Lovely But Deadly

Lovely But Deadly is a 1981 action film about a cheerleader who goes undercover to fight drug dealers. The film stars Lucinda Dooling, John Randolph, Mel Novak and Richard Herd.

Lovely But Deadly
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Sheldon
Written by	Lawrence D. Foldes Patricia Joyce David Sheldon
Produced by	Doro Vlado Hreljanovic David Sheldon
Starring	Lucinda Dooling John Randolph Mel Novak Richard Herd Susan Mechsner Marie Windsor Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Edited by	Richard S. Brummer
Music by	Robert O. Ragland
Production company	Elmtree Productions
Distributed by	Juniper Releasing
Release date	1981 (1981)
Running time	93 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Directed by David Sheldon with a story by Lawrence D. Foldes, the film follows Mary Ann "Lovely" Lovitt (Dooling), who goes back to high school to find the drug pushers that she holds responsible for the death of her brother, who died from an overdose.^[1][2]

The film features several fight scenes, with Lovitt using kung fu to deal with an array of villains.^[1]

It was subsequently released on VHS by Vestron Video.

Reception

Daniel R. Budnik, in his book 80s Action Movies on the Cheap, calls the film "enjoyable" but "schizophrenic", stating "the film's style changes so much there could be ten directors involved".^[1] Shock Cinema called it an "amusingly braindead romp".^[3]

Principal cast

• Lucinda Dooling as Mary Ann Lovitt
• John Randolph as Franklin Van Dyke
• Mel Novak as Warren Lang
• Susan Mechsner as Suzie
• Richard Herd as Charley "Honest Charley" Gilmarten

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• Irwin Keyes as Gommorah