Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979 film)
| Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bruce Bilson |
| Written by | Robert Hamner |
| Based on | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders |
| Produced by | James T. Aubrey Bruce Bilson Robert Hamner Jack Leewood |
| Starring | Jane Seymour Laraine Stephens Bert Convy |
| Cinematography | Donald H. Birnkrant |
| Edited by | Ira Heymann |
| Music by | Jimmie Haskell |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is an American comedy-drama television film about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders directed by Bruce Bilson and starring Jane Seymour, Laraine Stephens, and Bert Convy.
Plot
[edit]Newspaper editor Lyman Spencer (Bert Convy) decides to send his girlfriend, Laura Cole (Jane Seymour), who is also a reporter on the paper, undercover to try out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in order to do an insider's story on the squeaky-clean sideline dancers.[1][2]
Release and reception
[edit]The film was released on January 14, 1979, a week before the Dallas Cowboys played in the Super Bowl XIII, receiving a 48% share of the national television audience.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Jane Seymour as Laura Cole
- Laraine Stephens as Suzanne Mitchell
- Bert Convy as Lyman Spencer
- Bucky Dent as Kyle Jessop
- Pamela Susan Shoop as Betty Denton
- Ellen Bry as Joanne Vail
- Jenifer Shaw as Kim Everly
- Kathrine Baumann as Ginny O'Neil
- Lauren Tewes as Jessie Matthews
- Texie Waterman as Herself
- Ron Chapman as Himself
- Irma P. Hall as Dora
- Jim Beaver as Cowboy Player
- Gil Brandt as Himself
References
[edit]- ^ "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Movie 1979 (Master)". 70s TV. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders". Tubi. Fox Corporation. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Dingus, Anne. "The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders History". Dallas Cowboys. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2025.