Superchick (1973)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Ed Forsyth

Writer:

Gary Crutcher (writer)

Release Date:

September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

She's Much More Than You've Ever Had Before!

Plot Keywords:

Sexploitation | Sex | Grindhouse | Female Flight Attendant | Nudity

Cast

Joyce Jillson	...	Tara B. True
Louis Quinn	...	Garrick
Thomas Reardon	...	Ernest
Tony Young	...	Johnny
John Carradine	...	Igor Smith
Uschi Digard	...	Mayday
Candy Samples	...	Lady on Boat (as Mary Gavin)
Gus Peters	...	Flasher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Bartold	...	Old Policeman
Timothy Wayne Brown	...	Davy Charles
Ralph Campbell	...	The Butler
Gary Crutcher	...	Young Policeman
John Donovan	...	The Bag Man
Steve Drexel	...	Pete
Matthew Forsyth	...	Little Boy
Fuji	...	Aki
Myron Griffin	...	Tom Slauson (Nudie Producer)
Phil Hoover	...	Tommy Hooks
Dale Ishimoto	...	Yuki
Junero Jennings	...	Sims
James Carroll Jordan	...	Marine
Flo Lawrence	...	Funky Jane (Party Girl) (as Flo Gerrish)
Lillian McBride	...	Old Lady on Plane (as Lilyan MacBride)
Marland Proctor	...	The Pilot
Jana Scott	...	2nd Stewardess
Jack Wells	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Super Chick
Superchic

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Marimark

Trivia:

Tara B. True is a stewardess for Crown International Airlines, named for the film's original distributor, Crown International Pictures. The airline's logo, which appears on both the outside of a plane and inside its cabin, is the Crown International Pictures "globe" logo with wings attached to it.

Goofs:

Continuity: Tara's hairstyle drastically changes between the shots of her walking in the airport and right after she gets inside Ernest's limo.

Quotes:

Tara B. True: Wow. Someone must have dropped acid in his Geritol.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996) (V)

"Love, American Style" With Boobies

Suggesting nothing less than a movie-length version of the 1970s TV hit "Love, American Style," decked out with flashes of nudity, "Superchick" (1973) is a lighthearted piece of fluff that somehow still manages to entertain. And the lead character here, Tara B. True, really IS some kind of superchick. A stewardess (not flight attendant) who's so good-looking that even her plane's autopilot has made a pass at her (!), and with a hunky boyfriend in every port, this wingin', swingin' gal really does put the "lay" in "layover." What with her germaphobe surgeon beau in New York, her playboy with gangster problems in Miami, and her creatively challenged rock star dude in L.A., Tara sure does keep busy. And when she's not draining these guys of all their manly energies, as the viewer learns, she's liable to be taking a karate class, mile-high clubbing, fending off flashers and rapists, attending groovy pot parties AND stopping a hijacking attempt on her airplane. As I said, lighthearted fun, and surely good for a night when you're feeling somewhat brain-dead and just want to veg out in front of the tube. Future astrologist Joyce Jillson does bring some vacuous charm to her role as Tara, and the film looks handsome enough to please. Disappointingly, buxom '70s faves Uschi Digard and Mary Gavin (aka Candy Samples) are wasted here in very small roles, but still get to do what they do best--show off their chesticles! Though the picture is never laff-out-loud funny and doesn't really have many thoughts in its metaphorical head, it does succeed in being consistently amusing, and I suppose that is something. Strange that the end credits should call attention to Ms. Jillson's body double, however; don't think I've ever seen THAT before!