Superchick | |
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Directed by | Ed Forsyth |
Screenplay by | Gary Crutcher |
Story by | John H. Burrows |
Produced by | John H. Burrows Marilyn Jacobs Tenser |
Starring | Joyce Jillson Louis Quinn Thomas Reardon Tony Young Timothy Wayne Brown |
Cinematography | Paul Hipp |
Music by | Allan Alper |
Production company | Marimark Productions |
Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Superchick is a 1973 American action comedy exploitation film directed by Ed Forsyth and starring Joyce Jillson, Louis Quinn, Thomas Reardon, Tony Young, and Timothy Wayne Brown. The film was released by Crown International Pictures in September 1973. [1] [2] [3]
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