SUPERMAN 1978 Facts You Didn't Know!

In an intriguing anecdote from the making of "Superman" (1978), Roger Moore recounted in his autobiography that he witnessed a fascinating phenomenon involving the film's star, Christopher Reeve. Moore observed Reeve walking through the Pinewood Studios canteen in full Superman attire, causing a commotion of adoring female fans in his wake. However, when Reeve donned his Clark Kent disguise and walked through the same canteen, no one even glanced in his direction. Interestingly, this phenomenon mirrors the real-life experience of Harold Lloyd, a famous silent film actor who, when not filming and without his signature round glasses, went completely unrecognized by the public. Lloyd's own experience served as inspiration for the character of Clark Kent, who uses his glasses as a means of concealing his true identity from the public. #shorts #superman #didyouknow #moviefacts #moviedetails #supermanlegacy

[@justinperry5084]

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

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

Most Superman fans never needed a KZbin video to get it. His glasses were always genius in relaying the moral of how blind the common people are to something so simple

[@ryleeguy2763]

Early on in the comics, it is said that he has an inherent psychic ability. He’s not aware of it but his sense of wanting to be disguise makes some disguised. Like a super advance camouflage. Simply, I don’t want you to recognize me so I psychically make it where you can’t, but I am unaware that I do the action.

[@005JR8]

But not with people he works with

[@jinxie712]

@@ryleeguy2763that must only work on people that don’t care about his secret identity. Cause Lois is constantly wondering if Clark and Kal are the same person.

[@jinxie712]

@@005JR8funny thing is that when I took my glasses off at work to clean them, a coworker told me I looked like a totally different person. I think a factor is others seeing the glasses as a part of your face. To them, the glasses are the same as your nose and mouth. Especially if you never take them off. That’s why whenever Lois is trying to figure out if they are the same, she draws glasses on a pic of Superman.

[@Davidscomix]

And people say it wouldn’t work

[@thanoseid2883]

those people are idiots. seriously you would be surprised how easy it is to not recognize someone when they try to not stand out.

[@shawnwright3551]

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.

[@blackie6771]

His name was Reeve not Reeves.

[@riccardoc2524]

Reeves was another actor

[@thegadflygang5381]

Because he created that. He made what we know as Clark Kent. George Reeves was a great Superman to his credit but his Clark was mild mannered but still kind of Alpha Chris Reeve hunched his shoulder and looked constipated. He acted goofy. Nobody did that before him. Without Chris Reeve we don't have what we know as Superman

[@thegadflygang5381]

​@blackie6771 did that add to the point? Instead of adding something of value you come in like a rude geek pushing going "um teacher. That isn't correct"

[@henryramirez1166]

All hands down the best superman ever

[@garydouglas9413]

TV Superman. George Reeves

[@rocknroll1973]

Tyler hoechlin in superman and lois. But reeve was the gold standard to achieve.

[@spencergsmith]

@@rocknroll1973Hoechlin is good, but Reeve is GOAT.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Reeve will always be the best and only Superman.

[@ReadyPlayerTomVR]

I love Henry Cavills version of Superman, even met him (videos on my channel) great guy all around, and love his version. That being said.. Christopher Reeves Superman is unbeatable.

[@medalion1390]

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.

[@mendagy]

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

[@irvingwashington8638]

Reeve not Reeves

[@mendagy]

@@irvingwashington8638 Beg pardon.

[@drpepper2519]

​@@mendagyforgaven.

[@JB_inks]

forgiven@@drpepper2519

[@alphatrion100]

Christopher Reeve was superman from the 70's and 80's George Reeves was superman from the 50's

[@alexanderherd2973]

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

[@burntvirtue]

Reeve also used a different voice.

[@BillClay88]

Thats why hes the best. no other actor embodied clark kent and superman so effortlessly. No one played the bubbling clark like reeve. Actually, no one made clark a bubbling fool. The disguise does work.

[@bexxgenx3165]

Christopher Reeves will forever be the best Superman.

[@evelynbeveraggi8724]

Yes!! Indeed!

[@wrlord]

You mean George Reeves? There was no Christopher Reeves.

