After her city’s power supply falls into the hands of the witch Selena, Supergirl must battle supernatural forces in order to stop Selena taking over Earth and sealing her own planet’s fate.
In 1973 Ilya Salkind convinced his father, movie producer Alexander, to buy the filming rights to Superman. In 1978 they released Superman, written by Mario Puzo of Godfather fame and directed by Richard Donner (Superman II 1980, The Goonies 1985, Lethal Weapon 1987). The film made over $134 million on a $55 million budget, making it the second highest grossing film of 1978, only coming behind the monster that was Grease. Following the success of Superman, the Salkinds released the sequels Superman II in 1980 followed by the more underwhelming Superman III in 1983. Even though these films were making money on ever-decreasing budgets and were doing well with a male audience thanks to the superhero content and an older female audience thanks to the “will they, won’t they” relationship between Lois and Clarke/Superman, there was nothing on the market that appealed to younger/teenage girls. With the purchase of the…
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Stars: Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter Cook
Katy’s Rating: 
6/10 – Fair
