Supergirl (film): Difference between revisions

 

* [[Attempted Rape]]: Two truckers Kara encounters after her arrival have this on their mind.<ref>One is Matt Frewer in a pre-''[[Max Headroom]]'' role!</ref>

* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Supergirl retrieves the Omegahedron and returns home to Argo City at the end of the movie -- saving the city, but leaving no obvious [[Sequel Hook]].

* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]: ''Supergirl'' is ignored by ''[[Superman Returns]]'' (as are ''[[Superman III]]'' and ''[[Superman IV|IV]]'').

* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Selena, Zaltar, and every other character besides Supergirl, her parents, Jimmy Olsen, and Lucy Lane fall under this trope.

* [[Clark Kenting]]: Kara disguises herself as "Linda Lee" on Earth. Helen Slater didn't have the acting chops to pull this off convincingly in her film debut, so her efforts in this area fell flat compared to Christopher Reeve's masterful efforts in the Superman movies.

* [[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.

{{quote| '''Bianca:''' You know, I think I recognize the costume.}}

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Keen viewers will recognize Bianca as the voice of [[Johnny Bravo|Bunny Bravo]].

* [[Most Common Superpower]]: This was definitely averted. Helen Slater, whose bra size is reportedly 32A, said the following in an interview about the film: "In the comics, Supergirl is quite, um, buxom...so I hope people won't come to the film expecting that."

* [[Mugging the Monster]]: The two truckers who accost Supergirl soon after her arrival on Earth fall under this trope.

* [[No Social Skills]]: This was inconsistently applied with Kara; unlike her cousin, Kara arrives on Earth as a teenager instead of being raised amongst humans as a young child. She speaks fluent English, but doesn't understand certain customs (such as handshakes). She doesn't realize the function of a brassiere, either -- though considering her modest chest size and her mother being played by Mia Farrow, this may make more sense. Perhaps Krypton is a [[Planet of Hats]] where the Hat is [[Pettanko]] sized?

* [[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>)