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Richard Donner, ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Director, Dies at 91

Richard Donner, ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Director, Dies at 91

BY MIKE BARNES | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT His big-screen body of work also includes 'Inside Moves,' starring John Savage as a suicide survivor; the broad Richard Pryor-Jackie Gleason comedy 'The Toy'; and 'The Goonies.' Richard Donner, the veteran television director who helmed the first Superman film starring Christopher Reeve and the four Lethal Weapon films in a spectacular transition to the big screen, died Monday, his assistant told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 91. Donner’s career in features was jump-started with he got a hold of an early script for The Omen (1976), a $2 million film that grossed $60 million in the U.S.…
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