is the wealth of uncovered costume-test footage with Nicolas Cage and Tim Burton. This paints a different tale than just the pictures we've had on the internet for so many years. Still would've made for a whacko movie. The director conducts a stilted interview with Burton himself (poor lighting and all), but give the man credit; have you ever heard a Burton commentary? They're not easy to get through.
The Death of Superman Lives is worth a watch, and it'll hold your attention, but you can get by with Smith's testimony of events in one of his on-stage conversations. And he makes for better subject matter.
Outside of that, the reason to see this movie is the wealth of uncovered costume-test footage with Nicolas Cage and Tim Burton. This paints a different tale than just the pictures we've had on the internet for so many years. Still would've made for a whacko movie. The director conducts a stilted interview with Burton himself (poor lighting and all), but give the man credit; have you ever heard a Burton commentary? They're not easy to get through.
The Death of Superman Lives is worth a watch, and it'll hold your attention, but you can get by with Smith's testimony of events in one of his on-stage conversations. And he makes for better subject matter.
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- Смерть 'Супермен жив': Что случилось?
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