Director: John F. Schreyer
Writers: Robert J. Black Jr., Lester Wm. Berke, Dean Romano, Gary Judis
Composer: Richard LaSalle
Starring: Carol Ohmart, Robert Hutton, Steve Rowland, Jan Brooks, Robert Arthur, Clancy Cooper, Anton von Stralen, Charles Keane, Lloyd Nelson, Steve Sarras, John Goddard
More info: IMDb
Tagline: What is their latest kick ?? You'll SEE...in Wild Youth
Plot: Three teenage criminals break out of juvenile prison and head south to Mexico.
My rating:
Will I watch it again?
Fun flick. It's fast paced, snappy and well executed. You usually don't find low budget B-movies like this as enjoyable. The acting is pretty good, too. And how about Richard LaSalle's punchy, jazzy score? It's great and it's a major reason why I like this so much. There's one theme that's an obvious sound alike to Bernard Herrmann's main theme from VERTIGO (1958) but I don't mind it. It works well with the picture. Another thing I dig is that most of this flick if filmed outdoors and in and around the desert. I've already seen this twice so I might not give it another chance for a very long time. You can watch it on YouTube (above). The Arcanum DVD presents the picture in its original format. It's not a great print as there are constant artifacts but it's not going to hurt anyone's enjoyment in watching it. I'd say a dirty print on movies like this helps. The only extras on the disc is a 50 minute string of vintage teenage movie trailers, which is horrendously billed as a full length feature called TEEN MANIA, and a 12 minute school film called TEENAGE CRUSADE.
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