''Spring Fever'' is a 1982 film directed by Joseph L. Scanlan, set in the world of competitive tennis. It was produced by Amulet Pictures with the participation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation 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 * Jessica Walter as Celia Berryman * Frank Converse as Lewis Berryman * Stephen Young as Neil Berryman * Shawn Foltz as Melissa "Missy" Berryman * David Main as Van Beechum * Briane Nasimok as Pedro the cab driver

Soundtrack

# "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" ( Eddie Schwartz) -

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# "The Long Arm" ( Freddy Moore) -

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# "Turn Me Loose" ( Paul Dean - Mike Reno) -

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

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) -

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# "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