Superchick (1973)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Ed Forsyth

Writer:

Gary Crutcher (writer)

Release Date:

September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

She's Much More Than You've Ever Had Before!

Plot Keywords:

Sexploitation | Sex | Grindhouse | Female Flight Attendant | Nudity

Cast

Joyce Jillson	...	Tara B. True
Louis Quinn	...	Garrick
Thomas Reardon	...	Ernest
Tony Young	...	Johnny
John Carradine	...	Igor Smith
Uschi Digard	...	Mayday
Candy Samples	...	Lady on Boat (as Mary Gavin)
Gus Peters	...	Flasher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Bartold	...	Old Policeman
Timothy Wayne Brown	...	Davy Charles
Ralph Campbell	...	The Butler
Gary Crutcher	...	Young Policeman
John Donovan	...	The Bag Man
Steve Drexel	...	Pete
Matthew Forsyth	...	Little Boy
Fuji	...	Aki
Myron Griffin	...	Tom Slauson (Nudie Producer)
Phil Hoover	...	Tommy Hooks
Dale Ishimoto	...	Yuki
Junero Jennings	...	Sims
James Carroll Jordan	...	Marine
Flo Lawrence	...	Funky Jane (Party Girl) (as Flo Gerrish)
Lillian McBride	...	Old Lady on Plane (as Lilyan MacBride)
Marland Proctor	...	The Pilot
Jana Scott	...	2nd Stewardess
Jack Wells	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Super Chick
Superchic

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Marimark

Trivia:

Tara B. True is a stewardess for Crown International Airlines, named for the film's original distributor, Crown International Pictures. The airline's logo, which appears on both the outside of a plane and inside its cabin, is the Crown International Pictures "globe" logo with wings attached to it.

Goofs:

Continuity: Tara's hairstyle changes back and forth during the karate class, due to the use of a stunt double.

Quotes:

Tara B. True: It's sickies like you that give Hollywood a bad name!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996) (V)

A feminist's cult movie.

The name "cult movie" is often given to films which continue to be screened, or to sell in home movie format, more than a generation after they were first released. Superchick, which was first released in 1973, now comes into this category. Its cult status is largely due to ongoing interest in it by those women who regard it as an early and effective feminist film.

Despite the "Superwoman" connotation, "Superchick" is not a cartoon character but a very competent young lady working as an air stewardess - a career option which in the 1970's was commonly regarded as one of the most glamorous open to any girl, and which also enables her to emulate the traditional matelot who reputedly has a wife in every port. Since she holds black belt status in karate, she is in a position to make it quite clear that she is very happy with her bachelor existence, and is in no way beholden to any of her extensive suite of male admirers. This film is a situation comedy which avoids the generally much shorter lived appeal of outright farce. Its appeal to feminists is also heightened by a climax in which our heroine uses her karate abilities to avert a hijacking and save all the other passengers on her plane from a potentially unpleasant fate. To ensure that this film will appeal to men as well as to their partners, the Director has wisely ensured that is liberally sprinkled with eye candy.

Superchick can be enjoyed by those who are not too critical and want a very light easy to watch comedy which they will forget soon after viewing. It is so forgettable that they will probably find it equally enjoyable if watched again in a year's time; despite its age it may therefore retain its status as a cult movie for some time to come. However the dialogue and acting would make it hard to give this film a rating of more than 4/10.