Revenge of the Cheerleaders

"It's High School the Way We Remember It ... Although It Never Happened Quite Like This!"

1976 1h 26m EN

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4.5

SKIP

★4.5TMDB · 40

Comedy

Synopsis

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The frisky cheerleading team at the anarchic Aloha High sets out to foil the plans of their local school board president, after he attempts to shut the school down in order to develop the land into a shopping mall.

“It's High School the Way We Remember It ... Although It Never Happened Quite Like This!”

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Cast

Jerii Woods
Gail
Cheryl Smith
Heather
Helen Lang
Leslie
Patrice Rohmer
Sesame
Susie Elene
Tishi
Eddra Gale
Nurse Beam
William Bramley
Walter Hartlander
Norman Thomas Marshall
Hall Walker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Lerner
Writers: Ace Baandige, Ted Greenwald, Richard Lerner
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CAST

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Part of the "The Cheerleaders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Lerner, shot by Nathaniel Dorsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Sterling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard S. Brummer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jerii Woods and Cheryl Smith and Helen Lang carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's High School the Way We Remember It ... Although It Never Happened Quite Like This!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Lerner directs. Nathaniel Dorsky behind the camera. John Sterling scores. Richard S. Brummer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Cheerleaders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Richard Lerner, shot by Nathaniel Dorsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Sterling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard S. Brummer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jerii Woods and Cheryl Smith and Helen Lang carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's High School the Way We Remember It ... Although It Never Happened Quite Like This!".
9IMDB entry: tt0075137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nathaniel Dorsky
Original score: John Sterling
Editing: Richard S. Brummer
Makeup / hair: Anne Farmer
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)

Part of

The Cheerleaders Collection

These cheerleader films explore themes of school spirit through unusual methods, like in The Cheerleaders (1973), where cheerleaders weaken the opposing football team through sexual encounters. The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) examines cheerleading's societal implications and perceptions as degrading to women, with a reporter joining a squad to expose this. Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976) presents cheerleading with sexualized imagery, violence, and humor. The Great American Girl Robbery (1979) utilizes cheerleaders in crime-related storylines, involving a hijacked busload of cheerleaders kidnapped by terrorists. These films maintain coherence through recurring themes of spirit, energy, gender dynamics, and sexualization. Often portraying cheerleaders positively as energetic and virtuous, they depict moral righteousness and role models against injustices. Plots involve cheerleaders in mysterious scenarios, adding thrill and intrigue, with themes of pride, rivalry, and competition.