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High School Confidential!
“Behind these "nice" school walls... A TEACHERS' NIGHTMARE!...A TEEN-AGE JUNGLE!”
5.6 / 10• 1958• 1h 25m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
Cast & Crew
Russ Tamblyn
Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
Lead
Jan Sterling
Arlene Williams
John Drew Barrymore
J. I. Coleridge
Mamie Van Doren
Gwen Dulaine
Diane Jergens
Joan Staples
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ray Anthony
Bix
Jackie Coogan
Mr. A
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Arnold's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. High School Confidential! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
