Candy Stripe Nurses
| Candy Stripe Nurses | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Holleb |
| Produced by | Julie Corman |
| Written by | Alan Holleb |
| Starring |
Candice Rialson Robin Mattson |
| Cinematography | Randall Robinson |
| Editing by | Allan Holzman |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
| Release dates | 1974 |
| Running time | 80 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Candy Stripe Nurses is a 1974 film starring Candice Rialson. It was the last in the popular "nurses cycle" of films for New World Pictures that started with The Student Nurses (1970).[1]
Plot
Three high school girls work as volunteer candy stripe nurses at Oakwood Hospital. Free-loving Sandy (Candice Rialson) meets a famous rock star, Owen Boles (Kendrew Lascelles), and tries to cure him of his sexual problems. Uptight Dianne (Robin Mattson), who wants to be a doctor, has an affair with Cliff (Rod Haase), a star college basketball player who is being given speed by one of the hospital's doctors, and tries to expose the malpractice. Juvenile delinquent Marisa (Maria Rojo) has an affair with Carlos (Roger Cruz), who is falsely accused of taking part in a gas station hold up, and tries to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Candice Rialson as Sandy
- Robin Mattson as Dianne
- María Rojo as Marisa
- Roger Cruz as Carlos
- Rod Haase as Cliff Gallagher
- Richard Gates as Wally
- Don Keefer as Dr. Wilson
- Kendrew Lascelles as Owen Boles
Production
Director Allan Holleb had recently graduated from UCLA. Julie Corman gave him the job on this film after being impressed by a short film he had made. Barbara Peeters was second unit director.[2]
The movie downplayed the political element that featured in earlier nurses films in favour of humour, although it was still there.[3]
References
- ↑ Candy Stripe Nurses by Joe Dante at Trailers From Hell
- ↑ Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 66
- ↑ Ed. J. Philip di Franco, The Movie World of Roger Corman, Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 191
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