SUPERMAN 1978 Facts You Didn't Know!  

And we finally get an explanation of how Superman could disguise himself with just a pair of glasses.

And people say it wouldn’t work

No disrespect to the other actors who played Superman (and Kent), but Reeve was excellent at being a bumbling nerd and then being a superhero. The hair, shoulders/chest, demeanor, and attitude between the two characters showed that Reeves was a great actor.

Its not just glasses. Clark kent slouches and has an overall meeker demener. Reed portrayed this beautifully in film.

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Since the inception of Superman, people have always made fun of the whole “glasses disguise” thing… but Christopher Reeve managed to actually make it plausible by his acting alone.

Christopher Reeves was the BEST. The very best!! R.I.P.

Christopher Reeves will forever be the best Superman.

His body language as Clark was completely different than his body language as Superman. He was just phenomenal. ❤️

It also goes to show how well Reeve was at that character. They thought he was just a guy. Exactly what Clark always intended.

Christopher Reeve was the best, truest Superman. No fake muscles or CGI needed for his suit. RIP 🙏

Henry Cavill walked around Times Square wearing a Superman T-shirt (with his face on it) underneath a giant billboard ( with his face on it) and nobody noticed 😂😂

I worked with a new hire all day while wearing my prescription ray bans. The next day I wore my contacts and he did not recognize me for about 3 hours until I told him who I was. One of many times that has happened to me.

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Also many people nowadays don't know Harold Loyd never used stunt men in perilous scenes. He did it himself. He was another superman.

Just shows again how great Mr Reeve was in that role.

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Can confirm. Some people who wear glasses actually DO look different at first without them.

The silent film actor is just ryan reynolds in disguise

Every women ever, walking by clark kent looking for superman.

Reeve nailed Clark Kent. It wasn't just the glasses it was his whole demeanor and personality.

Christopher Reeves will always be my real Superman.

Another classic example of why Christopher Reeve is the best Clark Kent as well as Superman.

Harold Lloyd is a smooth Ryan Reynolds.

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I wore glasses as a kid and when I was about 12 I tried it out and sure enough I walked right by my 2 best friends and they didn't recognize me. Clark Kent and Diana Prince would have an easier time of it than anyone would like to admit.

I was 5 yrs old when this movie came out .. everyone loved the Superman movies 😊😊

Same with Dolly Parton and Marilyn Monroe. Anecdotally, that is.

I had a girlfriend who decided to wear glasses and tie her hair back for the first time since we started going out. I walked straight past her.

Reeve _was_ Superman.

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If Roger Moore had played Clark Kent/Superman, he would have said, "Kent. Clark Kent."

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Cary Grant in “Bringing Up Baby” served as the inspiration of Clark Kent. Reeve said it in an interview. However, Harold Lloyd influenced a young Cary Grant.

Every time people argue how the glasses don’t work and say “how can they not recognize him without the glasses?” acting like they’re so intelligent. It’s just so superficial. I mean are you kidding me? Dean Cain and Tyler Hoechilin barely did anything to change their persona when in Clark Kent disguise. Reeve nailed it. Not only did the glasses work but his performance made people think he was just a bumbling geek.

"Clark Can't, Superman CAN!"

Any video about Christopher Reeves as Superman will always get a thumbs up from me

Oh that is awesome, just like Superman!

I know Henry cavill play superman good but C, reeves is the best super for me

Oh my god i would go MORE crazy for Clark Kent💜💜💜

Nowadays with the amount of camera angles and close ups there would be of Superman, it wouldn’t work, and I feel like that’s why we all jump to that. But back then it’d be way different, he’d be flying around, they probably wouldn’t get a single good picture of his face.

Clarke is also a beta male that slouches so Superman is taller and putting out alpha-male vibes.

REST IN PEACE CHRISTOPHER REEVE

More evidence that eye witness testimony should not be used in court

This would be fascinating if they could use that info in a Superman movie

In Banes voice; no one cared who I was until I took off the glasses

James Henry never did that. That's a fairy tale.

It’s happened to me so much that I actually call my glasses my “Clark Kent’s”. I’ve had friends that have known me for years not recognize me if I wasn’t wearing my signature dark acetate frames.

Find a picture of Zooey Deschanel without bangs and Superman/Clark Kent makes sense.

Christopher Reeve will always be the best Superman I like Henry Cavill but Christopher Reeve immortalized Superman❤❤❤❤

I'm sure the Superman costume helped him to be noticed. Uniforms and superhero suits makes the wearer attractive.

I remember when I was a man entered our house, but apparently it was just my fasther wearing glasses.

The movie was very good, it was Marlon who was the weakest link!!😂😂😂😂

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And yet people always make fun of the whole glasses identity. There’s times people would get haircuts and all of a sudden they’re unrecognizable.

All you need to do to understand how the disguise can actually work is _watch Christopher Reeve's performance._ It's a lot more than just putting on a pair of spectacles; it's a total transformation of mannerisms, posture, body language, and overall demeanor. And Christopher Reeve is the only actor who has ever given a live action performance of Kal El/Clark Kent/Superman and _actually accomplished it._ Every other actor I've ever seen playing him hasn't really done anything to differentiate between Clark and Superman aside from putting on the glasses. For example, there is _absolutely no difference_ between Henry Cavill's portrayal of Clark and Superman, and it basically makes it seem like a joke that no one can tell. Plus in more modern comics, there's the fact that most people don't actually think that Superman even _has_ a secret identity; he doesn't wear a mask like the Batman, he doesn't try to hide his appearance in any way. From the perspective of most citizens of Metropolis, Superman seems to always be everywhere helping people, so it seems to just about everyone like he wouldn't even _have the time_ to have a secret identity or life outside of being Superman.

