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Superman was already one of the most popular fictional heroes, but Christopher Reeve's take on the character helped make the character appeal to an even bigger audience. Christopher Reeve showed people the heart of the character and the positive morals that he stood by. 1978's Superman: The Movie was a huge hit with critics, comics fans and general audiences. The film's massive popularity led to three sequels.

Christopher Reeve's last time playing Superman was in 1987, but he's still the actor that a lot of people think of when they think of the character. Several people have played Superman...

1987's Superman 4: The Quest for Peace was the last film that had Christopher Reeve playing Superman. Something that might seem odd about the film is how short it was. The film was only 90 minutes long. The previous three Superman films were all two hours long at the minimum.

The running time for the theatrical releases of the Superman films:

Superman: 143 minutes
Superman 2: 127 minutes
Superman 3: 125 minutes
Superman 4: 90 minutes

Superman 4 being over a half hour shorter than the other films was surprising. Over thirty minutes of content was cut out of the film. You might be wondering why they'd...