Spring Fever (1982 film)
Spring Fever is a 1982 film directed by Joseph L. Scanlan, set in the world of competitive tennis. 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.
The film follows a Las Vegas teen as she participates in the National Junior Tennis Championship in Tampa, Florida with her showgirl mother.
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
- Carling Bassett as Karen "K.C." Castle
- Susan Anton as Stevie Castle
- Jessica Walter as Celia Berryman
- Frank Converse as Lewis Berryman
- Stephen Young as Neil Berryman
- Shawn Foltz as Melissa "Missy" Berryman
- David Main as Van Beechum
- Briane Nasimok as Pedro the cab driver
Soundtrack
- "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar
- "The Long Arm" - The Nu Kats
- "Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy
- "Just One Chance to Be Free" - Taffy McElroy
- "Do It All Night" - Barbara Law
- "Easy Lover" - Susan Anton
- "Shake Your Bait" - 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."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.