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Superchick

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
608
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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 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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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 gamblin... Read allTara 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, faithf... Read allTara 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 u... Read all

  • Director
    • Ed Forsyth
  • Writers
    • Gary Crutcher
    • John H. Burrows
  • Stars
    • Joyce Jillson
    • Louis Quinn
    • Thomas Reardon
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    608
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    • Director
      • Ed Forsyth
    • Writers
      • Gary Crutcher
      • John H. Burrows
    • Stars
      • Joyce Jillson
      • Louis Quinn
      • Thomas Reardon
    • 17User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Joyce Jillson
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    Louis Quinn
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    • Garrick
    • (as Louie Quinn)
    Thomas Reardon
    • Ernest
    Tony Young
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    • Johnny
    Timothy Wayne Brown
    • Davy
    • (as Timothy Wayne-Brown)
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Igor Smith
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      • John H. Burrows
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    • 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
      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: They kid me about being the prude of the airlines. But, with my shape and measurements, I don't dare wear my uniform form-fitting. I did once, and even the automatic pilot made a pass at me.

    • Crazy credits
      Actress Lilyan MacBride's name is spelled "Lilyan Mac Bride" in the opening credits and as "Lilyan MacBride" in the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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    4/10
    A feminist's cult movie.
    The name "cult movie" is often given to films which continue to be screened, or to sell in home movie format, more than a generation after they were first released. Superchick, which was first released in 1973, now comes into this category. Its cult status is largely due to ongoing interest in it by those women who regard it as an early and effective feminist film.

    Despite the "Superwoman" connotation, "Superchick" is not a cartoon character but a very competent young lady working as an air stewardess - a career option which in the 1970's was commonly regarded as one of the most glamorous open to any girl, and which also enables her to emulate the traditional matelot who reputedly has a wife in every port. Since she holds black belt status in karate, she is in a position to make it quite clear that she is very happy with her bachelor existence, and is in no way beholden to any of her extensive suite of male admirers. This film is a situation comedy which avoids the generally much shorter lived appeal of outright farce. Its appeal to feminists is also heightened by a climax in which our heroine uses her karate abilities to avert a hijacking and save all the other passengers on her plane from a potentially unpleasant fate. To ensure that this film will appeal to men as well as to their partners, the Director has wisely ensured that is liberally sprinkled with eye candy.

    Superchick can be enjoyed by those who are not too critical and want a very light easy to watch comedy which they will forget soon after viewing. It is so forgettable that they will probably find it equally enjoyable if watched again in a year's time; despite its age it may therefore retain its status as a cult movie for some time to come. However the dialogue and acting would make it hard to give this film a rating of more than 4/10.
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    • Release date
      • September 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Crown International Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Superchica
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Burbank Airport - 2627 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA(as Hollywood-Burbank Airport)
    • Production company
      • Marimark Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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