| Edition |
Widescreen [edition]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Focus Features spotlight series |
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Focus Features spotlight series.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; anamorphic widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Cast |
Adrien Brody (Louis Simo), Diane Lane (Toni Mannix), Ben Affleck (George Reeves), Bob Hoskins (Edgar Mannix), Lois Smith (Helen Bessolo), Robin Tunney (Leonore Lemmon), Jeffrey DeMunn (Art Weissman). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jonathan Freeman ; editor, Michael Berenbaum ; music by Marcelo Zarvos ; production designer, Leslie McDonald ; costume designer, Julie Weiss. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and sexual content. |
| Summary |
On June 16, 1959, police detectives arrive at a Benedict Canyon home to find Superman dead, felled by a single gunshot to the head. LAPD calls it suicide, but Reeves' grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, isn't so sure. She hires private detective Louis Simo to validate her suspicions, centered on George's fiancée, aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon. Simo turns up suspects 2 and 3: Toni Mannix, aging trophy wife to MGM honcho Eddie Mannix, a tough little man with long-standing mob ties. George had been Toni's consort for years, and their breakup seriously wounded her. George Reeves wanted Clark Gable's career and instead got television stardom, becoming the idol of millions of children. Was he murdered, or just a victim of the sensitivities and insecurities of an actor who was never talented enough to be taken seriously? |
| Contents |
Superhero is killed -- Real detective work -- Being noticed -- Next morning -- New take -- Leave the bow tie on -- Publicity stunt -- Behind the glamour -- On television -- Putting in a word -- Typecast -- Deceived -- Meaning of justice -- Deserves a statue -- Leonore Lemmon -- Straight arrow George -- It just gets buried -- Picture business -- Seeing the pieces -- End titles. |
| Note |
Special features: Feature commentary with director Allen Coulter [audio feature]; Re-creating old Hollywood [featurette] (7 min.); Behind the headlines [featurette] (8 min.); Hollywood then and now [featurette] (8 min.); Deleted scenes (5 min.). |
| Language |
In English or dubbed Français; optional subtitles in English SDH, Español, or Français. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Reeves, George, 1914-1959 -- Drama.
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Actors -- United States -- Drama.
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Murder -- California -- Drama.
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Motion picture industry -- Drama.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama.
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Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Detective and mystery films.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Coulter, Allen. Director.
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Bernbaum, Paul, 1957- Screenwriter.
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Williamson, Glenn.
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Brody, Adrien. Actor.
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Lane, Diane. Actor.
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Affleck, Ben, 1972- Actor.
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Hoskins, Bob. Actor.
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Smith, Lois, 1930-
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Tunney, Robin.
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DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Focus Features.
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Miramax Films.
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Back Lot Pictures.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
025192884627 |
| Music No. |
62028846 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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