The Graduates of Malibu High

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

Young Warriors, also known as 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 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
April Dawn - Tiffany Carrigan

Production

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]

References

Citations

"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

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.

[ghost-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.