Supergirl (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Canon Immigrant]]: The headband Supergirl began wearing in 1984 (and was wearing when she died in ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'') was added at the request of the film's producers, who wanted DC's Supergirl to look like the movie version. DC agreed to the change -- and then the producers changed their minds. Screen test images of Helen Slater wearing the headband can be seen [http://www.oocities.org/supergirl_helenslater/test-pilot.htm here].

* [[Cat Fight]]: What the Kara/Selena conflict effectively boiled down into at the climax of the film.

* [[Dawson Casting]]: The casting of Kara isn't too bad by the usual standards of this trope; Helen Slater was 20 at the time, playing a high school age girl. But Lucy Lane? Actress Maureen Teefy was 31 at the time the movie was made! And, well... let's ''hope'' Jimmy Olsen (played by the 27-year-old Marc McClure) is an example, as [[Ephebophile|the alternative interpretation]] is more than a little creepy.

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: This is noticed [[In-Universe]] by Selena's sidekick, Bianca:

* [[Product Placement]]: ''Supergirl'' was blatant about this, even by 1984's standards. One of the movie's biggest action scenes takes place in and around a Popeyes Fried Chicken franchise. Popeyes is even prominent in the background of some of the most memorable stills from the movie of Helen Slater as Supergirl. (This does ''not'' lead to a teamup of the Maid of Steel and a [[Popeye|certain sailor man]], though.<ref>Who the restaurant isn't named for, incidentally. According to the company, it was named for the protagonist of ''another'' film, ''[[The French Connection]]''.</ref>)

* [[Up, Up, and Away]]: This was averted; director Jeannot Szwarc deliberately tried to avoid making the flight scenes similar to those in the Superman film by opting instead for a more "feminine" ballet-inspired take.

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