HELEN SLATER Shares the Difficulties Taking on SUPERGIRL At Such a Young Age

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Helen Slater (Supergirl, The Legend of Billie Jean) joins us this week to talk about her experience being thrust into the iconic role of Supergirl at 18 years old and the many different pressures and difficulties that came along with it. Helen was so open this week - she gets candid about her desire to act and the deep fulfillment that she receives in studying mythology. We also talk about her deep bond with Helen Hunt, the hurdle she had to cross to get her parents’ acceptance for acting, and memories of iconic scenes while appearing in Smallville.
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HELEN SLATER Shares the Difficulties Taking on SUPERGIRL At Such a Young Age #insideofyou #helenslater #supergirl

[@freddysmith1471]

"Fair is fair!" She will always be Billie Jean to me. I must have seen that movie 50 times.

[@MysteryManfrom79]

Never understood how that film never became an 80s icon like other rebellious films of that period. It has all the hallmarks of a well-known 80s film yet fell into obscurity...

[@michaeljasinski1906]

Helen should Re-Boot...call it...SuperWoman! No, seriously, SuperWoman and the Return to Kandor Yes a 60 year old wise sage who via a Ship from Earth returns to the shrunken city of Kandor held captive by Braniac , of course she has No Super powers ( only on Earth) so she uses the Braniac to restore Kandor to an Alternative Planet i.e. Mars and becomes Terraformed .because of Space/ Time/ Alien Tech knowlogy All inhabitants are Super human.in Earth prospective. But they are all equal on Mars, so in essence they have No"Superpowers"

[@Summon256]

I remember her mostly as love interest for young Patrick Dempsey in "Happy Together" 80's romantic flick...loved that film and they were both young and full of youthful energy at the time and Patrcik wasn't dickhead at the time, that he became later on...

[@Fctsdntcarebouturfeelings]

Just finished watching it on KZbin and ended up here😂.

[@cjpatz]

To let you know how perfect she was for Supergirl, she was the first girl to audition and just seeing her, they already made up their mind; she’s the one!

[@petergabriel8448]

She has such a calm and pleasing voice and attitude.

[@luckrequired5382]

She's amazing, there's something special about her, it's a crime she only got one outing as Kara.

[@JessicaChastainFan]

Two. She did motion capture for her brief appearance in The Flash movie.

[@sakaridis]

Such a gorgeous woman! And what a lovely, soothing voice! 🥰

[@animatorFan74]

She's sooooo pretty even all these years later. Doesn't look like she aged much. :)

[@cjpatz]

It just boggles my mind why anyone would go the “Madonna” route and inject and implant all kinds of chemicals in order to stay young, when you can still look great being older.

[@garethjd78]

Some people like Madonna don’t age well naturally. Madonna’s physically exhausting life and touring didn’t help, but looking at her younger sisters - Madonna had to.

[@cjpatz]

@@garethjd78 I guess, but it’s not like she’s turning into an ogre. What’s is she gonna get? Wrinkles, some sagging skin, gray or white hair, crows feet? And I get getting some work done, but the best ones are the ones you can’t tell. She obviously overdid it.

[@Summon256]

I don't mean to sound like dick, but she aged a whole lot lmao...especially in the last 5 or 6 years...the last time she appeared as cameo in Supergirl episode she still looked okay, but since then she was starting aging rapidly, so no she doesn't look you g at all...if anything she looks just loke her age, just like you would expect 60 years old person to look like actually, maybe only slightly younger...

[@raul0ca]

60 year old teenager

[@Mild_Peril]

She was my first ever crush as Supergirl. Still very beautiful

[@hedgehog1684]

Still hot

[@MrMisuma]

I refuse to call it a guilty pleasure. I love the movie 💙

[@billywashere6965]

Same here. Cheesy as it may be, the movie has a lot of charm.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@billywashere6965Superman 3 was OK, even though it got turned into a comedy vehicle. They WERE planning on introducing Supergirl in it.

