Supergirl (1984)
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| Name: | Supergirl |
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| Creator: | Otto Binder |
| Date(s): | 1984 |
| Medium: | film |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
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Supergirl is a 1984 superhero film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by David Odell. It is based on the DC Comics character of the same name and serves as a spin-off from Alexander and Ilya Salkind's Superman film series. The movie stars Helen Slater as Supergirl, along with Faye Dunaway, Brenda Vaccaro, Mia Farrow and Peter O'Toole, with Marc McClure reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen from the Superman films. Christopher Reeve turned down the offer to cameo as Superman / Clark Kent, and only appears as a poster on a wall. Supergirl was the first English language superhero film to feature a woman in the lead role.
Fandom
In Sydney, Australia, the premiere night of Supergirl was attended by fans dressed as Supergirl, Batman, Robin the Boy Wonder, Batgirl, Catwoman, Lois Lane and Superman. This troupe eventually became known as Harpic Productions and performed Rocky Horror Picture Show-inspired audience participation sessions during late-night retro screenings of the 1966 Batman movie.
Batgirl, Robin, Batman and Supergirl in Sydney's Hyde Park after the Australian premiere of Supergirl, Hoyts Entertainment Centre, 1984.
"Karen's Our Supergirl!", Dick Smith Electronics contest winner, Karen Lewis, Australian People magazine, 1984.
Connections with other Fandoms
The Supergirl television series connects with the 1984 motion picture due to Helen Slater's portrayal as Eliza Danvers, Kara's foster mother.
Fanworks
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Archives & Fannish Links
- Supergirl FanFiction Archive
- Superman (Christopher Reeve Movies) works at AO3
- Superman works at FFN
- The Big Apricot, a fanfiction archive
- reeveverse, a LJ community
- reeve_stillme, a Still community
- CapedWonder.com
- Superman Homepage, a Superman website that focuses on anything Superman which includes the Reeveverse films.