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Stella Johnson is a single mother living in the town of Harper Valley. Now most of the townspeople, particularly on the PTA board, think that she is a little too liberal and liberated for them, so they are making things tough for her and her daughter. When the PTA board threaten to have her daughter expelled unless Stella changes her ways, she decides to get back at them by first exposing all their hidden secrets and then pulling all sorts of humiliating pranks on them. When she decides to run for the position of PTA President, they are really infuriated and try to stop her any way they can. Written by
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The song was scandalous. The movie is hilarious!
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Trivia
All but the last 2 weeks of filming were directed by
Ralph Senensky. He left after expressing concern that the elephants would be spooked on Halloween night, when a scene was scheduled to be shot. As it turned out he was right and
Nanette Fabray was injured.
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Goofs
The scene at the race track was obviously not filmed in Ohio. There are palm trees in the distance.
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Quotes
Stella Johnson:
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to Holly Taylor, referring to her lecherous husband]
If I were you, Holly, I'd have taken this man in and had him neutered!
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Crazy Credits
Manure was courtesy of 1977's Triple-Crown Winning horse, Seattle Slew.
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Connections
Referenced in
I Go Pogo (1980)
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Soundtracks
"HARPER VALLEY P.T.A."
Words and music by
Tom T. Hall
Performed by
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Good sitcom-ish movie that makes for a pleasant few hours entertainment. A cast of old-style character actor pros make the rather silly plot worth watching. The revenge set-pieces are the highlights, but the action ending doesn't ruin the fun. Any movie that focuses on good guys squelching the snobs is worth getting, and Barbara Eden is always watchable.