The Girl Most Likely to... [1973] (TV) with Stockard Channing

The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)



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The Girl Most Likely to... is a dark comedy written by Joan Rivers and starring Stockard Channing and Edward Asner. The film was released in 1973 as a made-for-TV movie broadcast on the ABC Movie of the Week. The film is about an unattractive young woman who remakes herself and takes comically deadly revenge on her former enemies, tormentors and others.





Stockard Channing ... Miriam Knight

Edward Asner ... Det. Ralph Varone

Jim Backus ... Prof. David Tilson

Joe Flynn ... Dr. Green

Chuck McCann ... Coach

Cyril Delevanti ... Minister

Carl Ballantine ... Dr. Hankim

Ruth McDevitt ... Housemistress

Susanne Zenor ... Heidi Murphy

Fred Grandy ... Dr. Ted Gates

Larry Wilcox ... Moose Meyers

Warren Berlinger ... Herman Anderson

Dan Spelling ... Fred Ames

Florence Lake ... Computer Clerk

Victor Izay ... Dr. Wolfe



Made for TV in 1973, right around the time the smoke was starting to clear from a nationwide wave of bra burnings, The Girl Must Likely To… is a deeply dark revenge comedy with a feminist agenda that’s as relevant today as it was back in the day.



One of the pleasures of The Girl Most Likely To… is its supporting cast, a who’s who of ‘70s B-listers. You’ll see Jim Backus and Joe Flynn, not to mention Fred Grandy (Gopher from The Love Boat), Larry Wilcox (CHiPs), and even Annette O’Toole. All of them have a great time with their roles, as does Channing, who used this film as a launching pad for her long and consistent career. Joan Rivers, on the other hand, went on to write Rabbit Test.