Candy Stripe Nurses

Candy Stripe Nurses
Directed by Alan Holleb
Produced by Julie Corman
Written by Alan Holleb
Starring Candice Rialson
Robin Mattson
Cinematography Randall Robinson
Edited by Allan Holzman
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release dates
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
80 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Candy Stripe Nurses is a 1974 film starring Candice Rialson. It was the last in the popular "nurses cycle" of films for New World Pictures that started with The Student Nurses (1970).[1]

Plot

Three high school girls work as volunteer candy stripe nurses at Oakwood Hospital. Free-loving Sandy (Candice Rialson) meets a famous rock star, Owen Boles (Kendrew Lascelles), and tries to cure him of his sexual problems. Uptight Dianne (Robin Mattson), who wants to be a doctor, has an affair with Cliff (Rod Haase), a star college basketball player who is being given speed by one of the hospital's doctors, and tries to expose the malpractice. Juvenile delinquent Marisa (Maria Rojo) has an affair with Carlos (Roger Cruz), who is falsely accused of taking part in a gas station hold up, and tries to prove his innocence.

Cast

Production

Director Allan Holleb had recently graduated from UCLA. Julie Corman gave him the job on this film after being impressed by a short film he had made. Barbara Peeters was second unit director.[2]

The movie downplayed the political element that featured in earlier nurses films in favour of humour, although it was still there.[3]

Release

The film was released on a double bill in some cities with The Swinging Cheerleaders.[4]

See also

References

  1. Candy Stripe Nurses by Joe Dante at Trailers From Hell
  2. Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 66
  3. Ed. J. Philip di Franco, The Movie World of Roger Corman, Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 191
  4. 'Swinging Cheerleaders' Little to Cheer About Gross, Linda. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 27 Sep 1974: g15.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/7/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.