The Cheerleaders
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| The Cheerleaders | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Paul Glickler |
| Written by | Ace Baandige Paul Glickler Richard Lerner Tad Richards |
| Produced by | Robert Boggs Paul Glickler Richard Lerner |
| Starring | Stephanie Fondue Denise Dillaway Jovita Bush Brandy Woods Kimberly Hyde |
| Cinematography | Richard Lerner |
| Edited by | Joseph Ancore Paul Glickler Larry Goldman Richard Lerner |
| Music by | David Herman |
| Distributed by | Cinemation Industries |
Release date | March 1973 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$153,000 (estimated)[1] |
| Box office | $2.5 million (U.S./ Canada rentals)[2][3] |
The Cheerleaders is a 1973 comedy film directed by Paul Glickler, starring Stephanie Fondue and Denise Dillaway.[4]
Plot[edit]
A group of high school cheerleaders have sex with the opposing team's players to make them too tired to play football properly, allowing their team to win an unprecedented series of games.
Cast[edit]
- Stephanie Fondue (real name Enid Finnbogason)[5] as Jeannie
- Denise Dillaway as Claudia
- Jovita Bush as Bonnie
- Sandy Evans (real name Clair Dia)[6] as Suzie
- Kim Stanton (real name Kimberly Hyde)[7] as Patty
- Brandy Woods as Debbie
- Raoul Hoffnung as Novi
- Jonathan Jacobs as Norm
- Richard Meatwhistle as Jon
- Partick Wright as Coach Gannon
- Janus Blythe as Cheerleader
Production[edit]
The film was made in the summer of 1972 in the cities of Cupertino, California and Sunnyvale, California. The high school scenes were shot at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. The administration of Monta Vista high school claimed to not be aware of the racy elements and theme of the movie. Many of the football player extras were recent graduates of local high schools from these two cities. The red uniforms in the film representing the home team high school Amarosa High School were actual uniforms of Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California from that same year. One of the identified extras is Carl Ekern, who later played professional football for the Los Angeles Rams. He was a student football player at San Jose State University when the movie was made.
Sequels[edit]
The film's success spawned a series of sequels during the 1970s. It was followed by The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974), directed by Jack Hill, Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976) (a.k.a. Caught With Their Pants Down), directed by Richard Lerner, and The Great American Girl Robbery (1979) (a.k.a. Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend), directed by Jeff Werner.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Cheerleaders (original title) Budget". IMDB. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p. 19
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 294. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ "The Cheerleaders". TV Guide. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "St. Vidal's Enid Strips for Movie". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnepeg, Manitoba. January 6, 1973. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Clair Dia". TV Guide. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Kimberly Hyde". TV Guide. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
