Warner Archive announced today that it plans to release on Blu-ray director Jeannot Szwarc's film
Supergirl (1984), starring Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow, and Brenda Vaccaro. The release will be available for purchase on July 24.
UPDATE: The upcoming release is now available for pre-order at online vendor Amazon.
Synopsis: Ilya and Alexander Salkind continue to bring the
lore and legend behind the World's Greatest Super
Hero to the big screen in this follow up to the
beloved Christopher Reeve series of Superman
films, starring Helen Slater (in her screen
debut) as the sensational Supergirl! While
Superman grew up believing himself "The Last Son
of Krypton" another part of his home planet
survived, Argo City, home of his uncle Zor-El
(Simon Ward) and his wife Alura (Mia Farrow).
Saved by the wizardry of Zaltar (Peter O'Toole)
and the Omegahedron, Kara comes of age as a
Kryptonian when a disaster whisks the Omegahedron
to her cousin's planet, Earth. Dispatched to
rescue it from the clutches of the evil sorceress
Selena (Faye Dunaway), Kara must tackle a steep
learning curve so that she can pass the test as
both mild-mannered school girl Linda Lee and the
Maid of Might, Supergirl!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CUT OF THE FILM
- Extended Cut of the film in standard definition only, placed on a separate DVD
- The Making of Supergirl - vintage documentary
- Audio Commentary by Director Jeannot Szwarc and Special Project Consultant Michael
Bosco
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature