spin off of superman series from the same producer . the salkind brother wish to put the series after the failure of superman iii and iv but this in 1984 when he come out be a great box office flop . the picture idea be not bad represent it a superhero movie with the woman lord it represent all the principal character be female and the men be relegate to co star or to protagonist love interest role . it the story of beautiful blond young girl kara from argo city while a fragment of krypton planet where the survival be take refuge after the planet destruction . here the live be found by a powerful sphere call omegahedron invent by charismatic scientist zaltar but one day the magical object for error get lose and be re suck in the deep space . kara take a spatial device and go to find of omegahedron but the powerful object fall in down in the clutch of a evil terrestrial witch call selena with dream of world domination . kara arrive in the earth and become immediately supergirl represent the maid of steal represent with super costume red blue with the big s in the chest and then assume the secret identity of school girl linda lee and take lodge in the local college while her roommate be lois lane sister lucy . the rivalry between linda lee or supergirl and selena be a for the omegahedron possess a for same love interest the muscle man gardener etahn . this rivalry remand me to contrast between snow white and the wicked stepmother because also here the witch hat her arch nemesis because she more young and more pretty . in the final climatic battle and the witch evoke the dark power and stir up a monster against supergirl . the maid of steal free oneself from monster grasp and wrap selena in a whirlwind push her versus the monster represent the witch scream desperately when be devour by the voracious monster . the good triumph and the peace return in earth and supergirl take finally the omegahedron at argo and save her people . director jeannot szworc give a decent job represent the rhythm of the action be not particularly rag but he be able to render the mood and the atmosphere of comic book perhaps also help by the photography and the scenography that give the right color to the image . the music score by jerry goldsmith be really splendid and give to movie that lot of adventure spirit that have . the real reason of failure be the poor screenplay of david odell represent the history be silly and absurd and truly unbelievable . sure the difficulty of production not must have help odell represent at the last minute cristopher reeve and that must have be superman in a little cameo and leave the project ( perhaps because he their have realize the narrowness ) and dolly parton that be the first choice for the villainy role disown and judge truly grotesque and silly . although the problem the screenwriter be guilty for dialog among the bad in movie history and for a plot full of hole and nonsense but especially he responsible for a villainess absolutely groundless and dull that represent the real movie disappointment . the all star cast be interest while the 18 old year helen slater in the title role be wonderful while she very beautiful when she fly with the mini super costume and she give to character the right mix of naivety and courage while she the real perfect choice for the role while it be a pity that the picture failure have run over her and have ruin her carrier still after to start . then slater will have in future only support role in a little not important movie . a marlon brando in superman movie peter otoole shine a zaltar and be splendidly camp while his hamming be funny and entertaining although the character and the line be very poor . peter cook a the acerbic dunaway flame nigel and brenda vaccaro a selena sidekick bianca be campy and sarcastically funny while hart bochner a etahan be embarrass while he very attractive but his acting be appal . marc mcclure a lucy lane boy friend represent the only character that connect this movie to superman series . the rich cast be complete by mia farrow and simon ward in a little cameo a the kara parent . a speech apart merit miss faye dunaway a the movie villainess while she the evil witch selena and she horrible in every sense represent her acting be so hammy and over the top than in few moment she very unbearable while the character be unbelievably bad and silly but dunaway seem to be please with herself and she speak few of the most idiot line of movie history with a unjustified fanatical gusto . moreover her appearance be dreadful while it true that she a witch but the movie history be rich of witch funny or seductive or regale or menace while dunaway be nothing of all this but she grotesque and clumsy and with her make up and with a big wig red shocking and her bizarre look and she seem a man in drag . dunaway be a witch and like the true witch and she really ugly and wicked while in a movie almost all female her face continually furrow from grimace and smirk be horrid to watch . she bear the palm of the bad actress in the movie but especially this time she win also the award a the most ugly woman in the screen although the presence of the fat vaccaro . in few scene this enormous ham female fall in ridicule ruinously represent when dunaway prepare the spell love potion with a spider and a walnut she really embarrass or when try to seduce etahn painfully or still in the final battle when she scream clumsily before to become feeding for the monster . this picture be consider one of bad comic book movie ever but his ugliness it such a be a sort of cult movie among the bad movie and most of merit be due to the uncontested queen of the razzie award faye dunaway .