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Cover Girls (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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 '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 197778 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'.Hilmes p 231
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."
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.Hilmes p 232 She also pointed out that 'Cover Girls' included scenes implying an erotic relationship between the two leads, further objectifying them sexually.
See also
* List of American films of 1977
References
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