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The Cheerleaders

The Cheerleaders (1973) Full Cast & Crew

1973Movie"Come and huddle with the cheerleaders."

Crew

R
Richard Lerner
Director of Photography
J
Joseph Ancore Jr.
Editor
T
Tad Richards
Story
R
Richard Lerner
Story
A
Ace Baandige
Screenplay
T
Tad Richards
Screenplay
D
David Herman
Original Music Composer
L
Larry Goldman
Editor
R
Robert Boggs
Associate Producer
R
Robert Boggs
Assistant Director
K
Kent Gibson
Production Manager
L
Louis Yates
Sound Mixer
P
Patrick Riley
Assistant Camera
K
Ken Howard
Still Photographer
A
Anne Strasburg
Script Supervisor
A
Anne Polland
Costumer
J
Jo Kohn
Makeup & Hair
P
Peter Castle-Hill
Sound Editor
R
Richard Lerner
Producer
R
Richard Lerner
Editor
P
Paula Wallah
Sound Editor
J
Jim Mansen
Boom Operator

The Cheerleaders Collection

These cheerleader films explore themes of school spirit through unusual methods, like in The Cheerleaders (1973), where cheerleaders weaken the opposing football team through sexual encounters. The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) examines cheerleading's societal implications and perceptions as degrading to women, with a reporter joining a squad to expose this. Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976) presents cheerleading with sexualized imagery, violence, and humor. The Great American Girl Robbery (1979) utilizes cheerleaders in crime-related storylines, involving a hijacked busload of cheerleaders kidnapped by terrorists. These films maintain coherence through recurring themes of spirit, energy, gender dynamics, and sexualization. Often portraying cheerleaders positively as energetic and virtuous, they depict moral righteousness and role models against injustices. Plots involve cheerleaders in mysterious scenarios, adding thrill and intrigue, with themes of pride, rivalry, and competition.