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R.I.P. Superman and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner
Richard Donner, who paved the way for superhero movies' mainstream moment with Superman and helmed such hits as Lethal Weapon, The Omen, and The Goonies, was 91
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Richard Donner, one of the great director of major popcorn films has died. No details yet. He was 91.
Richard Donner made some of the big movies of my youth. For many it was Superman but while I love that movie, I didn't come into until later. No, for me it was The Goonies, Maverick and Conspiracy Theory. It is a shame all have aged poorly for different reasons and different capacities and I will admit I probably liked at least one of them more than what is deserved but he new how to spin a really fun yarn. In addition, he wrote some pretty decent episodes of Tales from the Crypt (a show I love despite being VERY hit and miss) and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, an all time classic Twilight Zone episode.