[@irvingwashington8638]

Yeah. I decided to call dummy the first person in the comments section who will misspell Chris Reeve's name. You are the first person you dummy 😄

[@BillClay88]

​@@wrlordChristopher reeve

[@cylersmiley5259]

I hope you all are school children and not grown ass adults. You kids sum up America really well 😂😂😂

[@Eggy79]

Christopher Reeve was one of the best humans

[@alyzu4755]

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

[@muaddib7685]

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

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

He had the eyes and hair, too. He actually _looked_ like a comic book Superman come to life. The quintessential Superman.🦸

[@TobleroneCraft]

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

[@jamesauber8622]

Christopher reeve the best Superman ever

[@Joe-xo4yg]

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 😂😂

[@trhansen3244]

Who is this Cavil you speak of?

[@robnj76]

Part of that is NYC citizens minding their own business

[@trence5]

Sure did.

[@tpw9099]

@@trhansen3244I had to google lmaooo he played Superman? Who knew ahhhh

[@bluethunder7391]

No one give a danm about Cavil lol.

[@WallKenshiro]

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

[@benoitvolatier9913]

rest in peace christopher reeve and margot kidder

[@apex2000]

Actually met Margot Kidder at a convention, weirdly she was off to the side with essential obscure stars ans had almost nobody wanting to talk to her get autograph. Shame she was great, me and a friend talked with her for quite a while.

[@giyuutomioka6974]

​@@apex2000LUCKY! she's the best actress for lois lane! She was so beautiful.

[@siegfriedkleinmartins7816]

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

[@TONYCOV881]

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

[@JoeL-xn6he]

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.

[@NoCluYT]

Our brains are so good at recognizing small differences in people's faces to tell each other apart, but it's very bad at finding similarities(in comparison at least)

[@terdo4539]

Harold Lloyd is a smooth Ryan Reynolds.

[@justin2308]

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

[@jimmiesmith5811]

Almost like when you see early pictures David Ruffin without his glasses it looks funny

[@patrickstewart3446]

Especially when what he always wears without the glasses is a Superhero costume. The uniform makes a big difference. 😁

[@JDdr86]

​@@patrickstewart3446RIGHT?!, OMG, I don't understand why no one else mentions that!.

[@steveconn1375]

Best ever all time super man Christopher reeves next to non

[@tperson8347]

Agreed. STILL THE Best NO one else He LOOKS like Superman and he actually cared about everyone around him. Even in that wheelchair, still Superman. Still cared. Still made a difference.

[@tronpig]

The silent film actor is just ryan reynolds in disguise

[@danielmarquis5258]

😂😂

[@feetpovlover]

As a real fan I knew this. The combination of his different behavior, shoulders up/down and glasses made the change believable from CK to Superman and back.

[@Pewa-pep-kihuw]

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

[@tpw9099]

Lol

[@thatman103]

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.

[@daniellevy2272]

Oh that is awesome, just like Superman!

[@alanandjosh7215]

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

[@evelynbeveraggi8724]

Such a handsome superman❤

[@privateconfidential4775]

Free speech: you’re pretty ?!

[@Palidor19]

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

[@NewKidsOnTheFrags]

Christopher Reeves will always be my real Superman.

[@Peshwari944]

Snap and same here.

[@Purcyless]

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

[@LivegoodWilliam]

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.

[@evelynbeveraggi8724]

😃

[@jedijones]

She put that on because she had just gone out with me and wanted to make sure you didn't see her.

[@LivegoodWilliam]

​@@jedijones😂😂

[@duprez2]

So your girlfriend was really Wonder Woman?? RESPECT 👊😎

[@wienslow2843]

Superman paling sempurna.. Christopher reeve 👍♥️

[@jessicaroach5524]

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

[@alyzu4755]

Same! 🥰

[@mikemickypeterdavy]

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

[@impostersyndrome3898]

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.

[@KalomikaArts]

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

[@MoisePicard-mk1nt]

REST IN PEACE CHRISTOPHER REEVE

[@joelmoses2599]

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!

[@doriangreen3231]

Reeve _was_ Superman.

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

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

[@derekseven1647]

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

[@greekgeek8672]

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

[@SmokeIfYouGotEm]

Best Superman. Period. No questions about it.

