Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979 film)

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Directed by	Bruce Bilson
Written by	Robert Hamner
Based on	Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Produced by	James T. Aubrey Bruce Bilson Robert Hamner Jack Leewood
Starring	Jane Seymour Laraine Stephens Bert Convy
Cinematography	Donald H. Birnkrant
Edited by	Ira Heymann
Music by	Jimmie Haskell
Release date	January 14, 1979 (1979-01-14)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is an American comedy-drama television film about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders directed by Bruce Bilson and starring Jane Seymour, Laraine Stephens, and Bert Convy.

Plot

Newspaper editor Lyman Spencer (Bert Convy) decides to send his girlfriend, Laura Cole (Jane Seymour), who is also a reporter on the paper, undercover to try out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in order to do an insider's story on the squeaky-clean sideline dancers. ^{[1] [2]}

Release and reception

The film was released on January 14, 1979, a week before the Dallas Cowboys played in the Super Bowl XIII, receiving a 48% share of the national television audience. ^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Jane Seymour as Laura Cole
• Laraine Stephens as Suzanne Mitchell
• Bert Convy as Lyman Spencer
• Bucky Dent as Kyle Jessop
• Pamela Susan Shoop as Betty Denton
• Ellen Bry as Joanne Vail
• Jenifer Shaw as Kim Everly
• Kathrine Baumann as Ginny O'Neil
• Lauren Tewes as Jessie Matthews
• Texie Waterman as Herself
• Ron Chapman as Himself
• Irma P. Hall as Dora
• Jim Beaver as Cowboy Player
• Gil Brandt as Himself

References

1. "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Movie 1979 (Master)". 70s TV. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
2. "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders". Tubi . Fox Corporation . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
3. Dingus, Anne. "The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders". Texas Monthly . Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
4. "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders History". Dallas Cowboys. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

External links

• Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders IMDB