''Superchick'' is a 1973 American action comedy exploitation film directed by Ed Forsyth and starring

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, Louis Quinn, Thomas Reardon, Tony Young, and Timothy Wayne Brown. The film was released by

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in September 1973.

Plot

Tara B. True, played by

, enjoys her jet set lifestyle, living different "lives" as she flies across the continent. But her different lives collide during an attempted aircraft hijacking and it's up to "Superchick", with her

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skills, to save the day.

Cast

as Tara B. True/Superchick * Louis Quinn as Garrick (as Louie Quinn) *Thomas Reardon as Ernest * Tony Young as Johnny *Timothy Wayne Brown as Davy (as Timothy Wayne-Brown) * John Carradine as Igor Smith *Junero Jennings as Sims *Steve Drexel as Pete *James Carroll Jordan as Marine *Jack Wells as Announcer *Gus Peters as Flasher * Norman Bartold as Old Policeman *Phil Hoover as Tommy Hooks *Fuji as Aki *

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as Karate Instructor *Marland Proctor as Co-Pilot *

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as Mayday *Gary Crutcher as Young Policeman *John Donovan as Bagman *Lilyan McBride as Little Old Lady (as Lilyan MacBride) *Flo Lawrence as Party Girl (as Flo Gerrish) *Candy Samples as Lady on Boat (as Mary Gavin) *Myron Griffin as Nudie Producer *Ralph Campbell as Butler *Jana Scott as Stewardess *Matthew Forsyth as Little Boy * Rick Cassidy as Dungeon Master on Movie Set (uncredited) * Dan Haggerty as Biker with Bandana (uncredited) *Jay Scott as Bodyguard in Tan Suit (uncredited) *Ray Sebastian as Movie Crew Member in Black (uncredited)

References

External links

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1970s action comedy films American action comedy films 1973 films Crown International Pictures films 1970s exploitation films 1973 comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{exploitation-film-stub