(SD, R4, Australia, Warner Bros Entertainment)

A 13-disc tin boxset that comprises of Superman, Superman -- 2001 Expanded Edition, Superman II, Superman II -- The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, and the (god-awful) Superman Returns.




DISC 1 -- Superman (Theatrical Cut)
  • Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
  • Theatrical trailers and TV spot

DISC 2 -- Superman (2001 Expanded Edition)
  • Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
  • Music-only audio track

DISC 3
  • Taking Flight: The Development of Superman
  • Making Superman: Filming the Legend
  • The Magic Behind the Cape
  • Restored scenes
  • Screen tests
    • Audio-only bonus: additional music cues

DISC 4
  • The Making of Superman The Movie TV special
  • Superman and the Mole Men -- 1951 feature film starring George Reeves
  • Nine 1940s Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from sueprior vault elements
        -- Superman
        -- The Mechanical Monsters
        -- Billion Dollar Limited
        -- The Arctic Giant
        -- The Bulleteers
        -- The Magnetic Telescope
        -- Electric Earthquake
        -- Volcano
        -- Terror On The Midway

DISC 5 -- Superman II (Theatrical Cut)
  • Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
  • Deleted scene
  • Theatrical trailer

DISC 6 -- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
  • Introduction by director Richard Donner
  • Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
  • Deleted scenes
  • New featurette Superman II: Restoring The Vision

DISC 7
  • The Making Of Superman II TV special
  • Superman 50th Anniversary TV special
  • New featurette First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series
  • Eight 1940s Famous Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements
        -- Japoteurs
        -- Showdown
        -- Eleventh Hour
        -- Destruction, Inc
        -- The Mummy Strikes
        -- Jungle Drums
        -- The Underground World
        -- Secret Agent

DISC 8 -- Superman III
  • Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
  • The Making of Superman III TV special
  • Deleted scenes
  • Theatrical trailer

DISC 9 -- Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
  • Commentary by co-screenwriter Mark Rosenthal
  • Deleted scenes

DISC 11 -- Superman Returns features
  • Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns
  • Secret Origins and First Issues: Crystallising Superman
  • The Crystal Method: Designing Superman
  • An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman
        -- Superman on the Farm
        -- Superman in the City
        -- Superman in Peril
  • The Joy of Lex: Menacing Superman
  • He's Always Around: Wrapping Superman
  • Resurrecting Jor-El
  • Additional scenes
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical trailer

DISC 12
  • Look, Up In The Sky! The Amazing Story Of Superman

DISC 13
  • You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
        -- Origin: Superman in the media, and the challenges the Salkinds faced
        -- Vision: Creating the right script, choosing the right director and casting the right actors
        -- Ascent: The production and lanch of a new kind of fantasy film
        -- Crisis: Complications and conflicts between the creatives forces behind Superman II
        -- Redemption: Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
  • The Mythology of Superman
  • The Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve
  • The Adventures of Superpup 1955 TV pilot
  • 3 classic Warner Bros cartoons:
        -- Super-Rabbit
        -- Snafuperman
        -- Stupor Duck


































  • I abhor Superman Returns so much that when I got home after purchasing Superman -- Ultimate Collector's Edition Tin Set I immediately threw out the two discs pertaining to Superman Returns (Discs 10 & 11). That is why there are no Superman Returns screenshots shown here.



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