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Dana Carvey roasts 50 years of bulletproof ego in tights.
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)

Nostalgic roast sessionComedy doc hybridComic geek love letter

Overview

ComedyDocumentaryTV Movie

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Dana Carvey's chaotic narrator energy carries everything.

Production

Bizarre reenactments with Kirk Alyn, original 1948 serial Superman.

Best for:Streaming: Perfect YouTube rabbit hole for comic nerds.·Friends: Group watch for Superman stans and skeptics alike.·Background: Play while sorting your longbox collection.
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Director

Robert Boyd

ReleasedFeb 29, 1988
Runtime49m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Budget$49
Broadway Video

Top Cast

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Self

Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Self

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Malone

John Byrne

John Byrne

Self

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

John Buxton

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Connelly

Al Franken

Al Franken

The Awesome Pair

Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

Ariel Dickenson

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Self

Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

Brenda Wilkes

Jack Larson

Jack Larson

Self

Carol Leifer

Carol Leifer

Beth Lewis

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Trivia

Released the same year as Tim Burton's Batman began pre-production—DC's two icons on wildly different trajectories.

Cultural

Features John Byrne, whose 1986 'Man of Steel' reboot was still reshaping comics when this aired—making it a time capsule of transition.

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