The Violent Years
The Violent Years

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A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Violent Years:

Jean Moorhead
Barbara Weeks
Art Millan
Theresa Hancock
Joanne Cangi
Gloria Farr

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A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.

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eFilmCritic.com - 8/10 by Rob GonsalvesExquisitely dumbfounding melodrama about a quartet of tough high-school girls.
Chicago Reader - 4/10 by Pat GrahamEd Wood-o-manes may want to sully their pedicures in this one.
User Review - 10/10 by Josh SThis is, bar none, the most spectacularly, most hilarious BAD MOVIE in history-- I challenge you to find one worse! "Plot" revolves around out-of-control upper-middle class teenage girl gang in the 50s who "get kicks" by robbing gas stations, gang-raping men in the park, aiding Communist infiltrators for quick cash, having pajama party orgies, getting pregnant and behaving in all kinds of other debauchery and depravity... all the while their parents and city have *no idea*, and there's even a fabulous conclusion where a semi-comotose judge preaches for at least 20 minutes about how "This Is Happening In Your City, and Your Children May be Involved" as a cautionary tale... Damn, the 50s were wild!
User Review - 8/10 by Brian SSi tu prends le film au sérieux, il vaut un 1.5 étoiles. J'ai eu beaucoup de plaisir à écouter ce film. :)
User Review - 6/10 by Chandra LI love that this movie is so bad but it's supposed to be so CRAZY cause they're GIRLS OMG! haha Good times.
User Review - 6/10 by Jonathan SThe best thing about this movie is the fact that it was written by Edward D. Wood, Jr. His absurd and (unintentionally) funny script really drives this ludicrous tale about a female gang.
User Review - 4/10 by Justin WThe neglected daughter of a socialite and a workaholic newspaper editor forms a gang of other girls who receive everything but attention from their parents. Together, they go on an ever-escalating crime-spree that involves gas station robberies, the rape of young men, and even the desecration of the American flag! "The Violent Years" is a film written by the infamous Edward Wood, a screenwrite and director whose flims only redeeming qualities were that the passion he had for filmmaking managed to show through the cheap sets, bad acting, and incompetent direction, and the quirky sort of poetic cadence that was present in his dialogue. (Of course, also present were awful lines like, "It's hard for an old friend to sit in judgement of an old friend.") Although one might think that another director at the helm of this movie might elevate above Ed Wood's usual low standards, but it happens that William Morgan is about as skilled a craftsman as Wood. That said, this film still has has its decent points. First off, it has a message that is equally valid today. Parents need to do more parenting--as in, they need to set aside their own interests and desires for the years when they should be focusing on guiding and nurturing the young lives they've brought into this world--if we're to pull American society out of the tailspin it's been in for the past 50 years. It's delivered in so hamfisted a fashion that it makes "Reefer Madness" seem subtle, but it's a message that I wish would reach reach the appropriate ears and one that I wish would be heeded. It also features a nice reversal of the oft-featured gang-rape scene in these sorts of youth crime films, and perhaps one of the most creative executions of a car crash in a film where the budget didn't allow for a car crash. Oh... and just about every female character who you might want to see in tight clothes is indeed wearing tight clothes. If only real life had so many firm bosoms in tight sweaters! On the downside, we've got some pretty horrible acting that's matched only by the film's horrible casting. The teenage wild things, who are around 15 or 16 years old according to the film's story, are played by actresses who are obviously in their late 20s or early 30s, something which lends an air of rediculousnesses to the story. Further, we once again are treated to some of the cheapest looking homes of rich people that have ever been put on film. (Ed Wood kept writing about fancy homes, but the sets in his movies never rose to even being close to believable on that count.) Of course, there's also plenty of "so bad they're good" moments in the film, such as the pajama party, the shoot-out, and the aforementioned rape scene which is on one hand as creepy and disturbing as it needs to be, but undermined by an illogical simultaneous escape scene. Like Ed Wood's other message picture, "Glen or Glenda?", "The Violent Years" delivers a point that is worth taking to heart--while the previous film asked for tolerance of those who are different, this film calls for parents to live up to their responsibilities and presents us with an over-the-top example of the consequences of parental neglect. This film isn't quite as strange as "Glen or Glenda?", nor as poetic, but it's still a decent story. It's also a film that will brighten the line-up of any Bad Movie Night while delivering its message wrapped in tight sweaters. The Violent Years (aka "Female", "Girl Gang Terrorists" and "Teenage Girl Gang") Starring: Jean Moorhead, Barbara Weeks, Joanne Cangi, Gloria Farr, Therea Hancock, Timothy Farrell, Arthur Millan, I. Stanford Jolley, and Lee Constant Director: William Morgan
User Review - 4/10 by Brandon DNot great, bad dialogue, but not bad for an Ed Wood film
User Review - 2/10 by James HNot as bad as most of Ed Wood's films, but that sure isn't saying much. It is still a dreadfully bad film, with some of the worst acting ever. But Ed Wood's films are always worth tuning into, because they are so so bad.
User Review - 2/10 by Mark DNot terrible. Especially for Ed Wood. Just not particularly good either.

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