Scott LeBrun "Malibu High" charts the odyssey of a deranged young woman with severe abandonment issues, the trashy and flashy Kim Bentley (Jill Lansing) who's been failing all of her high school classes, and has been dumped by her boyfriend Kevin (Stuart Taylor) for rich bitch Annette (Tammy Taylor). Kim decides to take control of her life, first by seducing her male teachers and blackmailing them into giving her good grades. Her next phase sees her agreeing to turn tricks for sleazy pusher / pimp Tony (Alex Mann). Then smooth criminal Lance (Garth Howard) entices her to work for him, offering her a better deal, and recognizes her psychotic tendencies, awarding her with the gig of killer for hire!As you can see, this is not the ordinary teen-targeted comedy you might expect from the title, and is something far sleazier and more interesting. This tale (written by Thomas Singer, based on a story by John Buckley) is deliciously ridiculous drive-in fare, bolstered by the sole feature film appearance of Lansing, who's memorable, especially in scenes such as the one where she deals with her principal (John Harmon). She shows the goods regularly, which will keep exploitation lovers happy. The no-name cast is actually pretty good in their roles; Mann is appropriately slimy and Howard is likable enough. The movie is very much of its era, with a protracted disco dancing sequence.What's truly priceless is the music selections: when Kim makes a not-so-snappy comeback, a piece recognizable for its use on 'SCTV' can be heard, and during the climactic chase, people will chuckle at hearing what came to be popularly known as the 'People's Court' theme!As directed by Irvin Berwick ("The Monster of Piedras Blancas", "Hitch Hike to Hell"), this is consistently amusing stuff from the folks at Crown International.Eight out of 10.

Ranch Mubay After the good time teen comedy genre favorites The Pom Pom Girls (1976), The Van (1977), Malibu Beach (1978) and Van Nuys Blvd. (1979) - all who owe some inspiration to American Graffiti (1973) -- one would have thought that it would be the end to the teen cautionary films that started in the 30s and 40s and reached their apex at least in quality during the 50s with such directors as Ida Lupino. Low budget with plots involving drugs, sex, booze and crime the message was always the same: BAD GIRLS DIE. Malibu High (1979) is one depressing film from the beginning to end where even the nude scenes are yucky. Girl is typical mopey teen who doesn't study so is immediately shunned by all her friends and dumped by her boyfriend because its totally uncool not to study. One day she wears a mini- skirt to school and creates quite a stir among students and at least one of her teachers. This is 1979! Is this the school that time forgot? Elizabeth Montgomery changed to mini-skirts on Bewitched in 1970 and that was a freakin' family show! Mopey mini-skirt girl ends up having sex on the beach (not the drink) with the teacher to improve her grades...and what we see is some pasty middle age dude on top of teen whore and that's the extent to the good times because she turns to a life of murder and mayhem and there's no redemption for the girl or the audience. At the time the audience for this film must have been in their 40s and up. The film was showing in theaters showing much harder edged exploitation films (women in prison, revenge and rape, spaghetti westerns) and was ten years after Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider (1969) and Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969) to put things in perspective. Today an interesting curio of a 60s morality outdated by the time it was released. The aforementioned films such as The Van and Malibu Beach would become a hit with older teens and those in their 20s, as well as the teen slasher films such as Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980). Coming out in 1979 Malibu High must have seemed as silly then as it does now since it doesn't really fit any era.

Robert J. Maxwell Jill Lansing is a high school senior who has just broken up with her boyfriend, Kevin. Naturally she's distraught. To distract her from her own distress, she disses her mother, wears a provocative outfit to school, arranges to become a prostitute, and seduces one of her teachers, Mr. Donaldson.Jill and Mr. Donaldson have an assignation at the beach. Wordless. She disrobes. He disrobes. Then they roll around in their underwear. You can tell Mr. Donaldson because he's the one with the gray hair and slate blue briefs. Jill Lansing is the one with the breasts whose nipples are the size of bull's eyes on a dartboard -- oh, and the chaste white underpants.Those are only from the first few minutes of the movie. I wanted to see more of Jill Lansing's generous bosom, just out of curiosity, and determined to fast-forward through the intrigues and get to the nudity, but I found I simply lacked the energy to pick up the remote control.Either this movie is in terrible shape or I am.

Sro100 It's definitely the best story I've ever seen about a girl who wants better grades and then becomes a prostitute and then becomes an assassin. Part of the excellent "Welcome to the Grindhouse" series complete with trailers for other good trash. This movie also contains the ODDEST music cues ever; one was used on the old SCTV and they also use the song that became "The People's Court" theme. Bad acting, unbelievable plotting make this is a "MUST OWN" for connoisseurs of bad cinema. The DVD is paired with "Trip with the Teacher" another grade Z champion seemingly "inspired" by "Last House on the Left." The entire "Welcome to the Grindhouse" is essential DVD.