Policewoman Centerfold

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Policewoman Centerfold
Promotional advertising for the movie
Genre	Drama
Written by	Jan Worthington
Directed by	Reza Badiyi
Starring	Melody Anderson Ed Marinaro
Music by	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Frank von Zerneck
Producer	Robert M. Sertner
Production location	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cinematography	Woody Omens
Editor	Robert Florio
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Moonlight Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 17, 1983 (1983-10-17)

Policewoman Centerfold is a 1983 television movie starring Melody Anderson and Ed Marinaro, loosely based on the story of police officer Barbara Schantz who posed for Playboy magazine in 1982.^[1]

Cast

Melody Anderson as Jennifer Oaks
Ed Marinaro as Nick Velano
Donna Pescow as Sissy Owens
Greg Monaghan as Chris Sands
Bert Remsen as Captain David Buckman
David Spielberg as Steve Jones
Michael LeClair as Skip Oaks
Andrea Howard as Margo Syms
David Haskell as Todd Walker
Jerry Supiran as Tommy Oaks

Reception

It first aired on Monday, October 17, 1983, and was the seventh most-watched prime time program in the United States for the week, out-drawing Monday Night Football.^[2]^[3] It was rebroadcast in early July 1985, during the American summer TV season, when it was the most-viewed program of the week.^[4]

Upon its release, one review noted that the lead role "is not one offering much opportunity for an acting tour de force, but Anderson does manage to make the woman an understandable, sympathetic figure." It was also noted that the subject matter of the movie was a plain attempt at "exploitation and titillation" to get ratings (which plainly worked), although the title and hype did not reflect that that movie actually "downplays the sensational aspects of the matter to concentrate on the motivation of the woman and the aftermath of the photos publication."^[5]

Release

The film was released on VHS in 1986.^[6]

References

^ (17 October 1983). Picks and Pans Review: Policewoman Centerfold, People
^ (27 October 1983). CBS and ABC battle for top spot in ratings, Daily Iowan (UPI), p. 17
^ Schulze, Laurie. The Made-for-TV Movie: Industrial Practice, Cultural Form, Popular Reception, in Balio, Tino. Hollywood in the Age of Television, p. 357 (2013)
^ (11 July 1985). Reruns keep NBC on top of ratings, Sun Sentinel (UPI)
^ (17 October 1983). Don't judge 'Centerfold' by its title, San Bernardino County Sun (wire story)
^ (26 April 1986) New Releases, Billboard, p. 40

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