Superchick (1973)

Tara B. True is a flight attendant who makes a weekly swing through New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. In each city, she has a man: Edward, older and wealthy; Johnny, a beach bum with ... See full summary »

Director:

Ed Forsyth

Writers:

Gary Crutcher (screenplay), John H. Burrows (original story)

Stars:

Joyce Jillson, Louis Quinn, Thomas Reardon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joyce Jillson	...	Superchick
Louis Quinn	...	Garrick (as Louie Quinn)
Thomas Reardon	...	Ernest
Tony Young	...	Johnny
Timothy Wayne Brown	...	Davy Charles (as Timothy Wayne-Brown)
John Carradine	...	Igor Smith
Junero Jennings	...	Sims
Steve Drexel	...	Pete
James Carroll Jordan	...	Marine
Jack Wells	...	Announcer
Gus Peters	...	Flasher
Norman Bartold	...	Old Policeman
Phil Hoover	...	Tommy Hooks
Fuji	...	Aki
Dale Ishimoto	...	Karate Instructor

Storyline

Tara B. True is a flight attendant who makes a weekly swing through New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. In each city, she has a man: Edward, older and wealthy; Johnny, a beach bum with gambling debts; and, Davey, a rock musician on the cusp of success. Tara is a free spirit, faithful to each man in her own way, and so stunning that she dresses in a wig and ill-fitting uniform while she's working so men won't harass her constantly. The low-life whom Johnny is in debt to figures out a way to use Tara to help him execute a daring in-flight robbery. But will Tara stand by helplessly, or is superchick ready for action?

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Plot Keywords:

flight attendant | wig | disco | gi | hand to hand combat | 

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Taglines:

Everything You Ever Wanted In A Woman And More... A Lot More!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Crown International Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Super Chick

Filming Locations:

Hollywood-Burbank Airport, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marimark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Uncredited actors Ray Sebastian and Jay Scott are initially visible as admirers of Tara as she walks through the airport at the beginning of the film. Ray Sebastian wears sunglasses and a white coat and Jay Scott wears a blue coat with jeans.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Tara B. True: It's sickies like you that give Hollywood a bad name!

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

User Reviews

The original promo says...

She's all woman - all every woman wants to be. Forceful, feminine, free. Superbrain, superbody, supercharged - Superchick. A swinging motion picture experience about a super kind of woman. In public she's a mild mannered stewardess. In private she's... Something else! Superchick - she's more than just one woman and too much for just one man! In New York she has Brian. In Los Angeles it's Dave, and in Miami there's Johnny. Superchick - the super kind of woman - always in the middle of where the action is - always ready for a new adventure. You can't afford to miss - Superchick - she's much more than you ever had before.

--from a promo for the 1973 movie SUPERCHICK, starring Joyce Jillson