Supergirl Movie Review 1984

Big-budget bomb in which Slater made her debut and nearly killed her career, with the help of Kryptonite. Unexciting and unsophisticated story of a young woman, cousin to Superman, with super powers, based on the comic book series. She's in pursuit of a magic paperweight, but an evil sorceress wants it too. Dunaway is a terrifically vile villainess with awesome black magic powers. Slater is great to look at, but is much better in almost any other film.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Occult, Demons & Wizards, Wonder Women, Adapted from a Cartoon, Alien Beings--Benign, Big-Budget Bombs, Super Heroes

Screenplay

David Odell

Cast

Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow, Brenda Vaccaro, Marc McClure, Simon Ward, Hart Bochner, Maureen Teefy, David Healy, Matt Frewer

Cinematography

Alan Hume

Director

Jeannot Szwarc

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Pueblo Film AG, Tri-Star Pictures