Timed to coincide with Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" in 2006, "Look, up in The Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman" actually had slipped under the radar. WB reissued it in a live-stream last month.
"Amazing Story" traces the Man of Steel's roots from the development by Cleveland natives Jerome "Jerry" Siegel & Joe Shuster, to comics, radio, movies, and television. "Returns" co-star Kevin Spacey is the narrator:
1966's "It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Superman!", adapted for television in 1975, is largely considered a flop since it closed after over 100 performances on Broadway, and you'd be hard pressed to find the TV production, which was part of ABC's Wide World of Entertainment late night anthology package.
Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons opened some eyes when he opined that Siegel & Shuster had actually used the Biblical story of Moses as part of the inspiration, which I didn't know about before, but should've.
If it's still available on DVD, get it. You'll be glad you did, and you'll be educated, too.
Rating: A-.
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