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Hollywood High (1977 film)

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Hollywood High
Directed byPatrick Wright
Produced byPeter Perry Jr.
StarringRae Sperling
Marcy Albrecht
Sherry Hardin
Susanne Severeid
CinematographyJonathan Silveira
Edited byMarco Perri
Music byScott Gale
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,251,000[1]

Hollywood High is a 1977[2] American sex comedy film. The film is generally regarded as being of very low quality,[2][3] with one retrospective review calling it "a shockingly inept piece of teen sexploitation" and remarking, "Even for a dubious genre like this, this movie reaches a level of badness that would make even the most jaded exploitation filmmakers pause, and subsequently resolve never to reach such a low point. Practically every department in this movie - acting, writing, directing, etc. - is at the very bottom of the barrel."[4] Despite its poor reception, the movie had the unofficial[5] sequel Hollywood High Part 2 released in 1981, which likewise was panned.[5]

Unrelated series pilot

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Turner Classic Movies notes the existence of an unrelated 30-minute television pilot, also debuting in 1977, for a prospective series.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  2. ^ a b TV Guide review of Hollywood High. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ Sandra Brennan, Allmovie. Hollywood High (1977), review reproduced by The New York Times online. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  4. ^ Keith Bailey. Hollywood High (1977), The Unknown Movies. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  5. ^ a b Sandra Brennan, Allmovie. Hollywood High Part 2 (1981). Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  6. ^ Hollywood High, 1977, TV pilot, TCM.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
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