Review of High School Confidential! (1958) by Bengt W — 15 Feb 2012

Marijuana, moralpanik och Michael Landon.

This review of High School Confidential! (1958) was written by Bengt W on 15 Feb 2012.

High School Confidential! has generally received mixed reviews.

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Cult masterpiece. Full of jive talk, cheap thrills, beatnik babes, bizarre cast members, and innuendo laid on with a trowel…

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Goofy stupid 50's movie about a high school full of punks and druggies, it's so stupid it's funny. Jerry Lee Lewis was a big plus…

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