Superman and Lois Lane Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder portrays Lois Lane. It was directed by Richard Donner with music by John Williams. The film led to three theatrical sequels, "Superman II" (1980), "Superman III" (1983) and "" (1987). Kidder's role in "Superman III" was greatly reduced due to her conflict with the producers of the film. She returns as the female lead and Superman's love in the fourth film. In 2006, "" was released on DVD, featuring director Richard Donner's original vision for "Superman II". One of the most important aspects in the first and second films was the romantic relationship between the
Superman (1940s cartoons) collected Fleischer / Famous cartoons were included in the box sets "The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection" and "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition", where both sets also included a 13-minute short documentary on the history of these cartoons, entitled "First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series". This documentary (which was included on the "Superman II" two-disc special edition DVD) features interviews with surviving members, relatives and biographers of the animation and production team, also contemporary animators such as Bruce Timm (""), Paul Dini and Dan Riba ("") who detail the influence these cartoons have had on their own works. Upon this release though,