Christopher Reeve shared an adorable story about a boy who is convinced he really is Superman

I have another great behind the scenes story Richard Donner’S Superman movies to share with you, and this is from the star of the movie Christopher Reeve in his 1999 autobiography “Still Me”. I’ve been sharing stories about this classic 1978 film for a while and this is hands down the most charming and adorable.

The actor recalled a time he was rehearsing for a scene in Brooklyn Heights in New York City, and how he had an interaction with a guy who 100% believed Reeves was Superman. The scene they were rehearsing involved Superman rescuing a little girl’s cat that got stuck in a tree.

Reeve spent all afternoon rehearsing the scene and during that time the crane that held him and allowed him to fly, took him up to the seventh floor windows of an apartment building, and at one point there was a little boy watching him fly up and down.

Whenever Reeve passed the boy’s window, the boy would look out and talk to him like it was just a “normal day in Metropolis”. Here’s how Reeve described it:

“My flight path took me past the seventh floor windows of an apartment building. I wore civilian clothes and a flight harness with my hair styled Superman-style as I flew past the same windows over and over again. boy of about seven rolled up his bedroom window and yelled, “Hey, Superman, how are you?”

Reeve went on to talk about the many interactions he had with the boy throughout the day and even invited him over for spaghetti for dinner:

“As I passed him again, he yelled at me, ‘Hey, Superman, my mom says come in, we’re eating spaghetti!’ I thanked him but said I still had work to do.At about eight o’clock I was still rehearsing (one of our problems was that the cat was getting restless), when my young friend opened the window again and said: ‘Hey, Superman, be careful, I have to do my homework.’ Finally, we started filming the scene. Take after take, this guy would look up from his desk and wave at me as I floated by, trying to catch the elusive white cat. At eleven we were still shooting. (By this time the cat had been replaced by a mannequin.) The window opened one last time. “So, Superman, I have to go to bed. See you!” I guess from his point of view it was just a normal day in Metropolis.”

How strange it must have been for the boy, what a beautiful memory to have! A memory of watching and talking to Superman as he worked all day. I also like that Reeve never forgot that experience and shared it in his book. What a magical moment for both Reeve and the boy.

Via: /Movies