[@kevin10001]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eqthe original idea of having a love triangle between brainiacs Superman and supergirl was the reason supergirl turned out like it it did cause Christopher was supposed to be in supergirl but refused over how they were going to introduce her in Superman 3 cause he knew they were cousins and didn’t want Superman falling in love with his cousin and Superman 3 being more of a Richard Pryor movie is the end result of a Terrible first idea then Margo asking for less screen time

[@noahpartic7586]

I remember Helen Slater in The Supergirl film in the 80's, worth it. 18 when she did the film? Incredible.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

The script was rewritten several times. They'd originally planned to use Superman 3 as a " launchpad " for Supergirl & instead used it for Richard Pryor's character.

[@noahpartic7586]

@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Interesting. I wish Supergirl could go as far as The Superman films with Christopher Reeve. Why should he have all the fun? Helen looks like she could still do it today. Anyway, Richard Pryor did good too. RIP😭.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@noahpartic7586 I'm just glad that they didn't have her as part of Superman 3 like they planned to. I heard that they were going to have a FUBAR storyline for it that would make the Gus Gorman / Richard Pryor storyline seem like Shakespeare.

[@floretion]

When I was young I had a list of "top 5 most beautiful women of the 80s"- since then some have popped in and out of the list but she and Mia Sara have always been "permanent members" and are both still stunning to this day.

[@TeXXicJA]

Billie Jean! 🎶"We will be INVICIBLE"🎶

[@rafaelvieri2161]

Just watched for the First time and, you know what, It was pretty good. Deserved better box office, and If anything, more recognition.

[@MarcAmAlb]

Still as beautiful and lovely as 40 years ago.

[@SupermanForeverFan-nw6pr]

I've watched Supergirl on DVD twice and Helen Slater is so beautiful

[@Horizon25]

Helen is so kind, she is so thoughtful and a very cool woman

[@LilyQueenmas]

She is insanely beautiful, not on the outside but inside as well

[@Andmusicforall-y5t]

Helen is, and will always be the woman who changed my life in the sense that even today Supergirl is my fave comic book character, I love blondes and would love to meet her in one Comic Con. I would die happy there!

[@survivor648]

I think it’s really cool that they chose her to play Supergirl’s mom on the series 😊

[@brendanbannon78]

Helen Slater Portrayed Supergirl from 1984 Flim Before Melendy Britt voiced She-Ra in the Secret of the Sword (1985),Terri Hawkes and Stephanie Sheh Voiced Sailor Moon in the anime movies and Tara Strong Voiced Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002),with Red Boots,Blonde Hair,Red Cape,Blue Clothes,Heat and X-Ray Vision

[@nebularain3338]

Supergirl gets a lot of heat, but it was a genuinely good and entertaining film. People shit on it becasue the scale was much smaller and more intimate than the Reeve films, but I felt that made it very unique and fitting for the "innocent girl in a strange place" vibe they were going for. Also, the musical score and production design were incredible, plus this movie EASILY has the best flying scenes in all of the "Super" franchise. Sad we never got a Reeve/Slater team up movie, but that shouldn't take away anything from the Supergirl film.

[@tammie1078]

I agree, I love the movie so much. I would have loved to see her and reeves team up, I wish they done that :( instead of just showing the poster in her movie.

[@Graniteheart]

Helen Slater as Supergirl was arguably my first childhood crush along with Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

Helen's Supergirl is the closest to age appropriate Supergirl they've had so far. I never got into the show and one of the main reasons is that I couldnt wrap my mind around a mid-20, almost 30 something woman still calling herself "Supergirl".

[@amandapaisley4802]

I adored "Supergirl". Also, she was fantastic in " The Secret of My Success". "Who are YOU calling a bimbo?!?" Wonderful...for as soft-spoken as she seems, comedy seems to come naturally too.

[@DavidCooper-cb4zp]

Jerry Goldsmiths score was amazing!

[@mrjoemikeymercado8197]

Helen slater supergirl,, 💓💓💓

[@DaveMiller2]

She's still beautiful.

[@codycrossman]

This movie and Helen will always be close to my childhood and heart. The scene in The Phantom Zone with Peter O'Toole always fascinated me when I was young. (I was born the same year the movie was released.) 😊

[@paul5331]

Supergirl is great had the biggest crush on her and still do❤️watched secret of my success a could of weeks ago haven't seen it in years she always looks amazing

[@RobertsDigital]

I came here because I watched her in the movie "12:01" which has remained within my top 10 favorite movies of all times. I developed a crush on her as Lisa Fredericks. I'll have to check out her other movies when I can.

