The Graduates of Malibu High

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.

Young Warriors
Directed byLawrence D. Foldes
Written byRussell W. Colgin
Lawrence D. Foldes
Produced byVictoria Paige Meyerink
StarringJames Van Patten
Anne Lockhart
Tom Reilly
Ernest Borgnine
Richard Roundtree
Lynda Day George
Dick Shawn
Mike Norris
CinematographyMac Ahlberg
Edited byTed Nicolaou
Music byRob Walsh
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Distributed byCannon Releasing
Release date
  • August 26, 1983 (1983-08-26)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$238,534 (US)[1]

Plot

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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sister Tiffany (April Dawn) is gang raped and murdered by a gang of vicious bikers (Outlaw motorcycle club), he becomes withdrawn and violent, despite the help of his girlfriend Lucy (Anne Lockhart) and police lieutenant father (Ernest Borgnine).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.

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Production

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Young 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]

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Young Warriors - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ London, Michael (August 14, 1983). "EVEN FOR A 'GHOSTDIRECTOR,' THIS FILM WAS A NIGHTMARE". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. p. u4.
  3. ^ 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.

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