Pretty Maids All in a Row
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 Pretty Maids All in a Row theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Roger Vadim |
| Produced by | Gene Roddenberry |
| Written by | Francis Pollini (novel) Gene Roddenberry |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Angie Dickinson Telly Savalas |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher Jr. |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 28 April 1971 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Pretty Maids All in a Row is an American mystery film starring Rock Hudson and Angie Dickinson that is part dark comedy, part murder mystery. It was released on April 28, 1971, directed by Roger Vadim, and written and produced by Gene Roddenberry based on a novel by Francis Pollini.
Pretty Maids was Vadim's first American film. The April 1971 issue of Playboy magazine published an article about the movie written by Vadim. This includes a nine-page pictorial of actresses Angie Dickinson, Gretchen Burrell, Aimee Eccles, Margaret Markov, Playboy bunny Joyce Williams, and others.
[edit] Plot
The story is set in "Oceanfront High School," a fictitious American high school in the height of the sexual revolution. Young female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a male student called Ponce is experiencing sexual frustration, surrounded by a seemingly unending stream of beautiful and sexually provocative classmates.
Michael "Tiger" McDrew is the high school's football coach and guidance counselor. There is another aspect of Tiger's character. He is quite fond of sexual encounters with female students. Tiger tries to befriend Ponce and help him deal with his sexual needs by encouraging him to seek the affections of a sexy substitute teacher, Miss Smith.
Meanwhile, one young girl after another turns up dead. A police detective captain, Sam Surcher, investigates but never makes an arrest. Tiger is suspected, but never caught red-handed. It is never known for certain who did what, but we do learn later that Tiger has moved to Brazil.
[edit] Primary cast
- Rock Hudson: Michael "Tiger" McDrew
- Angie Dickinson: Betty Smith
- Telly Savalas: Police Captain Sam Surcher
- John David Carson: Ponce de Leon Harper
- Keenan Wynn: Police Chief John Poldaski
- Barbara Leigh: Jean McDrew, Tiger's wife
- James Doohan: Follo
- William Campbell: Grady
The Pretty Maids:
- Brenda Sykes: Pamela Wilcox, an African American student
- Joy Bang: Rita
- Gretchen Burrell: Marjorie
- JoAnna Cameron: Yvonne Millick, a dark-haired student
- Aimée Eccles: Hilda Lee, an Asian American student
- June Fairchild: Sonny Swangle, an always-laughing student
- Margaret Markov: Polly
- Diane Sherry: Sheryl
[edit] External links
- Pretty Maids All in a Row at the Internet Movie Database
- Pretty Maids All in a Row at Rotten Tomatoes
- NNDB listing
- Allmovie.com listing
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