The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)

Director:

Jack Hill

Writers:

Jack Hill (writer)
David Kidd (writer)

Release Date:

June 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

They gave their all for the team!

Plot:

In order to write an expose on how cheerleading demeans women, a reporter for a college newspaper infiltrates the cheerleading squad. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Threat | Menace | Teacher | Low Budget Film

Cast

Jo Johnston	...	Kate
Cheryl Smith	...	Andrea (as Rainbeaux Smith)
Colleen Camp	...	Mary Ann
Rosanne Katon	...	Lisa
Ron Hajek	...	Buck
Ric Carrott	...	Ross
Jason Sommers	...	Prof Thorpe
Ian Sander	...	Ron
George Wallace	...	Mr. Putnam
Jack Denton	...	Coach Turner
John Quade	...	Belski
Bob Minor	...	Ryan
Mae Mercer	...	Jessica Thorpe
Dion Lane	...	Janie Hamilton
Hank Rolike	...	Bartender
Fred Scheiwiller	...	Jerry
Jodi Carlson	...	Other cheerleader
Gary Schneider	...	Jock at party
Sandy Dempsey	...	Girl at Tryouts (as Sandra Dempsey)
Candy All	...	Girl at Tryouts

Directed by
Jack Hill

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jack Hill		writer (as Jane Witherspoon)
David Kidd		writer (as Betty Conklin)

Produced by
John Prizer	....	producer

Original Music by
William Allen Castleman		(as William A. Castleman)
William Loose

Cinematography by
Alfred Taylor

Film Editing by
Morton Tubor		(as Mort Tubor)

Production Design by
Beala Neel		(as B.B. Neel)
Robin Royce		(as Robinson Royce)

Makeup Department
Dan Perri	....	hair designer
Dan Perri	....	makeup designer
Shelley von Strunckel	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Daisy Gerber	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daisy Gerber	....	first assistant director

Stunts
John Quade	....	stunt coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shelley von Strunckel	....	wardrobe assistant

Other crew
Jeff Begun	....	production executive

Production Companies

• Centaur

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Centaur
• Monterey Video (video)
• Saguenay Films (Canada)
• Southern Video Centre (SVC) (1983) (UK) (VHS)

Also Known As:

H.O.T.S. II (USA) (video title)
Locker Room Girls (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R | UK:18

Company:

Centaur

Trivia:

Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996. This movie was also featured in the Satan's Cheerleader Camp Film Fest in Austin in 2000, hosted by The Satan's Cheerleaders, who were given special thanks at the end of Grindhouse.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (V)

not Jack Hill's best, nor his worst

In order to get an expose, an aspiring reporter (Jo Johnston), joins the cheerleading squad only to learn not to pre-judge people. Of the 3 movies in Anchor Bay's Cheerleader set (the Cheerleaders, Revenge of the Cheerleaders, & the swinging Cheerleaders), this one feels most like a movie. Yea, nearly all the cheerleaders shed their clothes at one point or another, but there's a little helping of social commentary to go with the exploitation. It's a bit easy to see that this is a Jack Hill directed picture and it's better because of it.

My Grade: B-

DVD Extras: Commentary; 2 TV spots, Jack Hill Bio