Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader is a 3Dcomedy horrortelevision film directed by Kevin O'Neill and produced by Roger Corman as his first 3D production and an update of the 1995 filmAttack of the 60 Foot Centerfold which was also produced by Corman. The film stars Treat Williams, Sean Young, and Jena Sims. The film was released on August 25, 2012 on Epix.
Plot
Cassie Stratford is a plain science nerd, whose mother was captain of the cheersquad at Iron Coast University and president of Zeta Mu Sorority, so she is pressured to join both cheerleading and the sorority. However, Brittany Andrews, Zeta President and Cheer Captain, rejects her. Cassie works in the Biology Building of the University, where she and her friend Kyle are working on a drug that turns things beautiful. In the night, Cassie steals the drug and injects herself with it. While she does become beautiful and makes the cheer squad when one of the cheerleaders is injured, she then discovers the drug has a side effect when she starts to grow taller and taller until she is a 50-foot tall giant. When Brittany discovers this, she tries to seduce Kyle into telling her the secret, which leads to her being accidentally injected with more of the drug than Cassie and growing bigger too. Brittany goes through the campus making her way to the stadium. She is confronted by Mr. Gray and his henchmen. Gray was planning to stun Brittany and along with Cassie, bring them both back with him to his faculties. When his gun fails to work, Brittany picks up Mr. Gray and hangs him on a flagpole by his underwear. Brittany enters the stadium and tries to get the crowd's attention who are all in awe due to her size. When the crowd doesn't cheer with Brittany, Brittany screams at them which causes them to panic and flee the stadium. Cassie confronts Brittany and a fight ensues leading to a catfight. Cassie wins the fight. Kyle injects Cassie with the antidote and she is returned to normal. Cassie and Kyle kiss. Brittany is now shrunken to dwarf size and is made fun of by her fellow cheerleading squad.
stated that for each of the 350+ films he's produced, he has worked efficiently and planned them in advance. He told the Toronto Star that he hoped to premiere the film at Comic-Con in July 2012. In a compliment he paid to the actress Sean Young, Corman told her, "Sean, you were great in the picture but you were miscast. You look too good to be the mother!" This was Corman's first 3D production. The actress in the title role, Jena Sims, was crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007. During filming, both Jena Sims and Olivia Alexander heavily promoted the film, sharing behind the scenes photos with fans on Twitter and videos on YouTube. Sims and Alexander even accompanied Roger Corman at Comic-Con while wearing their giant cheerleader outfits and also accompanied Corman at the 85th Academy Awards. The movie was featured in the 2013 book Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman: King of the B Movie by author Chris Nashawaty. The song "Attack Attack" sung by Olivia Alexander is featured during the opening credits of the film. Alexander wrote and sung three songs for the film: "Attack Attack", "It's On" and "VIP." A music video for It's On was filmed August 9, 2012 and is available on Alexander's YouTube channel.
Release
The film premiered August 25, 2012 on Epix. It screened at Comic Con on July 14, 2012. It also screened at the 3D Film Festival on September 22, 2012. Lionsgate released the film on DVD in 2015 with no special features. There are currently no plans for a Blu-ray release making 50 Foot Cheerleader one of the few films to receive a DVD release only.
