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Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren, Diane Jergens, Ray Anthony ... see more see more... , Jackie Coogan , Charles Jr. Chaplin , Burt Douglas , Michael Landon , Jody Fair , Phillipa Fallon , Robin Raymond , James Todd , Lyle Talbot , William Wellman Jr. , Diana Darrin , Carl Thayler , Irwin Berke , Gil Perkins , Russ Tamblyn , Pierre Watkin , Ernst R. von Theumer , Jerry Lee Lewis , William A. Wellman

Producer Albert Zugsmith serves up another all-star exposé with High School Confidential. Delivering a superb performance under the circumstances, Russ Tamblyn heads the cast as "typical" high schoole... read more read more...r Tony Baker. Usually seen in the company of his voluptuous "aunt" Gwen Dulaine (the truly impressive Mamie Van Doren), Tony convinces one and all that he's looking for kicks of the controlled-substance kind. In truth, however, our hero is really an undercover narcotics agent named Mike Wilson, bound and determined to smash the operation of drug lord Mr. A. (Jackie Coogan). The once-in-a-lifetime cast includes such worthies as John Drew Barrymore (Drew Barrymore's daddy), Ray Anthony (then married to Mamie Van Doren), Charles Chaplin Jr., Michael Landon, and Jerry Lee Lewis as "himself." This updated Reefer Madness is not to be missed! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Jack Arnold

Release Date: January 1, 1958

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DVD Release Date: June 15, 2004

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  • ajv2688
    November 17, 2010
    ajv2688
    This movie may remind you of reefer madness and movies like it, and it should it's basically the same kind of film, one that's supposed to make you aware of the dark side of the teenage nightlife or something like that. This movie has a good story, but in the end it's lacking so... read moremething.
  • kenstachnik
    February 4, 2008
    kenstachnik
    Fantastic Drug Propaganda from the 50's

    The beat poetry and Jerry Lee Lewis are particularly choice

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Fernando F. Croce
February 12, 2010
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

As astringent a vision of the late-'50s as Frank Tashlin's are opulent Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
March 28, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A most ridiculous classic cult teen-exploitation film about juvenile delinquents in the 1950s, but not without being entertaining. Full Review

Steve Crum
August 3, 2007
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Hot stuff in '58, but period sleaze is nostalgic fun now.

Scott Weinberg
July 27, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Hilariously broad exploitation stuff.

David Ansen
July 28, 2008
David Ansen, Newsweek

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Peter Travers
August 14, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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March 25, 2006
New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 10, 2004
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
July 2, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Carol Cling
October 10, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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