Cover Girls is a 1977 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Jerry London and starring Cornelia Sharpe, Jayne Kennedy and Don Galloway.[2][3][4]

Cover Girls
GenreCrime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Written byMark Rodgers
Directed byJerry London
StarringCornelia Sharpe
Jayne Kennedy
Don Galloway
Music byRichard Shores
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDavid Gerber
ProducersCharles B. Fitzsimons
Mark Rodgers
CinematographyWilliam B. Jurgensen
EditorsArthur Hilton
(as Arthur Hilton)
Stanley Wohlberg
Running time73 minutes
Production companiesDavid Gerber Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMay 18, 1977 (1977-05-18)[1]

Plot

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Two world class models, Linda and Monique, work for an American intelligence agency. They are given a mission to track down an embezzler who is also being chased by a criminal, Michael. Linda falls for the embezzler.

Cast

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Production

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The success of Charlie's Angels in the 1976-77 ratings season prompted all the American TV networks to feature more sexy young women in action-orientated roles, either adding them to existing programs or introducing new shows that focused on them. NBC picked up The Bionic Woman from ABC and also added young female characters to the 1977–78 seasons of Baa Baa Black Sheep and BJ and the Bear. They introduced several new shows with female sex symbol leads such as Quark, The Roller Girls and Who's Watching the Kids?, as well as commissioning pilots for several series which were direct imitations of Charlie's Angels: The Secret War of Jackie's Girls, The Hunted Lady and Cover Girls.[5]

Reception

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The Los Angeles Times said "the only things not negligible about" the movie was "are the radiant beauty of its stars, Grady Hunt's elegant costumes for them and a creditable acting job by Vince Edwards."[3]

Writer Marcia Hilmes contrasted the film negatively with Charlie's Angels, arguing that in Angels the lead characters were always first and foremost detectives, with any sexual objectification as an aid to their detective work, whereas in Cover Girls the leads seemed to place as much emphasis on their modelling as their crime fighting.[6] She also pointed out that Cover Girls included scenes implying an erotic relationship between the two leads, further objectifying them sexually.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Television New York Times 18 May 1977: 74.
  2. ^ "15 Fascinating Failed TV Pilots of the 1970s". MeTC.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, Kevin (18 May 1977). "TV MOVIE REVIEWS: Double Feature on NBC". Los Angeles Times. p. g18.
  4. ^ Carmody, John (18 May 1977). "The TV Column: Tonight's Highlights Afterschool Special Prime-Time Movies Pilot Special Series Late Night Strike Notes Moving Right Along". The Washington Post. p. B8.
  5. ^ Hilmes p 231
  6. ^ a b Hilmes p 232

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