The Graduates of Malibu High

The Graduates of Malibu High
Directed by	Lawrence D. Foldes
Produced by	Victoria Paige Meyerink
Written by	Russell W. Colgin; Lawrence D. Foldes
Starring	Ernest Borgnine; Richard Roundtree; Lynda Day George; James Van Patten; Anne Lockhart; Tom Reilly; Dick Shawn; Mike Norris
Music by	Rob Walsh
Cinematography	Mac Ahlberg
Edited by	Ted Nicolaou
Production; company	Star Cinema Productions; Cannon Films;
Distributed by	Cannon Home Video
Release date	August 26, 1983;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million[1]
Box office	$238,534 (US)[1]

The Graduates of Malibu High is a low budget American crime-drama film starring James Van Patten, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Roundtree, and Lynda Day George. It is known as Young Warriors in the United Kingdom.[2][3] 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

A young woman (April Dawn) is gang raped and murdered by the bikers in a California college town, sparking her brother Kevin (James Van Patten) to take up arms by night with a gang of like-minded vigilantes from his fraternity, brutally punishing any miscreants they catch in a criminal act. In the meantime, Kevin debates the issue of violent crime in the U.S. with his teachers and others during the day. As Kevin and his gang head toward a final, bloody confrontation with the low-lifes who murdered his sister, other scenes show the difference between his character, now violent, and the people he is supposedly protecting.

Cast

Ernest Borgnine - Lieutenant Bob Carrigan
Richard Roundtree - Sergeant John Austin
Lynda Day George - Beverly Carrigan
James Van Patten - Kevin Carrigan
Anne Lockhart - Lucy
Tom Reilly - Scott
Ed De Stefane - Stan
Dick Shawn - Professor Hoover
Mike Norris - Fred
Linnea Quigley - Ginger

Production

The Graduates of Malibu High was intended as a sequel to Malibu High. Deran Sarafian claimed he took over direction.[4] The film was produced by Victoria Paige Meyerink.[5]

References

Citations

"Young Warriors - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
Klotman & Gibson 1997, p. 531.
Quinlan 1989, p. 60.
London, Michael (August 14, 1983). "EVEN FOR A 'GHOSTDIRECTOR,' THIS FILM WAS A NIGHTMARE". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC (Nant Capital). p. u4.
Simpson, Paul (2013). Elvis Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood (Paperback ed.). Milwaukee: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 978-1557838582.

Sources

Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Gibson, Gloria J. (1997). Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978–1994 (Annotated ed.). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 531. ISBN 978-0253211200.
Quinlan, David (1989). Quinlan's illustrated directory of film stars (3rd ed.). London: Chrysalis Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-0713444803.

External links

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[gross-1] "Young Warriors - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[FOOTNOTEKlotmanGibson1997531-2] Klotman & Gibson 1997, p. 531.

[FOOTNOTEQuinlan198960-3] Quinlan 1989, p. 60.

[ghost-4] London, Michael (August 14, 1983). "EVEN FOR A 'GHOSTDIRECTOR,' THIS FILM WAS A NIGHTMARE". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC (Nant Capital). p. u4.

[5] Simpson, Paul (2013). Elvis Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood (Paperback ed.). Milwaukee: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 978-1557838582.