The Pom Pom Girls (1976)

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers:

Robert J. Rosenthal (story)
Joseph Ruben (screenplay)

Release Date:

May 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They Were the Girls of Our Dreams ...

Plot:

A football player at Rosedale High School is amorous of one of the cheerleaders, who is going with another guy...

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | High School | Prank | Food Fight | Crash

Cast

Robert Carradine	...	Johnnie
Jennifer Ashley	...	Laurie
Michael Mullins	...	Jesse
Lisa Reeves	...	Sally
Bill Adler	...	Duane
James Gammon	...	Coach
Susan Player	...	Sue Ann
Cheryl Smith	...	Roxanne (as Rainbeaux Smith)
Diane Lee Hart	...	Judy
Lou Fant	...	Principal
John Lawrence	...	Sheriff
Sondra Lowell	...	Miss Pritchitt (as Sandra Lowell)
Faith Christopher	...	Mother
John Sebastian	...	Father
Jim Kester	...	Hardin Tough

Also Known As:

Palisades High

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 | USA:PG (edited for re-rating) (1977) | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Chaminade High School - 7500 Chaminade Avenue, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Crown International Pictures

Trivia:

Both Bill Adler and Robert Carradine performed their own stunts in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Johnny and Duane are having their "food battle" in the school cafeteria, near the end, there is a drinking straw wrapper stuck to the back of Johnny's head, which disappears, and then reappears.

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2006) (V)

Definitely worth a watch

"The Pom Pom Girls" is more about the two guys on the football team (one being the great Robert Carradine, always a blast to watch) and the antics they lead the girls into, whether it's making out, stealing a fire truck, causing grief for the rival school, and other assorted tomfoolery. Unlike many other movies of the type, this one is actually interesting and fun to watch, and even the cheesy early 70's music they chose for the movie is decent and adds to the atmosphere. And the girls are rather pretty as well. And for car lovers there's a lot of cool old cars to see, especially Carradine's '55 Chevy (there always seems to be a '55 Chevy in so many of these films). Definitely a good showcase of when life was more carefree and a lot less complicated. Nice to even have it on DVD, although a widescreen release would have been better than fullscreen.