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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.
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| Directed by | Lawrence D. Foldes |
| Written by | Russell W. Colgin Lawrence D. Foldes |
| Produced by | Victoria Paige Meyerink |
| Starring | James Van Patten Anne Lockhart Tom Reilly Ernest Borgnine Richard Roundtree Lynda Day George Dick Shawn Mike Norris |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Edited by | Ted Nicolaou |
| Music by | Rob Walsh |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Cannon Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $238,534 (US)[1] |
Plot
editMalibu 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sister Tiffany (April Dawn) is gang raped and murdered by a gang of vicious bikers (Outlaw motorcycle club), he becomes withdrawn and violent, despite the help of his girlfriend Lucy (Anne Lockhart) and police lieutenant father (Ernest Borgnine).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
edit- James Van Patten - Kevin Carrigan
- Anne Lockhart - Lucy
- Tom Reilly - Scott
- Ernest Borgnine - Lieutenant Bob Carrigan
- Richard Roundtree - Sergeant John Austin
- Lynda Day George - Beverly Carrigan
- Ed De Stefane - Stan
- Dick Shawn - Professor Hoover
- Mike Norris - Fred
- Linnea Quigley - Ginger
- John Alden - Jorge
- April Dawn - Tiffany Carrigan
Production
editYoung Warriors was intended as a sequel to Malibu High. Deran Sarafian claimed he took over direction.[2] The film was produced by Victoria Paige Meyerink.[3]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Young Warriors - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ London, Michael (August 14, 1983). "EVEN FOR A 'GHOSTDIRECTOR,' THIS FILM WAS A NIGHTMARE". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. 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
edit- 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.
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