The Graduates of Malibu High
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{{Infobox film
| name = Young Warriors
| image = Poster of the movie The Graduates of Malibu High.jpg
| caption =
| director = Lawrence D. Foldes
| producer = Victoria Paige Meyerink
| writer = Russell W. Colgin
Lawrence D. Foldes
| starring = James Van Patten
Anne Lockhart
Tom Reilly
Ernest Borgnine
Richard Roundtree
Lynda Day George
Dick Shawn
Mike Norris
| music = Rob Walsh
| cinematography = Mac Ahlberg
| editing = Ted Nicolaou
| studio = {{Plain list |
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| distributor = Cannon Releasing
| released = {{Film date|1983|08|26}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross = $238,534 (US){{cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1983/0YNWR.php |title=Young Warriors - Box Office Data|publisher=The Numbers |accessdate=29 July 2011}}
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Young Warriors, also known as The Graduates of Malibu High, is a low budget American crime-drama film starring James Van Patten, Anne Lockhart, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Roundtree, and Lynda Day George. It was released theatrically by Cannon Films on August 26, 1983. It has only been released on VHS and on Laserdisc in the United Kingdom.
Plot
Malibu High graduate and college student Kevin Carrigan (James Van Patten) enjoys a typical student life, with his fraternity friends including Fred (Mike Norris) and Scott (Tom Reilly). When his sister Tiffany (April Dawn) is gang raped and murdered by a gang of vicious bikers (Outlaw motorcycle club), he becomes withdrawn and violent, despite the help of his girlfriend Lucy (Anne Lockhart) and police lieutenant father (Ernest Borgnine). Eventually Kevin, with the aid of his college friends, sets out to avenge his sister's death, and soon they become a vigilante group, obsessed with violence and confronting all crime in the city.
Cast
- James Van Patten as Kevin Carrigan
- Anne Lockhart as Lucy
- Tom Reilly as Scott
- Ernest Borgnine as Lieutenant Bob Carrigan
- Richard Roundtree as Sergeant John Austin
- Lynda Day George as Beverly Carrigan
- Ed De Stefane as Stan
- Dick Shawn as Professor Hoover
- Mike Norris as Fred
- Linnea Quigley as Ginger
- John Alden as Jorge
- April Dawn as Tiffany Carrigan
Production
Young Warriors was intended as a sequel to Malibu High. Deran Sarafian claimed he took over direction.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34795638/the_los_angeles_times/|title=EVEN FOR A 'GHOSTDIRECTOR,' THIS FILM WAS A NIGHTMARE|last=London|first= Michael|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles|date=August 14, 1983|page= u4|url-access=subscription}} The film was produced by Victoria Paige Meyerink.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-M-GDwAAQBAJ&q=%22The+Graduates+of+Malibu+High%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT286|title=Elvis Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood|first=Paul|last=Simpson|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|location=Milwaukee|year=2013|edition=Paperback|isbn=978-1557838582}}
References
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- {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kczcgHtgGfYC&q=%22The+Graduates+of+Malibu+High%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA531|title=Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978–1994|first1=Phyllis Rauch|last1=Klotman|first2=Gloria J.|last2=Gibson|authorlink1=Phyllis R. Klotman|authorlink2=Gloria J. Gibson|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=1997|edition=Annotated|isbn=978-0253211200|page=531}}
- {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrEUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22The+Graduates+of+Malibu+High%22+-wikipedia|title=Quinlan's illustrated directory of film stars|first=David|last=Quinlan|authorlink=David Quinlan (film critic)|publisher=Chrysalis Books|location=London|year=1989|edition=3rd|isbn=978-0713444803|page=60}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0086625|title=Young Warriors}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|young_warriors}}
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Category:1983 crime drama films
Category:Films about fraternities and sororities
Category:Films set in California
Category:Films shot in Washington (state)
Category:American rape and revenge films
Category:American vigilante films
Category:Films scored by Robert J. Walsh
Category:1980s vigilante films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:English-language crime drama films
Category:English-language action films
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