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Hmmmmmm....this is interesting. Thanks so much for sharing this w/us

I'm willing to admit Harold himself looks a little like Clark and without the glasses a lean Superman, awesome

People laugh at the idea of super heroes, especially Superman, having simple disguises, but it's very effective. Hiding in plain sight

There is a story that Groucho Marx was on a USO train tour. As the celebrities were exiting the train they were cheered except Groucho who no one recognized, so he went back on the train and slapped on the grease paint!

its so good to see the actual, real superman, after the years of dross we have been fed. off colour suits, supermen that were more like super angst. Only proper full on AI can bring superman back to the bigscreen properly

I liiked rhe movie, but it waa the full superman suit drawing all the attention. Not his face.

His dapper buttoned up bespectacled thing makes me want to mess him up

Yeah when I go to work wearing my superman outfit I get looks as well.

This was part of his character before the movie though wasn't it?

It is true if you are mild-mannered and you not make a spectacle of yourself no one will notice you if the rock walked around dressed l ike Clark Kent no one would notice him

Anyone else notice that clark sets his hair path at different sides aswell?

Hemans tan was the worst disguise ever. 😂😂😂

People don't see what they don't expect.

CLARK KENT IS THE REAL SUPERMAN!!!!!!

TL;DR Chris basically proved that people REALLY ARE stupid enough to fall for the Clark Kent disguise phenomenon 😅

Physically Henry Calville was able to fill out the Superman roll, but I never was really convinced . He was Clark Kent. You look like superman with the pair of glasses on. Maybe it’s because he didn’t seem mild mannered.

True. I’m a eyeglasses person.

It's all fantasy anyway! It's supposed to be fun an whimsical! The inability of many people today to separate the two is disturbing!

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It makes sense. Humans are silly and ignore someone, if that individual falls below their expectations. TERRANCE OUT

Love the Kent-to-Superman transformation. The effects still hold up

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I never new that.

I can buy the disguise working on passers-by, but how does Lois not see it looking right at the face of both of them? So to speak.

Wait so he unbutton his shirt then ran and magically the rest of his clothes disappeared. So why did he have to unbutton his shirt in the first place.

It has NOTHING to do with Harold Lloyd (who was a wonderful silent star in his own right) and has nothing to do with being "a recognized star" What happened was a testimony to Chris Reeve's remarkable talent and how seriously he took the role. Many people on set commented on how Reeve became someone else when he played both Superman or Clark. He walked differently, held his shoulders differently, his voice changed, different mannerisms, the man was a damn good actor, period. None of the other Superman actors came close to achieving the depth and subtlety of Reeve's Clark Kent.The women simply responded to Chris's power, his physique, and his charm and confidence when portraying Superman, and conversely ignored his weak, insecure presence as Clark Kent, even though he was the same person. That, is talent.

ROGER MOORE was involved???

Those that consistently argue that Clark's disguise would never work in real life always comes from a place of already knowing Clark Kent is Superman. We already know the answer so we can see it. But as demonstrated by these stories when we're not looking we're not going to notice. In a city of millions of people he just blends in. Our brains are trained to notice things that stand out. Clark Kent doesn't stand out.

So Roger Moore said _all of that,_ including the stuff about Harold Lloyd? I don't know about that, dude. 😏

It’s surprising to think of, but actually a common thing, dealing with the minds of people and perception of others. Supposedly, Henry Cavill went to Times Square with glasses on, dressed in nondescript fashion, and was completely ignored; later went out as he usually would, and got a lot of attention. People see what they want to see, and can easily miss a lot.

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So if I take off my glasses my family wouldn’t recognise me !!!! That’s what it means !!!

Oh, we plan on finding ways to sue all of those who have published my mugshot as I ONLY wear glasses, would NEVER grow a beard, and since I HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM, I shouldn't need to change ANYTHING about myself -- AND WON'T.

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Supposedly Lloyd was also the inspiration for Clark's design in the original comics. Henry Cavill had a similar experience walking around I believe Times Square with a Superman shirt on but he wasn't recognised....supposedly.

To those who complain how stupud Superman's glasses disguise is... IT'S REAL. The only people who would and should recognize are those who spend regular time with both... so mainly Lois and Jimmy. Maybe Lex... but for everyone else, they won't make the connection. Then when you add the fact of how Reeve carried himself as Clark vs Superman.. there are even pictures you can google to see how he did it. The ONLY Superman actor to ever pull it off

Fenomenal e maravilhoso. Cristopher é insubstituível e inigualavel

Don’t get me wrong, George Reeves did a great job, and Henry Cavill was amazing(and such a good looking guy as well), and I know several others have played them as well, but every time someone says “Superman” or “Clark Kent”, I immediately imagine Christopher Reeve. Heck, he almost looks as if he was the model they used for the old comics!