Spring Fever (1982 film)

Spring Fever is a 1982 film directed by Joseph L. Scanlan, set in the world of competitive tennis.[2] It was produced by Amulet Pictures with the participation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players Limited. The original title for the film was Sneakers, but was changed to Spring Fever when released.

Spring Fever
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byJoseph L. Scanlan
Screenplay byStuart Gillard
Produced byJohn F. Bassett
Starring
CinematographyDonald Wilder
Edited byKirk Jones
Music byFred Mollin
Production
companies
Release dates
  • December 30, 1982 (1982-12-30) (Canada)
  • January 14, 1983 (1983-01-14) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.1 million[1]

The film follows a Las Vegas teen (Carling Bassett) as she participates in the National Junior Tennis Championship in Tampa, Florida with her showgirl mother (Susan Anton).

Plot

Stevie Castle is a Las Vegas showgirl whose teen daughter K.C. demonstrates a promising aptitude for tennis. When K.C. enters a local tournament, she encounters hostility and snobbery from the tennis crowd due to her mother's profession.

Cast

Soundtrack
  1. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (Eddie Schwartz) - Pat Benatar
  2. "The Long Arm" (Freddy Moore) - The Nu Kats
  3. "Turn Me Loose" (Paul Dean - Mike Reno) - Loverboy
  4. "Just One Chance to Be Free" (Fred Mollin) - Taffy McElroy
  5. "Do It All Night" (Paul Sabu) - Barbara Law
  6. "Easy Lover" (Fred Mollin) - Susan Anton
  7. "Shake Your Bait" (Paul Sabu - Harry Hinde) - Barbara Law

Reception

Roger Ebert gave the film one-and-half of four possible stars in his March 17, 1983 review in the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert wrote that the film "does not show anybody even slightly resembling any of the three people in the ad. Nor does it have a scene in which two girls and a boy mess around at the beach."[3]

At the 4th Genie Awards in Toronto in 1983, Fred Mollin's song "Just One Chance to Be Free" was nominated as Best Original Song.

References
  1. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 294. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  2. Maslin, Janet (January 15, 1983). "The Last American Virgin (1982) FROLICS IN FLORIDA AND OTHER ANTICS". The New York Times.
  3. Spring Fever by Roger Ebert, 17 March 1983
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