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:

Cheerleading | Sex | American Football | Nude Cheerleading | Sexual Desire

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 (2007).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Radio voice over for opening football game states score as 53-0 Mesa. Scoreboard shot shows quarter scores of 21-14-7-12 total 53. However 21-14-7-12 add up to 54.

Movie Connections:

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

"Hey! We screwed the wrong team"

Remember when they used to show films like these late at night on cable in the eighties and it seemed so daring. High camp film that has now been put on the Tarentino pedestal of high art and I'm not arguing. Lots of sex, polyester, and actors you know are matrons who cringe when they look back at their youth.