Jeannie (the improbably named "Stephanie Fondue") wants to be come a cheerleader and luckily for her, there is an opening. (The first of many openings featured in this film.) She wants to become a cheerleader because she is a virgin (this is improbable) and no teenage boys will have sex with her (this is even more improbable). Luckily for her, she's friends with most of the cheerleader squad, so they help her, and besides that, the head cheerleader wants their new member to be a virgin. (???) Then lots of stuff happens, mostly involving girls getting naked. I don't like this film despite the truly heroic amount of nudity in it for a couple of reasons. First, almost all of the nudity involves people groping at each other with an improbably feral intensity while unflattering body parts occupy the middle of the frame. If you have never seen sex before and watch this film, you will come out of the experience convinced that it's a truly unpleasant experience. Second, the film has a less coherent narrative than "Un Chien Andalou". While many of the actresses in this film seem to have been around the block far too many times for comfort, Ms. Fondue is a real cutey and the highlight of the film. This is the only film she ever made. It turns out she is really Enid Finnbogason from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Small world!
Review of The Cheerleaders
