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Director:

Alan Holleb

Writer:

Alan Holleb (writer)

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Release Date:

1 May 1974 (USA) more

Genre:

Thriller more

Tagline:

They'll give you fast-fast-fast relief !

Plot:

Young, sexy nurses and their hospital adventures. full summary | add synopsis

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The graft didn't take, but the music was interesting. more (5 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Candice Rialson ... Sandy
Robin Mattson ... Dianne
María Rojo ... Marisa Valdez
Roger Cruz ... Carlos
Rod Haase ... Cliff Gallagher
Richard Gates ... Wally (as Rick Gates)

Don Keefer ... Dr. Wilson

Kendrew Lascelles ... Owen Boles
Michael Ross Verona ... Freddie
Kimberly Hyde ... April
Elana Casey ... Zouzou
John Hudson ... Dr. Krause
Ruth Warshawsky ... Head Nurse
June Christopher ... Emergency Room Nurse
James Espinoza ... The Witness
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Angel of Mercy (USA) (working title)
Sweet Candy
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Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:X | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Marisa Valdez: Hey, I know you. You're the guy that held up the gas station last night... excuse me!
Carlos: I'm innocent, in case you're interested.
Marisa Valdez: And I'm Jackie Onassis; drop by the yacht sometime!
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Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V) more


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The graft didn't take, but the music was interesting., 7 December 2003
Author: David Downing (David.H.Downing@comcast.net) from West Chester/Exton, PA

I was originally not planning to say much about this movie, pro or con, except to tell you what my only reason was for wanting to see it -- which I'll come back to later. My thinking was that it wouldn't be fair to pick on this movie for being merely a sophomoric sex comedy when it was never meant to be anything more. But there WAS an attempt to make it something more -- which succeeded only in making it something less. NURSES attempts to surgically graft two serious dramas onto the sex comedy, and IMHO, the graft didn't take. The end result doesn't even begin to qualify as serious drama, but has probably frustrated many folks who were looking for a sex comedy.

To be fair, I should mention that the DVD edition includes an interview with Roger Corman, who produced the movie, in which he says NURSES was an experiment, and admits it might not have the same appeal as a movie that stuck strictly to formula. So if it was meant to be an experiment, I still shouldn't pick on it, but I have to say the experiment was a failure.

Now, to get back to my reason for watching this movie, it seems there's a connection between NURSES and the controversial rape and revenge movie I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (a.k.a. DAY OF THE WOMAN). That connection is actor Eron Tabor, who played one of the four rapists (Johnny, the service station worker) from GRAVE, and co-wrote the rock music for NURSES. (My source is the feature-length commentary on the Millennium Edition DVD of GRAVE.) Unfortunately, there's no way to tell how much of the music was written by Tabor, because the opening credits attribute the music simply to `Thompson & Tabor.' There are a few vocal numbers, and I'm wondering if it could be Mr. Tabor singing.

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