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Superchick | Year: 1973 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Ed Forsyth funky, but otherwise yucky This movie has a little more story than modern nudy-flicks, and the styles of the era endear greatly to me. As for the nudity, and that is the primary reason to watch a movie called superchick that has a half-naked woman on the cover, this movie was made in a time when exercise was more of a novelty. It would be wonderful if a modern soft-porn film-maker would make a movie like this with modern attractive women. Would like to give this movie 0 stars... This movie fails to deliver on *every* level. The fighting is lame (I can't even remember it). The sex is lame (can't remember this either). Even the dialogue isn't cheesy enough to be funny. About the only thing good about this film was the opening credits that show "Superchick" walking through an airport with her 70's style blonde hair and all the men turning to watch her - reminds me of a shampoo commercial. And the only thing that bounces as she walks through the airport is her hair... Not bad enough to be funny. Superbrain, superbody, supercharged - Superchick. I had a dilly of a time trying to figure out if this movie was some kind of feminist statement on the empowerment of women or a soft-core porn movie with very little porn. I soon realized my point was moot as cheese is cheese, no matter what hat it wears. Superchick stars Joyce Jillson as Tara B. True (Yeah, I know, I thought the same thing). Anyway, Tara is a flight attendant with Crown International Airlines (Hey, Crown International is the company behind this movie...what a coincidence!) and we find that in each of the cities that she makes frequent stops in, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, she has a boyfriend. In New York, there's Earnest, the witty, mature, sophisticated, wealthy brain surgeon. In Miami there's Johnny, the young, athletic type, and in Los Angeles there's Davey, the young rock superstar. He's supposed to be the creative type. They all share one thing in common besides Tara in that they all want to marry her. Also, none of them knows about the others. Being the free spirit she is, she declines all their offers, preferring to keep things they way they are. A really big deal was made how all three of these men fell so hard for Tara, even Johnny, the playboy. And a playboy he is, as we see him getting it on with a rather large busted woman about five minutes before he's supposed to pick up Tara at the airport. Seems sleazy, but we do find out that part of how he makes a living is as a tennis instructor, with a fringe benefit of private lessons with some of his older, rich, female students at his houseboat. Yowsa! Anyway, the movie sloshes along, providing not so much a story but a string of rather lame vignettes. We get to see Tara at karate school, along with some really horrific fighting choreography. Seems the school has a prestigious visitor from the Far East, a supposedly accomplished martial artist. After some misogynist comments by her instructor and the guest, Tara spars with the martial arts champion, defeating him soundly, and living up the name of the movie. You see, it's funny because she's a girl, and yet she beat them up. Get it? In another scene we see Tara at a party. Being the 70's, you better believe there was groovy music, free love, and plenty of wacky tobaccy. In a fairly funny bit, the cops are called to investigate noise complaints and arrive at the door of the apartment where the party is taking place. After knocking on the door and identifying themselves, a hipster answers with a doobie in his mouth! Needless to say, The Man proceeds to bust the partygoers. Tara manages to escape. As she's walking through the park, a motorcycle gang tries to accost her...well, there were only three chopper thugs, so I am unsure if that constitutes a gang per say...as Wheelie and the Chopper gang discuss what they're going to do with her, watch for pre-Grizzly Adams Dan Haggerty as a gang member utter a charming line about skipping all the 'motorcycle movie talk' (one of the few subtle jokes in the movie) and Buy Superchick at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Superchick Search with the Priority Search Engine on Superchick This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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