FoxNews: Christopher Reeve reveals wife's 'words that saved my life' after tragic accident: documentary

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Christopher Reeve reveals wife's 'words that saved my life' after tragic accident: documentary

The trailer for "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" shared new details of the late "Superman" star's life before and after his paralyzing accident....                        ...                        ...                            ...The story of "Superman" star You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login from onscreen to real life hero is being documented for audiences around the world......."Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and is now coming to theaters for wider audiences.......A You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login includes clips from his family, including children Matthew, Alexandra and Will, his late wife Dana, who died of lung cancer in 2006, as well as famous friends like Susan Sarandon and Glenn Close.......In 1995, Reeve fell from a horse at an equestrian competition, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In the trailer, Reeve can be heard saying about the accident, "I ruined my life and everybody else's. I won't be able to ski, sail, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. Won't be able to make love to Dana. Maybe we should let me go."......His daughter Alexandra tears up as she shares her recollection of Dana running into his hospital room saying, "I love you, I love you."......Reeve's voice-over continues, "And then she said the words that saved my life: 'You're still you. And I love you.'"......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......As he adjusted to his new life, Reeve became heavily involved in disability advocacy and fundraising for research for spinal cord injuries, largely through You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. He also lobbied for legislation to support stem cell research......."I felt I needed to do something, not just for myself, but for everyone else in the same condition," Reeve is seen saying in the "Super/Man" trailer.......Nine years after his injury, Reeve passed away at age 52 in 2004 after suffering a heart attack following an infection.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"With 2024 being the 20-year anniversary of our father's death, that felt like the right time to reintroduce him and his heroic story to the world," his youngest son, Will, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in January.......Will credited the team behind the documentary, including directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, adding, "Everything came together in a way that we knew as a family we could be open and honest and vulnerable and hand everything over to them and see what they came back with. And that trust has been rewarded in a way that we're just so thrilled about and can't wait for the world to experience as well."......"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" will premiere in select theaters on Sept. 21, with a special encore presentation on Sept. 25, Reeve's birthday. ...

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