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((short description|American 1984 action/drama TV film))
((multiple issues|((more citations needed|date=March 2022))((original research|date=March 2022))))
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| music              = [[Dominic Frontiere]]
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'''''Velvet''''' is a 1984 American [[Action film|action]]/[[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[Television film|TV film]] for the ''[[ABC Network (United States)|ABC Network]]'' directed by Richard Lang, starring [[Leah Ayres]], [[Shari Belafonte]], [[Mary-Margaret Humes]] and [[Sheree J. Wilson]]. The film was inspired by the American TV series ''[[Charlie's Angels|Charlie’s Angels]]''<ref name=":0">((Cite journal|last=Corry|first=John|date=1984|title=TV Review; ABC's 'Velvet', Aerobics and Spying|journal=The New York Times|pages=17))</ref>''.'' The screenplay was written by Ned Wynn''.'' The film portrays a team of unlikely female secret agents as they disguise themselves as [[Aerobic gymnastics|aerobics]] instructors to close in on a group of criminals.

''Velvet'' was produced by [[Douglas S. Cramer]] and [[Aaron Spelling]],  who has been described as “the most prolific producer in TV history.” <ref>((Cite journal|last=Anonymous|date=2017|title=Aaron Spelling|journal=Adweek|volume=58|issue=31|pages=34))</ref> Spelling is known for ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' (1990-2000), ''[[Charmed]]'' (1998-2006) and many other television programs from the 1970s to 2000's. “[''Charlie’s Angels''] was created by Aaron Spelling”,<ref name=":2">((Cite book|last=Inness|first=Sherrie A.|title=Tough Girls: Women Warriors and Wonder Women in Popular Culture|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|year=1999|location=Philadelphia|pages=31–49))</ref> which is the inspiration of ''Velvet. Charlie’s Angels'' introduced a new idea of characterization for female characters with independence: “''Charlie’s Angels'' presented women as far more tough than did shows of the past.” <ref name=":2" /> Nevertheless, it was still tainted by the unrealistic depiction of picture perfect women that were tough, but also still had overly exaggerated stereotypical obsession with themselves: “''Charlie’s Angels'' is a show that focuses on beautiful women who are more interested in wearing designer clothes than in solving crimes.” <ref name=":2" /> ''Velvet’s'' screenplay aimed to further relay the idea of tough female characters in an action genre, with less emphasis on the stereotypes of self-obsessed women.<ref name=":2" />

==Plot==
A group of four female government [[Secret Agents|secret agents]] working undercover as aerobics instructors at a global aerobic center franchise. Their disguise is in order to entrap a group of criminals that have kidnapped a defensive specialist and his son. They aim to prevent the sale of the abducted father and his son to the highest bidder.<ref>((Cite web|title=The Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088343/?ref_=ra_gb_ln|website=IMDb))</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Leah Ayres]] as Cass Dayton 
*[[Shari Belafonte]] as Julie Rhodes
*[[Mary-Margaret Humes]] as Lauren "Boots" Dawes
*[[Sheree J. Wilson]] as Ellen Stockwell
*[[Michael Ensign]] as Stefan
*[[Polly Bergen]] as Mrs Vance
*[[Leigh McCloskey]] as James Barstow
*[[Andrea Marcovicci]] as Erica Mueller
*[[Bruce Abbott]] as Breed
*[[Anthony De Longis]] as Rawls 
*[[Judson Scott]] as Mats Edholm
*[[Bo Brundin]] as Professor Charles Vandemeer
*[[David Faustino]] as Billy Wandemeer
*[[Clyde Kusatsu]] as Dr Edward Yashima
*[[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]] as Government Official
[[File:Greg, Leah Ayres, and Lanza at the Chiller Theatre Expo 2017.jpg|thumb|Leah Ayres, 2017]]

== Casting ==
[[Leah Ayres]]' career debuted daytime television series ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' in the early part of the 1980s. Shortly after, she was cast as one of the lead roles in ''Velvet,'' a beautiful, secret government agent tasked to camouflage herself as an aerobics instructor.

