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.(17 October 1983). Picks and Pans Review: Policewoman Centerfold, People
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.(27 October 1983). CBS and ABC battle for top spot in ratings, Daily Iowan (UPI), p. 17Schulze, Laurie. The Made-for-TV Movie: Industrial Practice, Cultural Form, Popular Reception, in Balio, Tino. Hollywood in the Age of Television, p. 357 (2013) It was rebroadcast in early July 1985, during the American summer TV season, when it was the most-viewed program of the week.(11 July 1985). Reruns keep NBC on top of ratings, Sun Sentinel (UPI)
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."(17 October 1983). Don't judge 'Centerfold' by its title, San Bernardino County Sun (wire story)
Release The film was released on VHS in 1986.(26 April 1986) New Releases, Billboard, p. 40
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