Supergirl (1984 film)
| Supergirl | |
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| 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 Maureen Teefy |
| 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 feature film. It stars 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. The story uses sorcery (a noted Superman weakness, but less favoured over kryptonite) as a counter attack on Supergirl to great effect.
The original movie poster is famous for the fact that it had Supergirl flying in front of a reversed Statue of Liberty - the wrong arm is raised!
Taglines:
- Her first great adventure.
- Adventure Runs In The Family!
External links
- Supergirl at IMDb
- Supergirlthemovie.com
- Superman Homepage: Supergirl - Movie Synopsis/Review/Critique
- Superman Cinema has everything about Supergirl: The movie
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