Cover Girls (film)
| Cover Girls | |
|---|---|
| Genre | NBC |
| Release | May 18, 1977[1] |
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]
Plot
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
- 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
The success of
Reception
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
References
- ^ 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
- Hilmes, Mary (2007). NBC: America's Network. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520250819.
External links
- Cover Girls at IMDb
- Cover Girls at Letterbox DVD
- Cover Girls[dead link] at BFI
