USA: WARNER RELEASES SUPERMAN FILM ON DVD AND REUNITE CAST AND CREW TO PRESENT DONATION TO THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE PARALYSIS FOUNDATION

Record ID: 387983

  • Title: USA: WARNER RELEASES SUPERMAN FILM ON DVD AND REUNITE CAST AND CREW TO PRESENT DONATION TO THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE PARALYSIS FOUNDATION
  • Date: 2nd May 2001
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (MAY 2, 2001) (REUTERS) SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) KIDDER SAYING "What's so wonderful is to have a two year old granddaughter and my granddaughter and I were talking the other day that in a couple of years my granddaughter will be able to watch it and that's when you really know you've been in a classic and you feel great. It's wonderful." VARIOUS,
  • Embargoed: 17th May 2001 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA5BKBZBHX6L2Z4TXMB6JIZC52Q
  • Story Text: Superman is now available on DVD. Cast and filmmakers were on hand to honor Christopher Reeve and to commemorate the release of "Superman: The movie on DVD."
    A check was presented by Warner Home Video to Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation in the amount $10,000 U.S. dollars to honor Christopher Reeve and his work on behalf of the estimated 250, 000 Americans.
    "For everyone to get together, it's great. It's a movie and a time in our life we're all really proud of. "It's just hard to believe so much time has gone by and not that many movies stand the test of time," said Reeves in a video taped message.
    On hand to present a check to the foundation was Superman co-star Margot Kidder.
    "He is a real hero," said Kidder.
    The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation encourages and supports research to develop effective treatments and a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. Until those treatments and cures are found. Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation supports quality of life grants to organizations that improve the day-to-day quality of life for people with disabilities.
    The special edition DVD includes behind the scenes footage, commentary with the director and original theatrical trailers and tv spots.
    The film won an Academy Award for Special Achievement in Visual Effects and was nominated for Oscars in three other categories, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.
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