[@Supereyes27]

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.

[@cgab12]

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.

[@susanb2015]

I love that movie!

[@chuckselvage3157]

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

[@steveconn]

Best Superman ever.

[@Inalienablerights15]

"Clark Can't, Superman CAN!"

[@jondixon3319]

Christopher Reeve ... THE Superman

[@marcelocraveiro6081]

As someone who uses glasses, I can say that people look at me in surprise when I remove my glasses. Is something weird but it happens.

[@tomr6955]

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

[@jessicaroach5524]

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

[@AnnSwanson-xu6wd]

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

[@jonathanmcswain4285]

Awesome 💯💯💯💯

[@MichaelDawson-nh9ky]

I never new that.

[@peterbentley5184]

The side crease helped as well !

[@mary-annemueller9885]

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

[@deonteross2996]

He saw Reeves and his mouth dropped and I guaranteed he thought to himself wow this what Superman would actually look if walked out of the comic he may be the most perfect casting for a superhero all time he made the character seem real it's so surreal

[@AaronLitz]

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.

[@greyeyed123]

I think it would be more like, "Hey! Wow! You got the Superman costume on! Cool! That's what you'll look like as Superman in the movie!" and, "That's just the actor with street clothes and glasses, so no big deal. No one's ever going to ask me if I saw Reeves in street clothes and glasses."

[@Nytellem]

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.

[@stoneyrowland8777]

Fascinating

[@gabethebabe3337]

I think what’s great is he exaggerates his facial features and demeanor as Clark. Basically he will smoosh his face more and make himself look more dorky, but as Superman he’ll look more confident. It’s not just the glasses, but also demeanor.

[@NoCluYT]

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

[@dennisstrahm4309]

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

[@88gschannel39]

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

[@apex2000]

I suspect it's also how you carry yourself. Reeves did an amazing Clark Kent

[@arramachandran]

Nice

[@thornofsociety6857]

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.

[@dereckabackus5411]

True. I’m a eyeglasses person.

[@t-virusterrance4734]

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

[@patrickstewart3446]

If they didn’t work for the same section of the Daily Planet, would Lois even know Clark was alive? 😁

[@JDdr86]

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

[@justsomeguy1691]

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.

[@LeethLee1]

Man that's good.

[@apers5do]

The og Hana Montana 😂

[@JulianAntonioGreen]

❤😂

[@vects4565]

And we finally get an explanation of where John Wick got his inspiration for his movie poster.

[@alexzander1769]

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

[@hagnerplaylists]

The only one Superman

[@sandrablanchette2239]

Very interesting

[@danielrhizomes5296]

R I.P

[@kenjackben]

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

[@stormhawk1625]

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

[@cal_el]

Hahaha fooled u. I don't even need glasses. :) doctor said so. I laughed

[@samuelperdegaton4143]

Llyod looks like Ryan Reynolds

[@leo-ff4yn]

Ryan Reynolds, i get it, i recognize him

[@user-cb4qu6tw3j]

Guter Film, kenne alle Teile aber dieser erste Teil war der Beste

[@Suii2008]

Theroractically the scienece of superman disguise is perfect as people tent to not focus and not think he's superman which there was a expriement of a man wearing a gorrilla suit while the people where waking in a circle or focusing on the basket ball

[@crazyralph6386]

Interesting enough, no other actor who played both characters since, could ever pull that off.

Zoey Deschannel without bangs

[@michaelreilly7106]

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.

[@heatheralice89]

So interesting

[@gerard4039]

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

[@sasiyuniati3149]

My father law, father my husband keanu reeves love him both. His moms too, Ambid reeves

[@walters9620]

same with henry when he played superman, he was standing downtown wearing a superman shirt next to his billboard and no one reliesed who he was

[@mary-annemueller9885]

THAT'S NOT TRUE. HENRY NEVER DID THAT.

[@walters9620]

@@mary-annemueller9885 yes he did. i included a link about it too

[@ChrissieBear]

​@@walters9620KZbin hides comments with links. Only you can see that comment.

[@Letsgosurfing-cc3ly]

Nothing to do with bright blue pyjama's.

[@calvingreene90]

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