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Supergirl (1984)

PG 07/01/1984 Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction 2h 4m
53%
User
Score
4.4/10
21%
41/100

Her first great adventure.

Overview

After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

Jeannot Szwarc

Director

David Odell

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Selena

Helen Slater

Helen Slater

Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Zaltar

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Alura

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Bianca

Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Nigel

Simon Ward

Simon Ward

Zor-El

Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Jimmy Olsen

Hart Bochner

Hart Bochner

Ethan

Media

Supergirl (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Supergirl (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 14, 2023

What? Are you seeing that right? 10 out of 10 stars?

Yeah, this movie isn't any good...technically it's horrible, some of the acting his horrible, the plot really stinks, there is a lot that really sucks about this movie...

BUT, it entertains. And my policy here is that so long as I can be entertained by a movie, it accomplished its goal.

In 2018 retrospect, it's great because there are no politics behind the "girl" part of the title. It doesn't tell you "like this or you are a Nazi," but it was 1984 so...it's really not going to tell you that.

And Helen Slater usually seems a little flat. She has rare instances where she actually shines, but she wouldn't be my first choice for a superhero.

However, that being said, she DOES pull of "heroic" very well, so as flat as she may ...

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A review by r96sk

Written on January 8, 2025

<em>'Supergirl'</em> is a second straight dud from this franchise, though I'd honestly say it's ever so slightly more interesting than the preceding <em>'Superman III'</em>; it at least tries to tell a coherant story around its main character, which can't exactly be said for the aforementioned.

Helen Slater is decent as Supergirl, any complaints with the character lie with how she is written rather than how she is portrayed by Slater. The best part of this movie, for me, is actually Faye Dunaway. Selena isn't necessarily a plus, though I think Dunaway's performance held potential.

Peter O'Toole has a small part to play, nice to have an actor like him involved - on a similar note, it's a shame Christopher Reeve turned down a cameo, not that you could blame him of course. All in all, t...

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