Starring
Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole, Faye Dunaway, Hart Bochner
Marc McClure, Mia Farrow, Brenda Vaccaro, Peter Cook, Simon Ward, Maureen Teefy, David Healy, Sandra Dickinson, Robyn Mandell, Jennifer Landor, Diana Ricardo, Nancy Lippold, Sonya Leite, Lynsey Beauchamp, Michelle Taylor, Nancy Wood Update Cast
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Look for Matt Frewer making a cameo appearance!
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Review
A small fraction of the long lost planet Krypton, now named Argo City, remains in the cosmos. A magical place, powered by the mysterious 'Omegahedron'. Among the residents is a young Kara Zor-El, played by Helen Slater.
She is the cousin of Kal-El whom we all know on Earth as Clark Kent, better known famously as Superman!
Kara's world is thrown into sudden jeapordy when she is almost blamed for the vital power source of the inner-space Kryptonian city (The Omegahedron) blasting off into the great unknown.
Knowing that she is the only person to retrieve it, Kara's curiousity gets the best of her and she sets off after the power source and ends up on planet Earth where her cousin also lives.
Now decked out in a female version of the Superman costume, Kara soon becomes known as... Supergirl.
Unfortunately her search for the Omegahedron is endangered as it has fallen into the hands of Selina (Faye Dunaway), an evil witch who plans to use black magic along with the power of the Omegahedron to bring the world to its' knees before her.
Its a race against time for Kara to find the power source and return it to her homeworld before all is lost!
Verdict
I'm cutting this film a lot of slack considering its not well received by fans of the genre.
Of course it does not hold its own well against the first couple of Superman sequels but at least the participation of "Superman" film producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind lend a bit of continuity, also the inclusion of Marc McClure's Jimmy Olsen sort of bridges the gap between the films.
The script itself could have been a lot better and the villains a bit more sinister, but the crown jewel performance in this film is Helen Slater in her starring debut as Supergirl.
The other high point of this film is the amazing special flying effects that hold their own against any other action/fantasy film of the 80s.
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Key Crew
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Otto Binder, David Odell, Al Plastino
Producers: Timothy Burrill, Ilya Salkind
Locations Manager: Terry Needham
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Release Date: 21 Nov 1984
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: Warner Bros
Production: Artistry Limited, Investors In Industry PLC, Robert Fleming Leasing Limited, St. Michael Finance Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Action / Adventure
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