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Supergirl

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Kara (Helen Slater) of Argo City poses as Clark Kent's cousin, Linda Lee, to recover the Omegahedron from a witch (Faye Dunaway).
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The effects are cheesy, the story is aimless, and Supergirl's wide-eyed, cheery heroine simply isn't interesting.

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Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle Jun 3
The film's production values are a bit juvenile. Go to Full Review
Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Jun 3
1/4
The movie goes on and on. Go to Full Review
Jay Scott Globe and Mail Oct 8
Supergirl is made by people who can make a woman fly halfway around the world and can't get a plot to walk around the block. Go to Full Review
Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania Jun 22
2/5
A Superman spin-off that barely takes flight. Go to Full Review
Marylynn Uricchio Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jun 3
As directed by Jeannot Szwarc, "Supergirl" suffers from poor pacing, dull action sequences and amazingly shoddy production values. Go to Full Review
Edward Holt Irish Independent Jun 3
Helen Slater in the title role is competent and manages to look the part which is eighty per cent of the battle in these efforts. Go to Full Review
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Dano B @DanoBurkett 1h Not a bad theme; could have been another Guardians of the Galaxy, but had the worst director since Deno Deloritoes, in Dune 1-12 or any of them! Even worse than Speed 2 with Saundra B, and how could they mess up a Saundra B movie? First of all Closed Captions IN A COMIC BOOK MOVIE? HOW RETARDED! Second The kid had a British accent, and my wife, Janet, could not understand! Too fast paced and hard to follow! Poor choice of lame songs--Would it have killed to play another one bights the dust? Or If LOOKS could KILL from Heart! They should have used the director from TOY STORY! I doubt this bad Director could make money flipping a BURGER-- He would swat rather than flip! Should have made a BILLION DOLLARS ----BUT IT WON"T! See more Jamie P. @RT78434307 21h I prefer this 1984 Supergirl movie to the newer 2026 Supergirl. Heather Slater did a fantastic job with some amazing flying scenes. It’s a shame Christopher Reeve wasn’t in the film as once talked about but his poster was in the film showed it was in the same universe. See more Gary E @RT72682551 2d I’d say it’s better than the modern Supergirl movie—and that’s really saying something. See more Adam W @RT44251685 2d I loved this movie. It kept me entertained the whole time. Milly Alcock was great. Jason Momoa was a great Lobo. I went through the whole range of emotions. It was a great introduction of who Kara is in this version of the DC Universe. See more Josh A @Free4ever 3d There wasn't much competition for superhero movies back then but this one is just boring by today's standards. They tried way too much to ground these superheroes back then with boring human villains. Supergirl actress was good tho! See more Anderson O @Platinum2027 6d Supergirl is campy, low budget sci fi, and directly poorly from a female gaze. Not as bad as I thought it would be. The cameos and references for superman movies before are interesting enough to give it at lease one watch. Faye as Selena has the best performance and nearly steals the movie as the main villain. Helen slater as Supergirl needed a much improved performance, it really didn’t age very well. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Kara (Helen Slater) of Argo City poses as Clark Kent's cousin, Linda Lee, to recover the Omegahedron from a witch (Faye Dunaway).
Director
Jeannot Szwarc
Producer
Timothy Burrill
Screenwriter
David Odell
Distributor
Tri-Star Pictures
Production Co
Cantharus Productions, Artistry Limited
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)