The Swinging Cheerleaders

The Swinging Cheerleaders
Directed by Jack Hill
Produced by John Prizer
Written by Jack Hill
(Credited as Jane Witherspoon)
David Kidd
(Credited as Betty Conklin)
Starring Jo Johnston
Rainbeaux Smith
Colleen Camp
Rosanne Katon
Music by William A. Castleman
William Loose
Cinematography Alfred Taylor
Edited by Mort Tubor
Distributed by Centaur Pictures
Release dates
  • May 1974
Running time
 91 min
Country United States
Language English
Budget $165,000[1]

The Swinging Cheerleaders is a 1974 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jack Hill (who was credited for writing the film as Jane Witherspoon). The film was also released under the titles Locker Room Girls and H.O.T.S. II.

Plot summary

In order to write an article on how cheerleading demeans women, titled The Swinging Cheerleaders, giving the movie its name, a reporter for a college newspaper infiltrates the cheerleading squad. While doing so, she uncovers unscrupulous dealings; the coach and dean are in cahoots in rigging football games to favor betting spreads the statistics professor, who is also the bookie, arranges. Later the statistics professor turns against the coach and dean as they turn against their star quarterback who they want to convince to throw the game for a big payoff. But when confronted, the quarterback refuses on principle and is arrested by University Police who plant a joint on him as they carry out the deans ultimatum. The movie endorses defiance of authority, and questions love and virginity.

Cast

Production

According to Jack Hill the film had a 12-day shoot. They started work on the script at the end of January 1974 and the movie was in theatres by May. The original title of the script was Stand Up and Holler so actresses would not think the film was about cheerleaders. Hill says making the film was a great experience and a big success. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Calum Waddell, Jack Hill: The Exploitation and Blaxploitation Master, Film by Film, McFarland, 2009 p174
  2. ↑ Jack Hill on The Swinging Cheerleaders at Trailers From Hell accessed 10 June 2012

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