''The Cheerleaders'' (U.K. theatrical title: ''The 18 Year Old Schoolgirls'') is a 1973

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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

* Stephanie Fondue (actual name Enid Finnbogason) as Jeannie * Denise Dillaway as Claudia * Jovita Bush as Bonnie *

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as Suzie * Kim Stanton as Patty * Brandy Woods * Raoul Hoffnung as Novi * Jonathan Jacobs as Norm * Richard Meatwhistle as Jon * Partick Wright as Coach Gannon *

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as Cheerleader

Production

The film was made in the summer of 1972 in the cities of

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and

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. The high school scenes were shot at Monta Vista High School 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

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. 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 ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' is a 1974 comedy-drama film written and directed by exploitation film auteur Jack Hill (who was credited for writing the film as Jane Witherspoon). The film was also released under the titles ''Locker Room Girls'' a ...

'' (1974), directed by Jack Hill, ''Revenge of the Cheerleaders'' (1976), directed by Richard Lerner, and ''The Great American Girl Robbery'' (1979) (a.k.a. ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheerleaders, The 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