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Fembots In Las Vegas


Production Number........................47421
Filmed with Part II....JULY 15-AUGUST 10, 1977
Aired.......................SEPTEMBER 24, 1977
Written by.........................ARTHUR ROWE
Directed by.....................MICHAEL PREECE
Produced by........................ARTHUR ROWE

Starring
Jaime Sommers...................LINDSAY WAGNER
Also Starring
Oscar Goldman.................RICHARD ANDERSON
And
Dr. Rudy Wells................MARTIN E. BROOKS
Guest Stars
Rod Kyler..........................JAMES OLSON
Peggy Callahan................JENNIFER DARLING
Tami Cross.........................MELINDA FEE
Dan Mayers..................ALEXANDER COURTNEY
Special Guest Star
Carl Franklin....................MICHAEL BURNS
Co-Starring
Stage Manager (Phil).............STANLEY BROCK
With
Nancy...........................JEANNIE WILSON
Gina..............................NANCY BLEIER
Billie.............................LORNA SANDS
Ellen Andrews.......................LISA MOORE
Security Guard...............MICHAEL J. LONDON
Uncredited
Launch Director...................DOUGLAS HALE
Asst. Launch Director..............PAUL TINDER
Juggler............................TONY FERCOS
Jaime Stunt Double...............RITA EGLESTON
Callahan Stunt Double.............SANDY GIMPEL
Tami Stunt Double (1st)............SONNY WOODS
Tami Stunt Double (2nd)..........JEANNIE EPPER
Oscar Stunt Double...................PETE DUNN
Gina Stunt Double..................GLYNN RUBIN
Billie Stunt Double.............ANN CHATTERTON
Stunt Driver.....................TONY BRUBAKER
Phone Operator's Voice.............LINDA WISER

Carl, the son of the deranged Dr. Franklin, reactivates his father's army of female robots in order to steal America's first directed energy ray weapon.
TO BE CONTINUED



Song
"SWEET GEORGIA BROWN" (Instrumental)..........
Music by..........BEN BERNIE and MACEO PINKARD

Supervising Producer...........KENNETH JOHNSON
Created for Television by......KENNETH JOHNSON
Associate Producer..............CRAIG SCHILLER
Music Score........................JOE HARNELL
Theme...........................JERRY FIELDING
Director of Photography........FLEET SOUTHCOTT
Art Director....................CHUCK R. DAVIS
Set Decorations.................GARY J. MORENO
Assistant Director................THOMAS BLANK
Unit Manager.....................RALPH SARIEGO
Film Editor.............ROBERT K. RICHARD, ACE
Sound..........................JAMES F. ROGERS
Filmed in.........................TECHNICOLOR®
Sound Effects Editor...............KYLE WRIGHT
Music Editor..................HERBERT D. WOODS
Costume Designer.................CHARLES WALDO
Titles & Optical Effects.......UNIVERSAL TITLE
Based on the Novel "CYBORG" by...MARTIN CAIDIN
From...............UNIVERSAL® - AN MCA COMPANY
Copyright ©1977 by UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS INC.



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First Aired September 17, 1977




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Production Notes

SCRIPT
As seen on Page 3 of the 6/8/77 revision of this script, the story originally kept with the continuity estabished in "Kill Oscar" with Jaime discovering the Lynda Wilson Fembot in the OSI storage room instead of the Callahan Fembot.

Page 19 of the 6/8/77 revision contains omitted scenes 71-76. Jaime doesn't have a dime to use the casino pay phone to call Oscar, so she bangs on the side of a slot machine to make it cough up some change. This is witnessed by a drunk (to have been played by Foster Brooks) who has been trying to get a nearby machine to pay off.

 

CASTING & FILMING
A June 29, 1977 Universal interoffice memo lists possible actors to fill the roles in "Fembots In Las Vegas." Actresses not on this list who auditioned for the role of Tami Cross included Sally Kirkland, Liz Torres, and Dorrie Thomson.

Parts I and II of "Fembots In Las Vegas" were combined into the same shooting schedule. Page 1 of the schedule shows that the first day of filming was on July 15, 1977 at the Van Nuys Air National Guard Base.

 




Locations


While filming in Las Vegas, Nevada, the cast and crew stayed at the Dunes Hotel and Casino. The hotel was also used for interior and exterior scenes. The Dunes was imploded in 1993, and the Bellagio now stands at that location.


The rooftop of the Maxim Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas doubled as the roof of the Dunes for the Fembot chase & Jaime's jump to the helicopter. The hotel has since become The Westin Las Vegas. View Google Map




Trivia

No Executive Producer is credited on "Fembots In Las Vegas" Part I or Part II.

This episode was rebroadcast by NBC on July 8, 1978.

There were several issues with stunt work while filming this episode. Stuntwoman Sonny Woods was doubling Fembot Tami Cross in the theater fight scene, where she was to jump down onto breakaway tables, get up, and fight Jaime. Unfortunately, she was injured during the stunt.

While filming on the Maxim hotel rooftop, a close-up was needed of Lindsay Wagner hanging from the skid of the helicopter. Without using a safety harness, Lindsay held on to the skid and was flown above an airbag. When high winds pushed the helicopter higher and off-center, Lindsay was left hanging on for her life until she was able to safely drop.


This story was adapted into a novel and released in paperback by Mikasa Novels in Japan.


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