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Post by SupermanUF on Apr 25, 2012 19:42:22 GMT -5
Appearing on AICN today:  Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today’s Behind the Scenes Pic! I promised an epic superhero shot today and I don’t think I’ve disappointed. This photo fits my personal definition of epic… which is, of course, Christopher Reeve rocking aviators and a bathrobe over his Superman costume while entertaining elderly fans during the filming of the Niagara Falls sequence in Superman II. That’s everybody’s definition of epic, right? What's truly epic about this is the crowd around Christopher Reeve. They're not fawning over a movie star. They truly see him as Superman. Just look at their faces! This is an interesting photo, submitted by the son of a newspaperman from the St. Catharines Standard, a neighboring city to Niagara. His father received this shot from the staff photographer and as far as I know it hasn’t seen publication since whatever story it appeared in… if it even made it to the newspaper at all. One funny bit about these tourists as noted by the original photographer… the lady in the crowd with the Instamatic has it backwards, so she’s getting a nice shot of her eyeball here. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 20:34:14 GMT -5
He looks so bad ass there.
I bet O'Halloran is right. I bet Reeve was a massive prick back then. He sure looks it.
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Post by Jack Tripper on Apr 25, 2012 22:07:19 GMT -5
Here's the full size pic.  |
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Apr 26, 2012 3:53:30 GMT -5
Well, I have a doubt that either Reeve nor O'Halloran was a saint. But.... even with Margot Kidder's battles with Reeve, she's always said that he handled the 'star' thing much better than she did, and presumably that included dealing with the public at large. Couldn't be an easy thing to have so much fame overnight at 25, definitely with everyone watching every move. Still.... The sunglasses and robe are a little weird to be wearing over the costume, admittedly- it gives off the appearance of being a prima dona, and it's a little strange because the theatre rule was generally that you don't interact with audience members in costume- coming from the theatre, I would have thought that he would never be talking with the fans in costume, so maybe this is a compromise? Dunno.... Add to it all, I've only heard negative reports from co-stars about Reeve to now- not fans, directors or writers that I know of that had anything negative to say about him. Were there other reports of Reeve being a jerk beyond that?  |
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Post by Paul (ral) on Apr 26, 2012 5:01:47 GMT -5
Still.... The sunglasses and robe are a little weird to be wearing over the costume He always wore a bathrobe when outside in costume, no? It was probably a bright and not particularly warm day. He isn't the only one in the photo wearing shades. |
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Post by ye5man on Apr 26, 2012 6:14:10 GMT -5
Probably had to wear the robe as not to get the suit dirty, and maybe it was a sunny day hence the shades?
Great pic though!
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Post by TylerDurden389 on Apr 26, 2012 9:52:23 GMT -5
Yeah, was gonna say about the shades, they're at Niagara Falls. The sunlight reflecting off of all that water must be INTENSE lol. Also, I'd wear glasses while interacting with fans so that I can see/read their reactions better, not to make them feel like I'm shutting them out.
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Post by MAVERICK on Apr 26, 2012 10:44:13 GMT -5
There are no words for how much this pic ROCKS.
Just LOOK at him.
LIKE A BOSS!
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Apr 26, 2012 11:33:32 GMT -5
;D
god thats hilarious!
superman just chillin with the shades and robe....y'know.... just chillaxing.....
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Post by Jimbo on Apr 26, 2012 14:06:41 GMT -5
Someone needs to colorize that photo with a pink or purple robe. SUPERPIMP!
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Post by Knight on Apr 26, 2012 14:19:51 GMT -5
Yea, he often wore a robe over the costume which is evident in the making ofs. So what if he was wearing shades, a natural thing to do on a sunny day, right? I love that picture... cool as fuck!  |
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Post by Keith on Apr 26, 2012 16:08:51 GMT -5
Everyone is also wearing coats, the robe might be keeping him warm between scenes.
Awesome picture though.
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Post by EnriqueH on Apr 27, 2012 19:51:26 GMT -5
Kick ass.
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Post by EvilSupes on Apr 28, 2012 14:08:31 GMT -5
Reeve looks so damn cool. |
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Post by Shane on Apr 29, 2012 3:36:05 GMT -5
i think i can see jack in the back ground with a vodoo doll
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Post by atp on Apr 29, 2012 4:56:41 GMT -5
That robe looks better than the MOS costume
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Apr 29, 2012 19:24:49 GMT -5
Could be.... but it's a pity there's no video available to accompany this. Again, I don't recall ANY fan having a negative experience with Reeve, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say he treated them all well and considering the power of the internet, I'm sure we would have heard of it by now if it wasn't so. I'm just commenting on how it looks/looked a little odd at first glance.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Apr 29, 2012 19:27:18 GMT -5
Well.... I'm not a fan of the MOS costume, but I think given the two, I wouldn't be in favor of the bathrobe....  On another note...... has anyone been able to determine yet whether or not the lack of red trunks is due to aftereffects of the Siegel lawsuit??? |
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Post by MAVERICK on May 16, 2012 22:41:32 GMT -5
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Post by Jimbo on May 17, 2012 0:03:50 GMT -5
;D
He already has the shades on, so it could also pass for "DEAL WITH IT"
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