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80s Interview: Helen Slater

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By Total Film published 29 October 2010

Supergirl, Chris Reeve and Russell Crowe…

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London Love

London Love

What are your memories of Supergirl ?

It’s incredibly close to my heart. Many of my friends were going to college that year and I had decided to try my hand at acting professionally. It was an incredible adventure to come to London, work out and talk to Christopher Reeve…

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The Superman

The Superman

What did you talk about?

He was getting ready to do Superman 3 and we were all at Pinewood Studios. He told me the lay of the land, which was very helpful when you’re 18, just turning 19.

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Did he warn you about getting chafed from those harnesses?

Oh, chafe-age! I don’t remember, but he did tell me that when he was flying, a lot of his arm movements were based on what he knew about piloting a plane. Not me, I know how to get a subway and hail a cab!

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Did you get to keep the suit?

No – there’s a big thing about that, you’re not allowed. Would I have liked to? I don’t think so – I’m not really a saver.

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In The Secret of My Success you made drinking fountains look slo-mo sexy…

[ Laughs ] That was a lot of fun. Michael J. Fox was just a joy to work with. I saw it recently and I thought, "Oh, it’s so ’80s!" That blunt haircut, that blue eyeliner, the pink suit… I have a 15-year-old and she’s putting the eyeliner on now and I’m like, " Really ?"

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I loved him. He carries within him that incredible charisma and even back then you knew he just wasn’t going to be pushed around. I mean that in the highest compliment, he knew this was not where he was landing – he was going onto bigger and better things.

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I love Midnight Run , it’s so fun. It’s a buddy movie that makes you cry at the end.

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