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''The Cheerleaders'' (U.K. theatrical title: ''The 18 Year Old Schoolgirls'') is a 1973
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Paul Glickler, starring Stephanie Fondue and Denise Dillaway.
Plot
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
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Stephanie Fondue (actual name
Enid Finnbogason) as Jeannie
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Denise Dillaway as Claudia
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Jovita Bush as Bonnie
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Sandy Evans
Sandy Evans is an Australian jazz composer, saxophonist, and teacher. Recognition of her work has included receiving an Order of Australia Medal in 2010 for services to music. as Suzie
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Kim Stanton as Patty
* Brandy Woods
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Raoul Hoffnung as Novi
* Jonathan Jacobs as Norm
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Richard Meatwhistle as Jon
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Partick Wright as Coach Gannon
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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 Cheerleader
Production
The film was made in the summer of 1972 in the cities of
Cupertino, California
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and
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale () is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California.
Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101 and is bordered by portions of San Jose to the nort ...
. The high school scenes were shot at
Monta Vista High School
Monta Vista High School is a four-year Public school (government funded), public high school located in the Silicon Valley city of Cupertino, California, Cupertino, California, US. Part of the Fremont Union High School District, the school serves ...
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
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
. He was a student football player at San Jose State University when the movie was made.
Sequels
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), directed by Richard Lerner, and ''The Great American Girl Robbery'' (1979) (a.k.a. ''
Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend''), directed by Jeff Werner.
See also
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List of American films of 1973
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
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1973 films
1970s exploitation films
1973 comedy films
American comedy films
American independent films
Cheerleading films
1970s English-language films
American exploitation films
Films shot in California
Films about rape
Troma Entertainment films
Teensploitation
1970s American films