Supergirl (1984 film)

Supergirl
File:Supergirl.png DVD cover
Directed by	Jeannot Szwarc
Written by	David Odell
Produced by	Timothy Burrill Ilya Salkind
Starring	Faye Dunaway Helen Slater Peter O'Toole Mia Farrow
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	November 21 1984
Running time	105 min. (US Theatrical Version)
Language	English
Budget	$35,000,000 (estimated)

Supergirl was a 1984 film, starring Helen Slater in her first motion picture role in the title role of the DC Comics superheroine Supergirl. It was a spin-off from the popular 1978 movie Superman, with Marc McClure reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen. The movie performed poorly at the box office, and failed to impress critics or audiences. In fact, Peter O'Toole received a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actor for his performance. It does, however, contain some fascinating expansions on the Superman movie mythology, such as taking us into the Phantom Zone itself (in the first two films, it was merely represented by the infamous spinning black pane of glass), the special effects were a distinct improvement, and using sorcery (a noted Superman weakness, but less favoured over Kryptonite) as a counter attack on Supergirl to great effect.

External links

• Supergirl at IMDb

• Supergirlthemovie.com