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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor, director, producer and writer Christopher Reeve. Reeve expounds on his upbringing in Princeton, New Jersey, where he first began acting while attending the Princeton Country Day School, and at the local McCarter Theatre; his early love of the piano; attending Cornell University and then The Juilliard School, where he studied acting under John Houseman; appearing on television soap operas; working with legendary actress Katharine Hepburn in the 1975 Broadway production A matter of gravity; and landing the part of Superman/Clark Kent in the 1978 motion picture Superman. Reeve elaborates on how he developed his Superman character, which he also assumed for the film's three sequels, and on the challenges of the part. He speaks about his role in the 1980 Broadway production The Fifth of July, in which he portrayed a disabled Vietnam veteran; playing a psychopath opposite Michael Caine in Sidney Lumet's 1982 motion picture Deathtrap; his speech at the1996 Democratic National Convention, in which he advocated for increased government research on disability; his role as Basil Ransome in the 1984 motion picture The Bostonians, in which he starred with Vanessa Redgrave; his role as Edgar Anscombe in the 1985 motion picture The aviator, for which Reeve, a pilot, did all the flying stunts; and his favorite role, as Jack Lewis in the 1993 film The remains of the day. Reeve also speaks about his direction of the 1997 made-for-television movie In the gloaming.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 > Childhood and youth
2. Bostonians (Motion picture)
3. Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 > Friends and associates
4. Theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Remains of the day (Motion picture)
6. Interviews
7. Motion picture producers and directors > Interviews
8. Actors > Interviews
9. Television
10. Motion pictures > Production and direction
11. In the gloaming (Motion picture)
12. Superman (Motion picture : 1978)
13. Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 > Interviews
14. Talk shows
15. Deathtrap (Motion picture)
16. Bagnold, Enid > Matter of gravity
17. Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011 > 5th of July
18. Aviator (Motion picture : 1985)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1665

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 11, 1996. First broadcast on Feb. 26, 1997.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Christopher Reeve [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1996.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 11, 1996. First broadcast on Feb. 26, 1997.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004, interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1665