New Christopher Reeve doc details ‘absolutely incredible’ moment at ‘96 Oscars after horse-riding accident

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told People magazine at Sunday night’s Sundance Film Festival premiere of the new documentary, “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.““And what sticks with me most,” he said, “was after that incredible warm welcome and that very long standing ovation that he received, his introduction — he followed it up with a wonderful speech about how cinema and movies are at their best when they not only entertain, but they inform and educate and address issues.”Among those in the audience applauding the “Rear Window” actor that night were Tom Hanks, Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, John Travolta, Meryl Streep, Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage.Reeve also remembered how clips from movies including “Coming Home” and “Terms of Endearment” addressed important human issues.“So that’s always stuck with me,” he told People. “And that’s why also I feel like here, at Sundance, that’s what they do and that’s what they live for.”“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” documents the “Superman” star’s film career and his life after the May 27, 1995 horse-riding accident, where he was thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia.Christopher spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair and used a ventilator to help him breathe.He died in 2004 at the age of 52 from cardiac arrest; his wife, Dana Reeve, passed away two years later from lung cancer at the age of 44.After his death, his family established a foundation in his name, which is now called the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to research on curing spinal cord injury.“Super/Man” features Christopher’s three children, Matthew, Alexandra Reeve Givens and William, who introduced the documentary Sunday night at the Sundance Film Festival.In the.