Screwballs (1983)

Director:

Rafal Zielinski

Writers:

Linda Shayne (writer)
Jim Wynorski (writer)

Release Date:

1 April 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Raunchiest '80s Sex Comedy of Them All!

Plot:

Frolicking youth comedy about zany high school students set in the 1960s.

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Sex | Girl Stripped Down To Bra | Psychotronic | Nipples Visible Through Clothing

Cast

Peter Keleghan	...	Rick McKay
Kent Deuters	...	Brent Van Dusen III
Linda Speciale	...	Purity Busch
Alan Deveau	...	Howie Bates
Linda Shayne	...	Bootsie Goodhead
Jason Warren	...	Melvin Jerkovski
Jim Coburn	...	Tim Stevenson
Terrea Smith	...	Rhonda Rockett (as Terrea Foster)
Donnie Bowes	...	Principal Stuckoff
Kimberly Brooks	...	Miss Boudoir
Nicky Fylan	...	Vince the Prince
Paula Farmer	...	Miss Shivers
Joe Crozier	...	Ward Busch
Heather Smith	...	June Busch
Nola Wale	...	Mrs. Roach
Nanci Chambers	...	Trisha (as Nancy Chambers)
John Fox	...	MC
Jan Taylor Hendricks	...	Sarah Bellum
Carolyn Tweedle	...	Librarian (as Caroline Tweedle)
John Glossop	...	Moose Reardon
Tim Dunphy
Mitch Sherman
Leslie Lahoda
Howard Nemetz
Simon Rakoff
Rosalia Martino
Raven De La Croix	...	Miss Anna Tommical
Kim Cayer	...	T & A Cheerleader, Chesty Colgate
Astrid Falconi	...	T & A Cheerleader, Chesty's friend (as Astrid Hildebrandt)
Angela Jensen	...	T & A Cheerleader
Allison Smith	...	T & A Cheerleader
Shannon McMahon	...	T & A Cheerleader
Stephanie Murgaski	...	T & A Cheerleader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lila Durette	...	Sunbather (uncredited)
Jennifer Inch	...	Student getting breast exam (uncredited)
Carrie Leigh	...	Bowler (uncredited)
Arnie Miller	...	American Legionnaire (uncredited)

Directed by
Rafal Zielinski

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Linda Shayne		writer
Jim Wynorski		writer

Produced by
Nicky Fylan	....	associate producer
Peter McQuillan	....	associate producer
Maurice Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
Tim McCauley

Cinematography by
Miklós Lente

Film Editing by
Brian Ravok

Casting by
Lucinda Sill

Art Direction by
Sandra Kybartas

Costume Design by
Nancy Kaye

Makeup Department
Vera Jordache	....	assistant makeup artist
Jane Meade	....	makeup supervisor
Ronald Weiss	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Tibor Takács	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Dolgy	....	third assistant director
Camelia Frieberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
McWood	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Christian T. Cooke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Cooke	....	sound re-recordist
Chaim Gilad	....	boom operator
Oliver Manton	....	dialogue editor
Peter Shewchuk	....	sound re-recordist
Alban Streeter	....	supervising sound editor
Haydn Streeter	....	sound assistant
Gabor Vadnay	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Gerald Lukaniuk	....	special effects director

Camera and Electrical Department
Clark Johnson	....	assistant camera
Fred Luchetti	....	assistant gaffer
Christopher Raucamp	....	assistant camera
Jack Rowand	....	still photographer
Stuart Shikatani	....	assistant grip
Jens Sturup	....	best boy
Ian M. Taylor	....	assistant grip

Animation Department
Ida Eva Zielinska	....	designer: title animation

Casting Department
Mike Dolgy	....	additional casting
Christain Liedtke	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patti Meade	....	assistant wardrobe
Terrea Smith	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Tim Dunphy	....	second assistant editor
Vince Hatherley	....	montage assembly editor
Mark Lewis	....	second assistant editor
Stephen Surjik	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Carl Alkerton	....	production coordinator
Debbie Cooke	....	accountant
Debbie Cooke	....	production coordinator
Mike Dolgy	....	senior publicist
Joanne T. Harwood	....	script supervisor
Linda Mote	....	unit publicist
Michael Stevens	....	coordinator: vintage cars

Production Companies

• Maurice Smith Productions
• Millenium
• New World Pictures

Distributors

• Allied Entertainment Group (2000) (worldwide) (all media)
• Astro Distribution (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• New World Pictures
• Severin Films (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Zapped II" - Philippines (English title)

Runtime:

Sweden:82 min | USA:80 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Sweden:11 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Filmores Hotel, 212 Dundas St. E., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Maurice Smith Productions

Trivia:

Kent Deuters came up with the idea of his character Brent Van Dusen IIII always carrying a tennis racket.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The character posing as a doctor calls himself "Dr. Pepper" and sings the commercial jingle "Wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?" The movie takes place circa early 1960s, and the jingle was not used until 1977.

Quotes:

Howie Bates:Gee, girls, thanks. My first strike!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chopping Mall (1986)

Linda Shayne is more interesting than her movie

This film will definitely cause you to rewind a few times, and fast-forward a lot more, because huge sections of it are predictable and flat to the point of humorless. The four main male characters... I hated them, but they seem to be somewhat accurate. Rafal Zielinski is a competent director, and the editor has rendered some rather effective "speed up" gags.

Here and there, a good line is said, or a good piece of physical comedy is shown, but it's usually the script, not the way it's delivered, that's funny. And most of the nudity... To be frank, you get sick of it by sheer repetition (Wow, EVERY character is sort a deviant... boring) and want to see a character you can actually like.

Now, on to Linda Shayne,

She's hardly a prolific director these days, and some of her material is borderline vomitably kid-oriented(Flying Ryan, Purple People Eater), but she is still skilled at suiting the needs of the right target audience. Plus, she is more attractive than the rest of the female cast combined. It's a shame that she couldn't have gotten herself the female lead as Purity: her acting skills and physique are much better. Much more likely to draw a guy like me over to the cause of feminism than Ann Coulter or Oprah Winfrey

In short, she's the reason I am really mad that the local movie rental has lost its copy of this tape.