Legs (film)

Legs
Genre	Drama Musical
Written by	Jerrold Freedman Brian Garfield
Directed by	Jerrold Freedman
Starring	Shanna Reed Deborah Geffner Lawrence Leritz David Marshall Grant John Heard Maureen Teefy Eileen Collins Gwen Verdon
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Gregory Harrison
Producers	Ronald Parker Franklin Levy Bernard Gersten
Cinematography	Allen Daviau
Editor	Anthony Redman
Running time	95 minutes
Production company	The Catalina Production Group
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	May 2, 1983 (1983-05-02)

Legs is a 1983 American made-for-television musical drama film starring Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Lawrence Leritz, David Marshall Grant, Maureen Teefy, and Gwen Verdon.^[1] It was directed by Jerrold Freedman and written by Freedman and Brian Garfield.^[2][3] The film was retitled Rockettes for its UK video release.

This film was Gwen Verdon's television film debut^[4] and using the talents of the 1982 Rockettes was partially filmed on stage at Radio City Music Hall. The film had several public screenings there prior to its television release.^[5]

Plot

The film follows three women, Lisa Norwood, Terry Riga and Melissa Rizzo, who are auditioning in front of choreographer Maureen Comly, hoping to fill the one open spot in the chorus line of the famous US precision dance company, The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.

Cast

• Shanna Reed as Lisa Norwood
• Deborah Geffner as Terry Riga
• Maureen Teefy as Melissa Rizzo
• Gwen Verdon as Maureen Comly
• David Marshall Grant as Sid Lewis
• John Heard as Dan Foster
• Sheree North as Ida
• Eileen Collins as Barbara
• Marilyn Cooper as Rita
• Lawrence L. Leritz as Radio City Music Hall New Yorker
• Ron Karabatsos as Mr. Rizzo
• Barton Heyman as Larry Clark
• Margery Nelson as Aunt Agnes
• Mace Barrett as Bob Schaeffer
• Jonathan Stockley as John
• Vera Lockwood as Mrs. Rizzo
• Carol Harbich as Paula
• Ethyl Will as Ethyl
• Robert King as Freddie Taylor

References

1. Fred Rothenberg, Associated Press (May 2, 1983). "ABC Salutes Ladies in the Line". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
2. Jerry Buck, Associated Press (May 2, 1983). "Sheree North Stars in 'Legs' Monday on ABC". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
3. Sherwood, Rick (August 30, 1984). "'Legs', ABC at 8 PM". Star-News. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
4. Wire Service Reports (April 29, 1983). "She will be Right at Home in 'Legs'". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
5. staff. "Legs (1983), Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

External links

• Legs at IMDb
• Legs at Rotten Tomatoes