''Spring Fever'' is a 1982 film directed by

Joseph L. Scanlan Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (August 16, 1929 – December 18, 2020) was an American movie and television director who directed episodes of popular TV shows such as ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''What's Happening!!'', ''Spenser: F ...

, set in the world of competitive tennis. It was produced by Amulet Pictures with the participation of the

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and Famous Players Limited. The original title for the film was ''Sneakers'', but was changed to ''Spring Fever'' when released. The film follows a Las Vegas teen (

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) as she participates in the National Junior Tennis Championship in Tampa, Florida with her showgirl mother (

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Plot

Stevie Castle is a Las Vegas showgirl whose teen daughter K.C. demonstrates a promising aptitude for tennis. When K.C. enters a local tournament, she encounters hostility and snobbery from the tennis crowd due to her mother's profession.

Cast

as Karen "K.C." Castle *

as Stevie Castle *

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as Celia Berryman *

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as Lewis Berryman * Stephen Young as Neil Berryman *

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as Melissa "Missy" Berryman * David Main as Van Beechum * Briane Nasimok as Pedro the cab driver

Soundtrack

# "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (

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) -

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# "The Long Arm" (

Freddy Moore Frederick George Moore (July 19, 1950 – August 25, 2022) was an American musician best known for his 1980 song "It's Not A Rumour", which he co-wrote with his ex-wife Demi Moore, and recorded with his band The Nu-Kats. The song was not a chart ...

) - The Nu Kats # "Turn Me Loose" ( Paul Dean -

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) -

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# "Just One Chance to Be Free" (Fred Mollin) - Taffy McElroy # "Do It All Night" (

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) - Barbara Law # "Easy Lover" (Fred Mollin) -

# "Shake Your Bait" (

- Harry Hinde) - Barbara Law

Reception

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

gave the film one-and-half of four possible stars in his March 17, 1983 review in the ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Ebert wrote that the film "does not show anybody even slightly resembling any of the three people in the ad. Nor does it have a scene in which two girls and a boy mess around at the beach."Spring Fever
by Roger Ebert, 17 March 1983

References

External links

* 1982 films Canadian sports drama films American sports drama films Films scored by Fred Mollin Canadian independent films English-language Canadian films Tennis films Films directed by Joseph L. Scanlan 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Canadian films {{indie-film-stub