Another Rebel Without a Cause Rip
Teenage Gang Debs (1966)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
Terry (Diane Conti) is a troubled girl from Manhattan who moves over to Brooklyn and soon goes after the leader of a gang. She cuts his girlfriend off and begins having sex with him but she then seduces another member of the gang and talks him into killing the leader. This here sets off some events that shows how mean Terry is.
TEENAGE GANG DEBS certainly doesn't look or feel as if it was made in 1966. I'm going to guess that this film was shot sometime during the 1950s when REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE broke loose and caused all sorts of low-budget rip-offs to follow. This film certainly doesn't look like anything from 1966 so I'm going to guess that's when the film finally got a theatrical release.
With all of that said, this here is a pretty bland movie and there's really nothing here that makes this film stick out from the dozens of others that were released back in the day. Basically you've got the Diane character doing whatever it takes to be a "leader" and she doesn't care who she hurts or how much damage she causes. The film never bothers to tell us why she's like this but I doubt it would have mattered.
The performances are all rather bland, although I will say that Conti was at least decent in the lead role. The soundtrack, editing and cinematography are all forgetable and there's really nothing here that you'd consider good. If you're a fan of this genre then you'll want to check it out but others should feel free to skip it.
* 1/2 (out of 4)
Terry (Diane Conti) is a troubled girl from Manhattan who moves over to Brooklyn and soon goes after the leader of a gang. She cuts his girlfriend off and begins having sex with him but she then seduces another member of the gang and talks him into killing the leader. This here sets off some events that shows how mean Terry is.
TEENAGE GANG DEBS certainly doesn't look or feel as if it was made in 1966. I'm going to guess that this film was shot sometime during the 1950s when REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE broke loose and caused all sorts of low-budget rip-offs to follow. This film certainly doesn't look like anything from 1966 so I'm going to guess that's when the film finally got a theatrical release.
With all of that said, this here is a pretty bland movie and there's really nothing here that makes this film stick out from the dozens of others that were released back in the day. Basically you've got the Diane character doing whatever it takes to be a "leader" and she doesn't care who she hurts or how much damage she causes. The film never bothers to tell us why she's like this but I doubt it would have mattered.
The performances are all rather bland, although I will say that Conti was at least decent in the lead role. The soundtrack, editing and cinematography are all forgetable and there's really nothing here that you'd consider good. If you're a fan of this genre then you'll want to check it out but others should feel free to skip it.
- Michael_Elliott
- Jan 10, 2018