[[Shari Belafonte]] joined the cast after her 1982 debut in ''[[If You Could See What I Hear]],'' after mostly a modelling-based career. Her success as a model assisted in her casting in ''Velvet'', as the four female secret agents were described as "unrealistically attractive."<ref name=":1" />

Similarly, [[Mary-Margaret Humes]] was cast after winning beauty contest [[Miss Florida USA]] in 1975.

The casting decisions made reflected the common theme in ''Charlie's Angels,'' of very attractive female protagonists.<ref name=":2" />

''Velvet'' was [[Sheree J. Wilson]]'s television debut.

== Production ==
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''Velvet'' initially premiered in English on August 27, 1984 in color for the ''[[ABC Network (United States)|ABC Network]]'' in the United States. It was later released in Germany on November 11, 1995 as ''‘Frauen wie Samt und Stahl’'' which translates to ‘Women like Velvet and Steel.’ In French, it is referred to as ''<nowiki/>'Espionnes de Charme'<nowiki/>'' which translates to 'Charming Spies.' Also released in Spanish, it was named ''<nowiki/>'Cuatro Chicas en Acción''', meaning 'Four girls in Action.'

The original running time was 100 minutes. Much of the film was shot at the [[Westin Bonaventure Hotel|Westin Bonaventure]], a luxury hotel in [[Los Angeles California|Los Angeles, California]]: “a stunning image against the skyline of downtown Los Angeles.” <ref>((Cite journal|last=NorthStar Travel Media|date=1984|title=The Westin Bonaventure|journal=Meetings & Conventions|pages=52))</ref> The Westin Bonaventure is most famous as a filming location for films ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'' (2014) and ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (1995). The production company responsible for ''Velvet'' was [[Aaron Spelling Productions]].

=== Music ===

The music in the film composed by [[Dominic Frontiere]] (''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]], [[The Rat Patrol]])'' erred a suggestive tone: "The music on the soundtrack…tells us that tampering with the national defense may not be nice, but sexism is unforgiveable."((according to whom|date=March 2022))<ref name=":0" />

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===

Bok((who|date=March 2022)) for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' noted; "The biggest drawback of the pilot was that the physical stunts performed by the four athletic women seemed too obviously the work of stunt people." Bok continued, "[''Velvet''] had the usual liberal dollops of slickness and posh locations that Aaron Spelling is noted fo...the Spelling veneer always suggests a fighting chance to get at least a moderate audience reaction, but in this instance, ABC passed on ''Velvet.''"<ref name=":1">((Cite magazine|last=Bok|date=September 5, 1984|page=64|title=Television Reviews: Velvet|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]))</ref>

As Velvet took upon inspiration from the unique independent portrayal of women in ''[[Charlie's Angels|Charlie’s Angels]]'' in the 1970’s, John Corry for ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted "''Velvet'' is almost interesting here; it is showing us the ideal American woman."<ref name=":0" />

Ernest Callenbach compared screenwriter Ned Wynn's work was compared positively to his successful father((who|date=March 2022)): "surprisingly well written: affluence, the sixties, drugs, sex, alcoholism like his father’s, done with wry humor now well in control."<ref>((Cite journal|last=Callenbach|first=Ernest|date=1991|title=We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills: Growing up Crazy in Hollywood by Ned Wynn|journal=Film Quarterly|pages=33))</ref>

== Television films for ''ABC Network'' ==
''Velvet'' was released as a [[Television film]] exclusively for the [[American Broadcasting Company]] in 1984. It followed the weekly anthology series of [[ABC Movie of the Week]] which ran from 1969 to 1975. It encouraged the saga of movies that were named 'made-for-television.' These films typically had significantly lower budgets than [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] films, however notable directors and producers often jumped aboard these projects to boost their appeal. Filmmaker [[Stanley Kubrick]] directed the film ''Room 237'', which was named in the top 10 best television movies by ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'' for ''[[Screen Rant]].'' <ref>((Cite web|date=2020-06-05|title=The 10 Best TV Movies of All Time, According To Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://screenrant.com/best-tv-movies-of-all-time/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=[[Screen Rant]]))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20217/Velvet/ ''Velvet''] at [[TCMDB]]
*[http://charliesangels.org/angel-knockoffs-velvet/ ''Velvet'' page] at Charlie's Angels Fansite
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088343/ ''Velvet''] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171206141454/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b782de641 ''Velvet''] at BFI
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