Superman Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
41 of the most interesting Superman easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Superman movie message.
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi |
Director | Richard Donner |
Stars | Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty |
IMDB score | 7.3 |
Superman Movie Trivia
The logo that Marlon Brando wears in Superman (1978), looks the same as the one used for George Reeves' costume in the television show Adventures of Superman (1952), not the one Christopher Reeve wears
: Clark looks for the traditional phone booth to change in that calls back to prior Superman films/TV shows, but has to pass on this movie's more revealing booth
the warehouse fight in Batman vs Superman (2016) Batman kills, but only in exactly the way others try to kill him. He stabs a man who stabs him, shoots a man who shoots him, and ignites a man who tries to use a flamethrower on him
Richard Branson is in Superman Returns (2006) as an engineer aboard the space shuttle.
Lex claimed Superman's mother [Martha] is a witch who should be punished with death by fire, in Man Of Steel, Superman's real mother, Lara died by getting engulfed in fire just before Krypton's explosion.
addition to playing Clark Kent and Superman, Christopher Reeve also supplied the voice of the Metropolis air traffic controller. He is heard on the radio just before the helicopter crash and during the Air Force One scene.
. Lois accidentally makes contact with Clark's crotch area twice and both times has an amusing look on her face. Director Richard Donner did this gag intentionally and jokes about it on the audio commentary. (More in the comments.)
Superman Movie Easter Eggs
This shot was intentionally meant to look like the cover of Action Comics #1, the first Superman comic
Lex Luthor is called as prisoner A-C-23-19-40 reference to his first appearance in the comic book Action Comics n?23 released in 1940.
When Lex is talking with Lois on the rooftop, the rearranged dialogue is a nod to the debate about Batman Lana and Morrie are having on TV from the first issue of The Dark Knight Returns.
Anatoli Knyazev's passport shows his date of birth as 02/24/1975. Callan Mulvey, the actor playing him, was born one day prior, 02/23/1975.
The Joker's name can be seen during the final fight. It could be a possibility of Joker knowing Batman's identity as the battle arena belonged to Bruce Wayne.
Is a tribute to Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Special thank to 'Twin Perfect' YouTube channel for his awesome videos on Man of Steel and Bvs.
Man Of Steel(2013)The work day accident counter changes from 106 days to 0 after Clark Kent and general Zod damage the building project
- Rated PG), as Evil Superman descends on a junkyard and screams, you can hear one of the workers yell "He's f*cked up!" in the background
When Superman threw Batman on the Weak wall, the whole created resembles the city of ontario, which is where Joe shuster was born
Accuracy details in Superman
The statue Eve Teschmacher hides behind before she decides to betray Lex Luthor and help Superman is inscribed "Progress."
Costume details in Superman
: Gene Hackman, who plays Lex Luthor, didn't want to shave off his hair for the role. Instead, he wore a variety of "wigs" throughout the film (in reality, it was just his hair styled in different ways). Luthor's "baldness" (a bald cap) is revealed at the end of the movie.
The sound of exploding World Engine in Batman v Superman (2016) is very similar to sound of teleportation of Doctor Manhattan in Watchmen (2009).