Brenda Starr

"Brenda Starr" (1989) is an American adventure movie based on the long-running comic strip of the same name. It is set in the 1940's. The title character is an adventurous reporter who works for the "New York Flash." She goes to the Amazon jungle to track down a mysterious scientist who has created a formula that can turn water into fuel. She realizes she also has to keep the formula out of the wrong hands.