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Essentially a frosh/soph sex comedy, The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) represents outsider director Jack Hill at the market top of his powers. After inventing his style in the 1960s with freaky first flick Spider Baby (1964) and Pit Stop (1967), Jack got his mojo working full time writing and directing The Big Doll House in 1970, The Big Bird Cage in 1971, Coffey in 1972, and Foxy Brown in 1973. The Man was on a roll, and with The Swinging Cheerleaders -- a sexy, yet strangely dark university days comedy/drama -- Jack rolled a lot of coin into his pocket. and the run was over. By the end of the 70s Jack had retired to a life of yogic contemplation.
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The Swinging Cheerleaders, as the oddball of the group, features a surprisingly small amount of nudity. As an added bonus, it actually has a plot and the occasional bit of passable acting. Jo Johnston may look like a typical 35-year-old divorced college student, and has a voice like Judy Garland after a three-day bender, but she brings a fire to her role that few others in the movie can match. The Swinging Cheerleaders is ... notable as an early screen appearance of Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith (Caged Heat, Video Vixens), mainstay of exploitation and softcore films throughout the 1970s and '80s. Much has been written and said about Smith's sweet, vulnerable appeal; more than one fan has compared her to Marilyn Monroe for her innocent, vacant beauty and sensuality. Smith is put to much better use here than in Revenge of the Cheerleaders.
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The Swinging Cheerleaders is now available on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Suggested retail price: $24.99. The alternate audio track features commentary by director Jack Hill and film historian Johnny Legend. The film is presented at a widescreen ratio of 1.66:1.
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