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Overview

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Director:
Jeannot Szwarc
Writer:
David Odell (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 November 1984 (USA) more
Tagline:
Her first great adventure. more
Plot:
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Villains We Love: Joan Crawford 'Mommie Dearest'
 (From Cinematical. 21 October 2009, 4:02 PM, PDT)

Monday Night Poll: The Lamest Superhero Movie Villains
 (From Cinematical. 5 October 2009, 8:18 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
"I am Kara of ARGO city, daughter of Alura and Zor-El, and I don't scare easily." more (121 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Supergirl: The Movie
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Runtime:
124 min (international version) | USA:105 min (theatrical version) | USA:138 min (director's cut) | USA:150 min (original cut) | Germany:89 min (Video Version)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The dean of the college that Linda Lee attends is named Mr. Danvers. In the Supergirl comics, Linda was adopted by a family named Danvers, and even took on their surname, Linda Lee-Danvers. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Selena's friend places the bottle of milk on the center of the burning chicken to extinguish it. When the angle changes the bottle is on the left side of the chicken. more
Quotes:
Selena: Don't call me "your sweetness." I am not sweet. I am Selena. And I am a bitter, bitter pill to swallow. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
WHAT IS LOVE more

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67 out of 81 people found the following comment useful.
"I am Kara of ARGO city, daughter of Alura and Zor-El, and I don't scare easily.", 2 June 2003
Author: TxMike from Houston, Tx, USA, Earth

I am surprised at the high percentage of very low votes for this movie, SUPERGIRL. While it is by no means a great movie, it IS a good film which makes a comic book story come to life. Helen Slater was only 19 when she played Supergirl and it is hard to imagine a better choice. She is pretty and innocent, but has a fine figure and very athletic legs, very believable as Superman's cousin, come to Earth to return the omegahedron to her society, while Superman is on self-imposed exile. For a 1984 film the production values are very high, not one wire is shown in the scenes where Supergirl flies, unlike Superman IV which is very poor in comparison. And, except for the drawn-out ending, is paced very nicely. I have the director's cut, which is 2 hours and 13 minutes of film, and another 5 or 6 minutes of credits.

Faye Dunnaway is also excellent as the archrival, evil sorceress. To me that is the best type of role for her. The DVD has a remarkably good video transfer and is an altogther fun movie, for fans of the Super series of comic book characters.

And, at 1:45 into the film, several newly-introduced Honda Sabre motorcycles were escorting Dunnaway's car.

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