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Malibu High

Name: Malibu High
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1979-05-01
Cast: Jill Lansing, Stuart Taylor, Katie Johnson, Wallace Earl, Alex Mann

1979 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Layer Cake or Coffy, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
Made in 1979: an older pace and style.

When a high school senior is dumped by her boyfriend, her grades fall drastically...to avoid failing, she begins seducing her male teachers. Thus begins her downward spiral into drug addiction and prostitution, and ultimately assassinations for a kingpin mob boss.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Irvin Berwick

Jill LansingKim Bentley
Stuart TaylorKevin
Katie JohnsonLucy
Wallace EarlMrs. Bentley
Alex MannTony
Tammy TaylorAnnette Ingersoll
Garth PillsburyLance
John HarmonMr. Elmhurst
John YatesMr. Donaldson
James DevneyMr. Wyngate