High School Caesar

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Summary: Whoa, Dad!!!
Review: A good JD flick. Rich kid John Ashley is a high school bully with his gang of goons extorting money from local teens for all kinds of things. When he is involved in the death of a fellow student in a car race, things really heat up. Look for Gary Vinson ("Christy" from "McHale's Navy") as one of the teens. Now the BAD NEWS: If you're thinking of buying this Alpha DVD, think again. For a movie made in 1960, this has got to be one of the worst transfers to DVD I have seen. Well, the transfer might be O.K. but the source material leaves much to be desired. I had an old VHS of "High School Caesar" from Rhino Video and it ran rings around this abomination. Scratchy print, soft focus, but worst of all....the audio!! Very woolly and too basey! Sometimes you can't even understand what they are saying. I can live with Alpha's shortcomings in the DVD quality department most of the time, given the age and rarity of some of their titles.... but this is unwatchable!!

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Summary: Small town mid-America youth meet young gang boss wannabe.
Review: A low-budget movie shot on location with local teens as cast and extras. This is a time capsule of the early 60s with a Hollywood idea of small town mid-America life-style. It has become a staple of high school reunions in our area (and yes, some friends have billing, and others of us appear in scenes) What fun, to see our hometown as it once was, and ourselves at that time. That is the greatest appeal for most of us, although there is some acting, a couple of chase scenes, and an exciting car crash (using a vintage auto owned by a local young man.) I'm glad "High School Caesar" came to my town.

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Summary: Et tu, "High School Caesar"
Review: If you liked "High School Confidential," if you sat through "Teenage Strangler," if you couldn't get enough of "Girl's Town," daddy-o you'll dig "High School Caesar." In this lawless tale of teenage delinquency, Mat Stephens (John Ashley) leads a ring of beatnik greaser thugs down a dragstrip destined for disaster. Teenage rebellion fostered by the conspicuous absence of parental supervision leads to hijinks on the road, at the malt shop and in the locker room. Stephens, a spoiled rich kid, rigs a high school election and, with his Jerry Lewis-esque sidekick Cricket, holds the hallways hostage. After a tragic drag race, Stephens confronts his true nature in a "far-out" denouement that will leave you reeling with laughter. This movie is above and beyond the typical teenage exploitation because it not only maintains a wonderfully awful B-movie story, but also entertains. Look for Ashley in other great camp fare such as "Beach Party" and "Bikini Beach." A definite must for B-movie, drive-in fans.

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Summary: Et tu, "High School Caesar"
Review: If you liked "High School Confidential," if you sat through "Teenage Strangler," if you couldn't get enough of "Girl's Town," daddy-o you'll dig "High School Caesar." In this lawless tale of teenage delinquency, Mat Stephens (John Ashley) leads a ring of beatnik greaser thugs down a dragstrip destined for disaster. Teenage rebellion fostered by the conspicuous absence of parental supervision leads to hijinks on the road, at the malt shop and in the locker room. Stephens, a spoiled rich kid, rigs a high school election and, with his Jerry Lewis-esque sidekick Cricket, holds the hallways hostage. After a tragic drag race, Stephens confronts his true nature in a "far-out" denouement that will leave you reeling with laughter. This movie is above and beyond the typical teenage exploitation because it not only maintains a wonderfully awful B-movie story, but also entertains. Look for Ashley in other great camp fare such as "Beach Party" and "Bikini Beach." A definite must for B-movie, drive-in fans.