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Podcast: Old Roommates
Episode: Ep 192: "Superman" Revisited
Description: Christopher Reeve beat out James Brolin, Perry King and oodles of other actors for dual role of Clark Kent and Superman. And yet, he still gets third billing after Brando and Hackman. Casting aside casting, Richard Donner’s 1978 “Superman: The Movie” was a record-breaking blockbuster. It also needed to be. At the time, it was the most expensive film ever made. But now, decades later, when every other movie is a superhero extravaganza, how does this comic book caper hold up? And, how will the Man of Steel’s CGI look through our hosts’ middle-aged lenses? The Old Roommates found the neares...