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Director:
Maury Dexter
Writers:
Maury Dexter (story)
Richard Gautier (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
2 are in jail & the others have blown their minds! more
Plot:
A teacher trying to break up a local drug ring is framed and arrested for possession of marijuana. full summary | add synopsis
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Interesting more (8 total)

Cast

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Fabian ... Phil Blake
Diane McBain ... Elli Holden
Kevin Coughlin ... Jordan Bates
Michael Margotta ... Jerry Blackburn

Patty McCormack ... Susan Hoffman
Russ Bender ... Harry Braxton
Booth Colman ... Maynard Parlow
Baynes Barron ... Police Chief Otis Mosley
Henry Hunter ... Arthur Ford
Phil Vandervort ... Herbie Mueller
Ivan Bonar ... Roger Campbell
Byron Morrow ... Judge
Ward Ramsey ... Mr. Blackburn
Bruce Mars ... Toby
Steve Cory ... Chuck Poe
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Pathécolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Not Rated | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

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Featured in Classroom Scare Films Vol. 5: More Drug Evils (1997) (V) more

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Interesting, 8 August 2004
Author: Ripshin from North Carolina

Frankly, I was expecting a laugh fest, but this flick is not too bad. Technically, it feels like a 60s TV movie, rather than a feature, but it is filmed well, and the acting is acceptable.

Actually, I enjoyed it mainly for its slice of 60s life and decor.

I had just watched "The Bad Seed" the night before, and didn't realize while watching this film that Patty McCormack plays the girlfriend of the "bad" teenager - she would have been in her early twenties by 1968.

I missed the first thirty minutes, and the bit parts by Garry Marshall and Peter Marshall, and for that matter, Teri Garr.

My main complaint would have to be that Fabian's teacher character does one stupid thing after another. For instance, he witnesses an ice cream truck man hand over a container of what turns out to be pot, to the student he suspects of dealing drugs, who then accidently drops it on the pavement, while scuffling. What does Fabian do, after already being falsely arrested for drug possession? HE PICKS IT UP AND TAKES IT HOME. In addition, every time he gets a lead on some drug situation going down, HE DRIVES THERE HIMSELF, rather than call the police. Granted, he wants to help one particular "nice" kid, but that doesn't require being an idiot.

The director is known for mild exploitation films, but in this case, he pulls it off without too many unintentional laughs.

I saw this on the FLIX cable channel today. (FYI - it's interesting to see what other films were lensed at the mansion seen at the end of this film. Check out the listing on the left.)

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