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      The Swinging Cheerleaders

      R Released Sep 25, 1974 1h 34m Comedy List
      Reviews 32% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A student journalist infiltrates a cheerleading squad and uncovers a plot to throw a game. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The fact that a movie called The Swinging Cheerleaders (AKA Locker Room Girls and H.O.T.S. II) is so good rests on the fortune that this was co-written and directed by Jack Hill. It's a movie that promises cheerleaders and sex. Sure, it delivers that. It also gives you a crime story, a tale of journalism and a wife so enraged by her husband's infidelity that the one scene she shows up for is volcanic, ending with her screaming that she plans on carving her name into a girl's anatomy. Kate (Jo Johnston in her one-and-done role) is writing an article for the college newspaper about how cheerleading demeans women, so she joins the squad. Yet she soon finds herself bonding with the girls. There's Mary Ann (Colleen Camp), who wants her boyfriend Buck to stop sleeping around and marry her. Lisa (Rosanne Katon) is the one having an affair with a married professor. And Andrea (Rainbeaux Smith!) just can't go all the way. But there are bigger problems. All of the adults are betting on the football games, including the dean, the coach and Mary Ann's dad, a local businessman. They're willing to do anything it takes to keep their scam going, too. Strangely enough, when this movie and The Student Body played a Dallas drive-in, Randall Adams and David Harris were in attendance and used the film as an alibi when they were investigated in the murder of Dallas police officer Robert W. Wood. When Adams said that he had to leave as he didn't feel comfortable with the content, it led to his conviction. You can learn more in the documentary The Thin Blue Line. I saw someone on Letterboxd say that "If Beyond the Valley of the Dolls was about college cheerleading, this would be that movie." What a great way to explain this. It's totally not the teen sex romp you think it is, yet it has a scene where multiple people in a row all punch a security guard in the face, which should be a moment in every film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review william d To quote the movie: "A nihilistic happening." So bad that in some stock football footage the team wears brown uniforms, in other footage they wear green. If you can't be consistent at least show more boobs. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review delysid d I totally hated this dumb ass movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/19 Full Review Audience Member Often entertaining but also a bit dull this is worth watching if you are a fan of Jack Hill (Coffy, Switchblade Sisters). Not an exploitation classic but worth it for the 1970's clothing and general ambiance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't see why this was under comedy in the free movies section. It's not funny at all. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's just important to acknowledge that what was seen as fun in the 70's borders on creepy now. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A student journalist infiltrates a cheerleading squad and uncovers a plot to throw a game.
      Director
      Jack Hill
      Distributor
      Centaur
      Production Co
      Centaur
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 25, 1974, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 5, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 34m
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