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Lovely But Deadly (1981)

1981 film by David Sheldon

Released
1981
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Martial arts film
Director
David Sheldon
Music
Robert O. Ragland
Starring
John Randolph, Richard Herd, Mel Novak

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.

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.

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

It was subsequently released on VHS by Vestron Video.

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Facts from Wikidata Q6692268 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.