Sept. 16, 2020

Show Notes for How Superman IV Became a Disaster: Christopher Reeve's Two-Picture Deal

You can watch Harper’s documentary on Superman IV here

Sources

Scivally, Bruce. Superman on Film, Television, and Radio. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2008.

Richard, Julie. Reeve Not Happy With Last Film’s Promotion. Sun-Sentinel, June 19, 1987.

Andersen, Christopher P. Somewhere in Heaven: The Remarkable Love Story of Dana and Christopher Reeve. Thorndike Press, 2008.

Reeve, Christopher. Still Me. Ballantine Books, 1998.

Kremer, Daniel. Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films, University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

Superman IV: The Man of Steel and Glass. Directed by Oliver Harper. Oliver Harper’s Retrospectives, YouTube, 2017.

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