''The Centerfold Girls'' is a 1974 sexploitation

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directed by John Peyser. The film is about a sadistic serial killer (

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) who targets the

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models of popular

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Cast

as Clement Dunne

The First Story

Jaime Lyn Bauer Jaime Lyn Bauer (born Norma Marvhne Bauer; March 9, 1949, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American television actress, best-known for her soap opera roles as Lorie Brooks on ''The Young and the Restless'' and as Laura Horton on '' Days of Our Lives ...

as Jackie (Miss March) * Aldo Ray as Ed Walker * Dennis Olivieri as Tim *Janet Wood as Linda *Teda Bracci as Rita *Tallie Cochrane as Donna *

Paula Shaw Paula Shaw (born July 17, 1941) is an American actress. A life member of the Actors Studio, Shaw has portrayed characters in numerous films and on television (including a role as prostitute on '' Barney Miller'', season three, "Quarantine", and ...

as Mrs. Walker * John Hart as Sheriff *Jaki Dunn as Nurse *Charlie as Judy (Miss January)

The Second Story

* Ray Danton as Perry *

Francine York Francine York (born Francine Yerich; August 26, 1936 – January 6, 2017) was an American actress and model. She also used the name Francine Yerick. Early life Francine Yerich was born to Frank and Sophie Yerich in the small mining town Aurora, ...

as Melissa *

Jeremy Slate Jeremy Slate (born Robert Bullard Perham; February 17, 1926 – November 19, 2006) was an American film and television actor, and songwriter. He is best known for Larry Lahr in ''The Aquanauts'' (1960–1961), Chuck Wilson in ''One Life to Li ...

as The Detective *

Mike Mazurki Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990) was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. His 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and face had him typecast as often brainless athletes ...

as The Caretaker *Jennifer Ashley as Charlie (Miss May) *Kitty Carl as Sandi *

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as Glory *John Denos as Sam *

Janus Blythe Janus Blythe (born January 29, 1951) is an American actress and scream queen known for her roles in horror films. She played major roles in films by Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, and other major horror film directors during the latter half of the twen ...

as Roommate

The Third Story

Tiffany Bolling Tiffany Bolling (born Tiffany Royce Kral) is a retired American actress, model and singer, best known for her appearances in cult movies. Early years Bolling was born in Santa Monica, California. Her father was singer/pianist Roy Kral and h ...

as Vera Porter (Miss July) *Connie Strickland as Patsy *

Anneka Di Lorenzo Anneka Di Lorenzo, later Anneka Vasta (born Marjorie Lee Thoreson; September 6, 1952 – January 4, 2011) was an American exploitation film star and nude model. Life Thoreson was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. When her parents divorced in 1965, the ...

as Pam *Scott Edmund Lane as Sailor #1 *Richard Mansfield as Sailor #2 *

Dan Seymour Dan Seymour (February 22, 1915 – May 25, 1993) was an American character actor who frequently played villains in Warner Bros. films. He appeared in several Humphrey Bogart films, including ''Casablanca'' (1942), ''To Have and Have Not'' ...

as Proprietor *Walden as Himself

External links

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Centerfold Girls
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Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pl ...

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