This is a highly entertaining juvenile delinquency crime drama. It stars the go-to wise ass of the late 50's, Russ Tamblyn as a super cocky new boy in school who immediately tries to become top dog and source marijuana and heroin! Hilariously, he lives with his aunt(!?), a sex mad Mamie Van Doren (who must be maybe a year older than Tamblyn if you're lucky!), who continually tries to cop off with him! The anti-drug message is wonderfully clunky and dated, with talk of 'wheatheads' in the school graduating to heroin. There is also rock n roll (Jerry Lee Lewis sings the title song from a pickup truck), hot rod racing and a priceless Beatnik poem/song that comes outta nowhere in the coffee shop the hip kids frequent. Needless to say, this all equates to tons of fun.
Review of High School Confidential!
High School Confidential!
(1958)
Highly entertaining juvenile delinquency crime drama
7 October 2021