A razor-wielding moral crusader stalks centerfold models across a grimy 1970s nightmare.
THE CENTERFOLD GIRLS
He marked every centerfold. Now he’s crossing them out.
A self-appointed moral crusader tracks women featured in a men’s magazine, turning their brief taste of notoriety into a deadly campaign of punishment.
Quick Answer
The Centerfold Girls is a 1974 American drama, thriller, and horror film directed by John Peyser about a religious fanatic who hunts down women featured as centerfold models in a men's magazine, turning their fleeting fame into a deadly campaign of punishment.
Programmer's Pick
The Centerfold Girls is what happens when moral panic gets a straight razor and a cheap suit. If you're craving a sleazy, sunburned tour through the age of skin mags and self-righteous psychos, this three-act grindhouse saga delivers the goods—nudity, violence, and a villain who's as bland as he is bloodthirsty.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Why This Matters
This 1974 sexploitation thriller blends the era's fascination with pulp magazines and slasher motifs, centering its plot on a serial killer preying on men's magazine models.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film is organized into three distinct arcs, each focused on a different centerfold model and her battle for survival.
A psychotic killer armed with a straight razor targets models, delivering mean-spirited violence and tension.
Every frame oozes the skuzzy, sun-bleached exploitation style unique to the 1970s grindhouse circuit.
Unapologetically jam-packed with nudity and exploitative set pieces, this film embraces its sexploitation roots.
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Threat File
Publication in a men’s magazine
Religious fanatic with a straight razor
Murder of centerfold models
Various Seventies American locales
Questions from the Vault
When was The Centerfold Girls released? +
The Centerfold Girls was released in 1974.
Who directed The Centerfold Girls? +
The Centerfold Girls was directed by John Peyser.
How long is The Centerfold Girls? +
The Centerfold Girls has a runtime of 91 minutes.
What genre is The Centerfold Girls? +
The Centerfold Girls is a drama, thriller, and horror film.
Where can I watch The Centerfold Girls? +
You can watch The Centerfold Girls on SassyFlix.
What connects the victims in The Centerfold Girls? +
All the victims are women who have posed as centerfold models for a popular men's magazine, making them targets for the killer's campaign.
What motivates the killer's actions in The Centerfold Girls? +
The killer, Clement Dunne, is a self-appointed moral crusader who believes he must punish the women for their perceived sins after posing in the magazine.
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