{"id":31350,"date":"2013-05-13T09:45:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T16:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31350"},"modified":"2021-02-05T12:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T19:29:54","slug":"student-nurses-the-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31350","title":{"rendered":"Student Nurses, The (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There are many things in medicine that are brutal.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Poster-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Poster-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Poster-128x100.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFour sexy young women deal with various dramas while studying to be nurses: Sharon (Elaine Giftos) attempts to befriend an embittered, terminally ill patient (Darrell Larson); Phred (Karen Carlson) falls for an OB-GYN student (Lawrence P. Casey); Lynn (Brioni Farrell) accidentally becomes involved with a group of Chicano activists (led by Reni Santoni); and Priscilla (Barbara Leigh) gets together with a drug-dealing motorcyclist (Richard Rust) who impregnates her.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Doctors and Nurses<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Rothman Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;first of New World&#8217;s R-rated &#8216;nursing cycle'&#8221; &#8212; which earned Roger Corman a bundle of money &#8212; &#8220;is perhaps director Stephanie Rothman&#8217;s most solid work, effectively blending sex, comedy, action, and drama, and advancing a strong feminist viewpoint.&#8221; He notes that the four female leads &#8220;are all convincing&#8221;, and &#8220;set the pattern for future Rothman females&#8221;; and he points out that they &#8220;help and root for each other, without petty rivalries over men or careers&#8221;, while &#8220;mak[ing] <em>all<\/em> their own decisions, right and wrong&#8221;. He notes that &#8220;Rothman sets up personal and professional roadblocks for each, and makes it clear that for the women to triumph, they must earn their nursing diplomas&#8221;. Though it&#8217;s undeniably an <em>exploitation<\/em> film &#8212; primary emphasis is placed on the sex appeal of the four young nurses, and much of the silly narrative is soap opera-worthy &#8212; it nonetheless respectfully tackles a surprising number of socially relevant topics, including political activism, drugs, and a woman&#8217;s right to have an abortion. It&#8217;s interesting to note that Rothman wrote a rejected script for New World&#8217;s later release, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6060\"><em>The Student Teachers<\/em> (1973)<\/a>, given what an abject mess this later flick turned out to be; indeed, watching the two films side by side clearly reveals what a difference an invested sensibility behind the scenes can make. <em>The Student Nurses<\/em> was followed up by four additional (non-Rothman-directed) entries in the &#8220;series&#8221;; check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/cineschlock\/nurses\/index.html\">DVD Talk&#8217;s review<\/a> for a chuckle-worthy overview of how all five of the films are &#8220;thematically linked&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Click <a href=\"http:\/\/henryjenkins.org\/2007\/10\/stephanie_rothman.html\">here<\/a> to read a fascinating interview with Rothman. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An interesting <em>cinema verite<\/em> depiction of various counterculture social milieus<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Social-Milieu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Social-Milieu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Social-Milieu.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Social-Milieu-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Social-Milieu-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A refreshing infusion of a social, political, and feminist sensibility into an exploitation flick<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Still.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Still-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Still-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Student-Nurses-Still-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; I&#8217;m recommending Rothman&#8217;s <em>Group Marriage<\/em> as must-see, and all-purpose film fanatics need only check out one of her films. But of course this one will be of interest to fans of Rothman&#8217;s work and\/or exploitation flicks. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066418\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2988&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/cineschlock\/nurses\/index.html\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoreader.com\/chicago\/the-student-nurses\/Film?oid=1049375\">Chicago Reader Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There are many things in medicine that are brutal.&#8221; Synopsis: Four sexy young women deal with various dramas while studying to be nurses: Sharon (Elaine Giftos) attempts to befriend an embittered, terminally ill patient (Darrell Larson); Phred (Karen Carlson) falls for an OB-GYN student (Lawrence P. Casey); Lynn (Brioni Farrell) accidentally becomes involved with a group of Chicano activists (led by Reni Santoni); and Priscilla (Barbara Leigh) gets together with a drug-dealing motorcyclist (Richard Rust) who impregnates her. 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