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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Drama Mystery Thriller |
| Written by | Mark Rodgers |
| Directed by | Jerry London |
| Starring | Cornelia Sharpe Jayne Kennedy Don Galloway |
| Music by | Richard Shores |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Gerber |
| Producers | Charles B. Fitzsimons Mark Rodgers |
| Cinematography | William B. Jurgensen |
| Editors | Arthur Hilton (as Arthur Hilton) Stanley Wohlberg |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Production companies | David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 18, 1977[1] |
Plot
editTwo 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
edit- Cornelia Sharpe as Linda Allen
- Jayne Kennedy as Monique Lawrence
- Don Galloway as James Andrews
- Michael Baseleon as Paul Richards
- DeVeren Bookwalter as Karl
- Jerry Douglas as Fritz Porter
- Sean Garrison as Sven
- Don Johnson as Johnny Wilson
- George Lazenby as Michael
- Bill Overton as Football Player
- Ellen Travolta as The Photographer
- Vince Edwards as Bradner
- Lenore Stevens as Maria
- Eric Holland as Bodyguard #1
- Paul Dumont as Georg
- Maurice Marsac as Mireau
- James Almanzar as Hans
- Todd Martin as Bodyguard #2
- Fritzi Burr as Seamstress #1
- June Whitley Taylor as Seamstress #2
- Peter Gunneau as French Detective
- Brian Baker as Uniform Sergeant
- Ben Frommer as Tourist In Bus
- Kieu Chinh as Chinese Model
- Carolyn Brandt as Girl Singer
- Bob Hastings as Joe
Production
editThe 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Television New York Times 18 May 1977: 74.
- ^ "15 Fascinating Failed TV Pilots of the 1970s". MeTC.
- ^ a b Thomas, Kevin (18 May 1977). "TV MOVIE REVIEWS: Double Feature on NBC". Los Angeles Times. p. g18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hilmes p 231
- ^ a b Hilmes p 232
Notes
edit- Hilmes, Mary (2007). NBC: America's Network. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520250819.
External links
edit- Cover Girls at IMDb
- Cover Girls at Letterbox DVD
- Cover Girls[dead link] at BFI