Just like The Omen, and near the release of the new film Superman Returns from director Bryan Singer, Channel 4 broadcast this programme showing the many people in the film and TV industry who have been affected by a supposed curse of Superman. Narrated by Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' Dexter Fletcher, with footage from the many television and films recreating one of the world's most popular superheroes, and gives evidence that could suggest a curse on anyone who does something to do with Superman. These curses include the breakdown of Margot Kidder (aka Lois Lane in the first four original films), the suicide of George Reeves (one of the first of TV's Superman actors, his story can also be seen in the film Hollywoodland), the paralysis and death of Christopher Reeve, the downfall and death of Marlon Brando, the illness and death of comic Richard Pryor (who appears in Superman III), and many others. With interviews from Dean Cain (who hasn't been affected yet he was in the popular series Lois and Clark) and Barry Norman. Not as creepy as the infamous Omen curse, but worth watching. Good!
Review of The Curse of Superman
