Supergirl [1984] (1 disc)

Director:	Jeannot Szwarc
Writer:	David Odell
Composer:	Jerry Goldsmith

Length:	124 minutes (2 hours 4 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	PG
Sorting Category:	Graphic Novel

IMDB Rating:	4.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:	9%
Amazon Rating:	4.0/5 stars
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Synopsis: Kara heads out to Earth in pursuit of a powerful device needed to maintain life at her home.

Reaction: This addition to the big-screen Superman world gets largely overlooked. The story is not as gripping as it wants to be, but there are moments that work well.

Personal Rating: 5/10

Select Cast and Crew

Jeannot Szwarc	=>	Director
David Odell	=>	Writer
Jerry Goldsmith	=>	Composer
Brenda Vaccaro	=>	Bianca
David Healy	=>	Mr. Danvers
Faye Dunaway	=>	Selena
Hart Bochner	=>	Ethan
Helen Slater	=>	Kara / Linda Lee / Supergirl
Marc McClure	=>	Jimmy Olsen
Matt Frewer	=>	Eddie, Truck Driver
Maureen Teefy	=>	Lucy Lane
Mia Farrow	=>	Alura
Peter Cook	=>	Nigel
Peter O'Toole	=>	Zaltar
Simon Ward	=>	Zor-El

Random Trivia For This Title:

John Williams' theme for Superman appears briefly in Jerry Goldsmith's score.
Helen Slater had to train three hours a day for three months to do the outdoor flying sequences where she was suspended by wires from a 200ft tower crane.
The scene where Supergirl flies out of the lake was actually a photograph of Helen Slater pasted on a wooden cut-out.
Several references to Superman as Supergirl's cousin. A poster of Superman is displayed at Supergirl's college room.
Marc McClure also played "Jimmy Olsen" in all 4 [Superman] films.
Demi Moore was slated to play Lucy Lane, but opted out at the last moment.
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.
Brooke Shields was the first choice for the role of Supergirl, and Christopher Reeve was going to have a substantial role. The original script had Supergirl trying to rescue Superman who had fallen ill due to Selena's magic.
With a total gross of 14 million dollars this movie made the least money of all the films in the [Superman] series, followed just behind Superman IV: The Quest for Peace which made 15 million. The total budget for Supergirl was 35.
Helen Slater's film debut.