Spring Fever is a 1982 film directed by Joseph L. Scanlan, set in the world of competitive tennis. It was produced by Amulet Pictures with the participation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players Limited. The original title for the film was Sneakers, but was changed to Spring Fever when released. The film follows a Las Vegas teen (Carling Bassett) as she participates in the National Junior Tennis Championship in Tampa, Florida with her showgirl mother (Susan Anton). Plot Stevie Castle is a Las Vegas showgirl whose teen daughter K.C. demonstrates a promising aptitude for tennis. When K.C. enters a local tournament, she encounters hostility and snobbery from the tennis crowd due to her mother's profession. Cast Carling Bassett as Karen "K.C." Castle Susan Anton as Stevie Castle Jessica Walter as Celia Berryman Frank Converse as Lewis Berryman Stephen Young as Neil Berryman Shawn Foltz as Melissa "Missy" Berryman David Main as Van Beechum Briane Nasimok as Pedro the cab driver Soundtrack "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (Eddie Schwartz) - Pat Benatar "The Long Arm" (Freddy Moore) - The Nu Kats "Turn Me Loose" (Paul Dean - Mike Reno) - Loverboy "Just One Chance to Be Free" (Fred Mollin) - Taffy McElroy "Do It All Night" (Paul Sabu) - Barbara Law "Easy Lover" (Fred Mollin) - Susan Anton "Shake Your Bait" (Paul Sabu - Harry Hinde) - Barbara Law Reception Roger Ebert gave the film one-and-half of four possible stars in his March 17, 1983 review in the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert wrote that the film "does not show anybody even slightly resembling any of the three people in the ad. Nor does it have a scene in which two girls and a boy mess around at the beach." References External links 1982 films Canadian sports drama films American sports drama films Films scored by Fred Mollin Canadian independent films English-language Canadian films Tennis films Films directed by Joseph L. Scanlan 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Canadian films