Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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.

the_number-evil_d When I watched this movie for the first and only time, I had no idea what I was in for. It was such a pile of crap that I had to write a review. First of all, the cover completely misleads anyone who sees it into thinking this could be a comedy/feel good movie like Porky's. It's NOT! It's a story of a sad high school girl who turns to slutty ways to keep herself from flunking out, then gets herself a pimp to work for to earn her money to support her drug habits. She switches pimps to upgrade herself and eventually becomes a hit woman.There is some nudity (not so great because Jill Lansing isn't attractive) and violence (tame by todays standards), no suspense, nobody with acting abilities, LOTS of bad acting, pretty much bad everything. Some of the awfulness is mildly laughable, but most is not. The most entertaining part is the Peoples Court theme song playing during the final chase sequence.This would make a decent Mystery Science Theater movie and is only watchable if you have some other like minded people watching with you to help heckle. Typical (bad) bad 70's movie.

johnc2141 I was always a fan of exploitation cinema,Malibu high is a real bottom of the barrel thriller that has no well known stars but it is a thriller.Jill Lansing plays a high school senior who turns out to be a sociopathic killer.it is unsettling at times but it is a pretty good b movie made by crown international,a sort of rival of American international pictures.i actually first seen this on commercial television where it was cut up.the next time i saw it i rented it from the local video rental store.yeah the old VHS.i saw all the parts they had cut out you know the nudity the language some kill scenes.its very dated now since it was made in the 70s,during the disco era.Jill Lansing was fairly attractive,too bad she never made any more movies that i know of,oh there's an abusive pimp who works in a customized van,brothel on wheels.and yes there's disco music,pot smoking and creeps a plenty,i really don't give spoilers,so i don't want to start now but i enjoyed Malibu high,and its sort of sequel the graduates of Malibu high(aka;the young warriors)too bad crown international went under during the late 1980s,they turned out some pretty good b movies,Malibu high gets b plus grades,7 out of 10.

Zeegrade Malibu High is the story of struggling student Kim Bentley (Jill Lansing in her one and only screen performance) who will do anything, and I definitely mean anything, in order to graduate. We are introduced to our chain smoking heroine in a not too flattering topless state late for school once again. I am by no means to be considered a prude when it comes to nudity, however Jill Lansing's not so flattering figure is made even worse with a tacky white as snow tan line. This wouldn't be a big deal if it was just one scene. Instead her frequent nudity becomes cringe inducing as the movie drags on. And drags it does. Since Kim is a nasty individual who berates her divorced mother it's no surprise that she was dumped by her boyfriend Kevin. One of the more humorous things about this movie is the music that follows one of Kim's many ill-tempered quips she chooses to end a scene with. It sounds vaguely similar to losing a character in Donkey Kong. Newly single, Kim decides to prove to Kevin she isn't a loser by not only graduating high school but graduating with straight A's. You might be shocked to learn that instead of actually opening a book and trying to learn something she decides on seducing her mostly male teachers with sex in exchange for better grades. Sort of a quid pro ho. Zing! One point for me! What makes things worse is the fact that some teachers appear to hate her even more after their tryst by the ocean. At least she didn't flunk economics as she decides to earn some money hooking for local drug-dealing thug Tony instead of just putting out in lieu of grades. Kim seems to have found her lot in life as scenes of her entertaining various johns inside Tony's minibus with one particular belly laugh inducing shot of a chain of men waiting outside for their date with this surfer trash succubus.Success comes easy (no pun intended) for Kim and soon she catches the eye of Lance who appears to be a scout for hooker stars of the future. She leaves behind Tony and his minibus for the higher-end clientele of overweight mustachioed psychopaths in dirty hotels. Way to move up Kim! One of these encounters leads to Kim accidentally killing her customer. This gives Lance the opportunity to promote her to contract killer. So, instead of killing off half the Malibu population with various STD's she opts for just shooting them sparing us from seeing her pale breasts again. Thanks Lance! Her last target happens to be the father of Kevin's new girlfriend. The hit is performed at the same time Kevin's entourage arrives allowing them to witness Kim exiting the house. Kim shoots Kevin's girlfriend in the stomach and flees the scene with Kevin in hot pursuit accompanied by the theme from The People's Court. She is finally gunned down by the police ending her reign of tan lined terror.Bad acting, awful outfits, and pure late seventies cheese that many exploitation movies of this time depicted actually helps when viewing this. Anyone who watches this isn't expecting deep story lines and fully developed characters. It does have serious flaws as Jill Lansing is anything but lead material and the plot drags slower than a battleship on dry land. Still, a fun one time only movie just for the goofy soundtrack and the school dance disco scene. You may need a shower when it's done.