[@justinsmith4941]

My first was Helen Slater when I saw her in supergirl

[@tammie1078]

She will always be my first supergirl, then Melissa. I wish Helen did more Supergirl movies.

[@octaviocastro198]

She still looks amazing

[@Billionaireben]

When I saw Supergirl, Helen Slater was only 38; that's so young.

[@tonymanero7428]

I just realized the Podcast guy is Lex Luthor! 😂

[@jugghead82]

Super Girl was a GREAT movie loved IT

[@DimitriYar]

Helen Slater was my Supergirl until Laura Diane Vandervoort hits Smallville. It was Helen´s first movie ever. Thanks to Lynn Stalmaster i know her. I had a crusch on Helen and collest many movie´s with her. Helen also aged superfine like fiune vine. Ilove Helen the same as Laura. Also she is super nice and a good human being. I have a hope that Laura carries the torch forward! Because they both are the best ever !

[@BatmanFan2274]

Still love her as Supergirl

[@spikeep6141]

Tracy Eddon...!! I know Tracy Eddon! (Her Work, I mean -- ) She was also, a few years later, Sophie Aldred's stunt double, used to be the BEST Stuntwoman workin' in The Business back in her prime --

[@jimmorrish6771]

such a beautiful lady

[@phillaysheo8]

Secret of My Success is her best movie

[@thebadgamer1967]

She was awesome in ruthless people

[@D00R]

The Salkines messed this movie up, they did Reeves dirty with Superman 3 so he didn’t want to be part of supergirl and the script had him in it. Then they edited the movie that it ended up incoherent. There was multiple versions of the movie.

[@blajesse]

I never saw it and grew up in the 80s. Always thought she was a hot actress and just kinda poised. ❤

[@Sean-l4i]

Really good news and I guess she has close to my age and thank you and really 😘 team work 🙏

[@Fctsdntcarebouturfeelings]

Still so beautiful. I wish I aged like her 😅.

[@sie4431]

Did she get her dates wrong? According to Wikipedia her 19th birthday was december 82, around six months before filming started and 18months before the premiere

[@Pogol13]

She said that she was 19 when they started filming.

[@MrAwesome84]

She´s born in 1963, and Supergirl is from 1984.

[@tsrbrad]

Ruthless People!

[@legotimefuntime5438]

Maybe James Gunn should cast her as Martha Kent in Superman Legacy.

[@roughroadrunner88]

Still beautiful ❤

[@yournamehere6002]

Seriously, still so lovely

[@Starlexis8]

@Helen Slater

[@Rab_Daddy]

Who didn’t crush on Helen Slater!

[@r0bw00d]

Indeed. I knew several straight girls who would've gone gay for her.

[@cullenkehoe5184]

Supergirl was kinda weird. The villain was a witch and the whole thing was kind of ocultish. I saw it was I was 7 or 8. The lead actress (her) was good.

[@andrewmurray1550]

pretty much all superhero movies have supernatural elements to them, why is Supergirl any different? Whether it be Thor or Green Lantern or Spiderman. (and on that subject why is Toby McGuire's Spiderman SpiderMAN where Helen Slater's Supergirl is SuperGIRL. Even the WB series doesn't portray Kara as a school student, she's a journalist working for Ally McBeal (sorry...Cat Grant).

[@MegaCunnie]

1984.

[@schtoop]

It was objectivly bad movie but I must've watched it 100x. I was in "teen" love with Billie Jean :-)

[@mikehess4494]

👍

[@GravyGoodbread]

That’s her?!?!?!☠️☠️☠️

[@tammie1078]

yeah that's supergirl, what is with the skull and crossbones if you don't mind me asking?

[@joshuaburns3167]

She was so hot

[@jfearless3420]

Trampolining???

[@r0bw00d]

Yes.

[@cordatusscire344]

Heh. Gaining weight for a role. Shh.. careful Icarus, they might be listening.

[@bobbylee_]

I remember being in the 6th grade and reporting on the Supergirl film for my current events assignment.